Yes, Frodo should have been the one to carry the Ring. It would have had the same effect on Sam as it had on Frodo, and Frodo was as good a choice as any given the circumstances. A greater man (think Boromir) would probably have succumbed to the power and temptation of the Ring long before Frodo.
Do you have any other possible Ring-bearers in mind?
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