Another thing that would help is if we do have a successful Presidential candidate he/she should not be tapping current holders of elective office for Executive Branch positions. Find people who have held office but retired after serving their terms honorably, or get someone who hasn’t held office but is so well-qualified for the particular purview they will hold that the ‘Rats will not be able to mount any opposition to them. This business of picking current office holders puts those seats at risk in special elections, as we have seen.