Presidential Elections et al.

With a nod to The Oregonian's "The Edge" (great section; too bad it only runs on weekdays), I have come up with seven alternatives to the whole electoral college/popular vote deal.

1. The winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off takes all.
2. The first person to marathon-read all seven Harry Potter books and answer a 30-question quiz is the winner.
3. Text-messaging competition.
4. Coast-to-coast electric scooter race.
5. The manager of the best Fantasy NFL team wins.
6. Each candidate is given $50 in quarters and a slot machine. The last person to run out of money wins.
7. "There he goes, Mr/Ms President ..." Beauty pageant - one candidate from each state. Divisions include formal wear, musical talent, and barrel racing.

Please excuse the blatant flipping back and forth between complete sentences and partial sentences. Completely unintentional.