As a non-American, but interested observer, it seems that over the last two elections I have heard more about holding your nose and voting for your candidate than ever before. There was also a fair bit of talk like that in our last Canadian election.
What would be your dream match-up of all the candidates in the last two elections? The best representatives of all that is good of the two main parties. John McCain vs Howard Dean?
As a followup, why do you think this is not happening?