Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff View Post
Without a run-off the system would be awful and allow some really terrible presidents.
Then I have an idea...

Either you have a run-off for your Presidential election if someone gets below 50% OR you have Preferrential Voting, which works really well here. This means that people can vote for their first party of choice, and if they don't win their votes will go to their second preferred candidate.