The show starts out with a good-natured, but challenging and judgmental audition phase, which gives way to a competition phase where allies and foes with stark political differences battle it out to convince the judges whose political philosophy is the right one to win over voters. Finally, the show reaches its pinnacle as the candidates compete for the heart of the nation’s voters with real-time voting and polling, and crescendos as the audience decides who will become America’s Candidate.