Spotlight on Fusion Voting

Here's an interesting idea. It's called fusion voting. It involves having a candidate endorsed by more than one party. The name appears multiple times on the ballot for each party that endorses it. The voter votes for the candidate at the ballot position of the party for which they feel the most affinity. The votes are tabulated by party then by candidate. When the candidate wins he or she has a concrete indication of which party's values played an important role in that win. It moves the influence on the candidates out of the back room and onto the ballot.