There are all sorts of ideas being raised, and some being tried out in states. about how to reform process. That's commendable.
The flip side is, that many of the proposals, like Sabato's, touch on such complex subjects that it's difficult to digest in all at once. “Selling' these ideas would certainly be a formidable task, given the innate resistance to change in large swaths of society.

I would prefer to see concentration on single areas followed by moving on to new items in a step by step process. Campaign finance reform and redistricting have been in the news enough to softern up the public's receptiveness. to reform on these areas.

I wish our politicians could draw back from the election a bit, to pay more attention to how the government funcions. The only way any politician or active citizen can get media attention these days is to make a provocative statement about the campaign.

Larry Sabato, Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann have a long list of areas to reconsider.

But if we only focus on views…for example: I consider myself conservative. However, while my partner is American I am not. My politics are better described as “Tory”.

Accordingly, I find both Obama's and HRC's Health Care policies…(no offense)…to be appallingly right-wing (we will not speak of McCain's).

So maybe you are right, Paul…perhaps it is more effective to focus on “process” rather than “views” in promoting centrism. I am not really sure how that would manifest in practice across the board though.