Ask HN: App that helps pick a political platform/candidate, worth pursuing?

“Business as usual” is the name of the game for politics in a 2 party system. The 2008 and 2012 elections convinced me that given the right tools and people the internet could produce a viable third party candidate for the 2016 presidential election. As a programmer, I’d like to build a website that makes this possible. Here is how I imagine this website functioning:

* Users vote up platform ideas within a variety of topics. At a predetermined date the top ideas are coalesced into a platform document. The voting platform remains open where platform modifications are suggested and voted upon before being merged into the platform document.

* Candidates are either nominated or directly apply to be candidates for this platform, agreeing to uphold the party platform to the best of their abilities. At a given date no new candidates are allowed, and nominated candidates must confirm whether they would like to run or not. Users are allowed to support 3 candidates for president. At a predetermined cutoff date the list of candidates is narrowed to 10 based on the most supporters. Candidates are expected then to produce a video describing why they believe they are a good fit to represent the users. The list of 10 is narrowed down to 3 in a fresh round of voting. Live debates are held using Google Hangouts on Air, and a final vote is cast to determine the party’s candidate.

* A signature campaign is run to get the candidate on all 50 ballots.

* A fund raising campaign would be fun for the candidate as well.

I believe that a Kickstarter campaign should first be run to raise money to build this website and to garner initial feedback and support. With money from the Kickstarter, the website would be built, a timeline would be developed and wheels would be set in motion. I’m wondering if you think this is a good idea and it is worth attempting?