As long as the two-party system is in place, the best that America can hope for is mediocre politicians. Therefore, dismantling that system is of higher priority in my mind than ensuring that the next puppet is more or less agreeable.
At this point, I would support a sentient gnat if he chose to run as a third-party candidate, just out of principle. Nader, of course, has no chance. This time he won't even syphon off any votes from Obama because the Dem base is head-over-heels in love with their new poster-boy. Ideally, I'd like to see Kucinich/Nader split the Dem vote and Paul split the Republican vote so that at least there was a semblance of democracy.
