Not much has changed in the way that presidential campaigns are conducted since the first elections over 200 years ago.

Elections are held.

The winner takes office. He performs his duties for two to three years, then eases in to the next battle - re-election. If he wins, he works for three and half more years before campaigning for his hopeful successor.

On the other side, the challenging party watches people jockeying for their spot, for the opportunity to take on the incumbent party. Dozens narrows down to a few. The few narrows down to a couple. When we finally have a challenger, the real campaign starts on both sides.

There are attacks. There are rallies. There are campaign funds raised and spent, then raised and spent again. Throughout the process, very little is done to actually lead the country. Both the President and other politicians must take time out of their actual jobs to try to earn themselves or their party the right to lead again.

This process was necessary in the days when communication was slow, when news was slower, and when people did not have as much access to information about candidates and their views. Things are different today.

The system needs to change....