Cool. I'm glad this idea has a name. I've often thought that higher level politics are really untouchable by the average person because: candidates tend to be chosen by large parties either through appointment or proxy voting, changes made made by the politician are hard to measure because they are often made in places where the voter doesn't reside, policy is determined by the party (and enforced by a "whip") meaning that voters are forced to vote for specific parties rather than the best candidate, etc, etc. Municipal level politics usually has far fewer roadblocks and is much more visible to the average person. Using that to leverage larger changes seems like a doable process.
