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As much as I would love to see politicians be held more accountable, for several of the reasons listed above I do not think that this is anywhere near viable. To be honest, sadly I don't really think that many people pay enough attention to the platforms or the promises anyway, as they are too entrenched in other beliefs that may or may not be accurate. Case in point: Many of the poor or working class vote Republican as a sort of knee jerk reaction because they think that they are going to "protect America" better or won't be as tied to the "D.C. political machine" however, in many cases voting Republican is directly opposed to their best interests, as Democratic platforms often favor greater assistance to poor and working class families. Obviously this is a generalization and there may be many other reasons to vote for or against a candidate but it is just an example.
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"Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about"
--Sam Harris
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