The trend to elect anyone and everyone was part of the American Progressive Movement backlash against the spoils system. Under that system every job in governme

The trend to elect anyone and everyone was part of the American Progressive Movement backlash against the spoils system. Under that system every job in government was given to a crony of the chief executive. Unitary executives and plural ones each have their pros and cons, but on the balance given the limited attention span of the electorate, I think unitary is better.