Waffler, the people only get to have their way with the candidates after the candidates have been selected by well-funded interests.  There is no 'dependence upon the people alone', which is what an actual democracy requires. Don't bother replying to me here — the proof is in a video that was posted online 5 years before your comments appeared here. In other words, you've been wrong for 5+ years and despite the information being publicly and freely available, you've never self-corrected. Watch and learn:

https://youtu.be/mw2z9lV3W1g