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Agreed, however how do you word it to actually be effective? If you just make changing parties within X days/months of an election then they would just then not change parties. They'd stay registered as a Dem and vote with the GOP on everything. And what prevents them from just staying that way as a spoiler candidate in the future?
The only real effective prevention for this is an educated electorate. An educated electorate is what our system was designed for. It was not truly democratic or fair for all citizens, but everyone that could vote were expected to be educated on these matters just as part of society. Not quickly trying to learn about things right before an election, but educated about politics constantly because that's what their position in society already required. As voting rights have expanded, the systems have not been updated and voter education has dramatically fallen.
It's quite simple. If you win an election, you can't switch parties.
Edit: to add recall elections would help too.
The party makes no difference, honestly. Not in a "both sides are the same" way, but in the sense that if she's willing to change party after getting elected, she was already going to be voting the other way regardless.
She essentially lied about her beliefs to get elected, and then showed her real face immediately afterward. I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened more often. Republicans have showed many times they're fine with breaking all the pre-established expectations just to fuck over the people.
I get where your perspective is coming from but I can assure you that the state legislature in FL 100% ignores anything presented by someone of the Democratic Party. If you want to make an actual impact, you need to have an R next to your name.
Best bet for now is to run as a Republican, and then just push socialist stuff hard till you get primaried; and after that run anti-deep state ads as an independent to get air time and try to raise money. You’ll probably still lose for a while after the Republican party primaries you, but eventually if you get enough crazy asshole support you can reshape the party…
Ah fuck, we already did this one…