(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
That sets up a false choice, as between two rulers, which is better. The Constitution says pick neither, because, as an individual, you need not be so bound.
As for the masses, they vote for bread and circuses.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/davidson1.html <- Part V is concise.
I'm no fan of majority rule, and certainly no fan of democracy.