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Ever wanted a shot at the White House? Well for $99 -- you’ve got it! A new Facebook app called “Votocracy” wants YOU to run for president and

The Atlantic Wire says, with just a click of a mouse, you could be seeing a lot more red, white and blue—for a lot less green.

“… compared to the $8,100 you would have to spend to get your name on the ballot in all 50 states, Votocracy's $99 fee is a bargain for bargain candidates. And potential candidates don't even have to pay the $99 themselves. If they pay the intro rate of $1, they can then raise the rest of the money by getting supporters to "Like" their Facebook page.”

It goes like this—The app will host online primaries for every state, plus D.C. The 51 winners will then switch to a new screen and compete on TV. CNN reports Bryan Lee, founder and CEO of Votocracy, believes this will change politics for the better.
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"’The packaging that we're accustomed to in politics -- it's really difficult for that to survive in social media’…Networks like Facebook, he says, are ‘more connected, more human, more raw" than traditional campaigning.’”

Can we expect people to take this seriously, though?
Paul Vasquez, formerly known as the Double Rainbow Guy, is already in the race with a few supporters and back on YouTube, except this time—he’s not talking about rainbows.

“If I was to get elected president, I would declare a state of emergency. I would create a section of the government like homeland security but it would be for alternative energy… My main issue is that we need to do what Eisenhower did for the highway system and what Kennedy did for the moon race and declare emergency...”

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Mashable reports -- Vasquez knows it’s a long shot—but he just wants to be heard.

He says...

“If people could pay attention to what I’m doing … then maybe they’ll have a revelation that these are the things that are important and we need to be focusing on them.”

And another Votocracy candidate -- Derek Broes -- says the app will pave the way for a new political populace -- even if no one from the app wins.

"A new candidate will arise out of this…There will be new people that are recognized in the political arena because they didn't have to wiggle their way into the club to gain equal exposure and a serious evaluation of their ideas and points of view."

Valve Interactive predicts by next year, the United States will have an official Votocracy candidate on the ballot.

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