>I see a real problem in that in many countries (not USA only) the people have to choose what they think is the lesser of two evils - not the best candidate.

Yes, democracy would be radically changed by one simple ballot change - offer the choice of "None of the above" and make it stick if it gets the most votes!
The incumbent would continue to hold the office until a person was elected, which would have to be scheduled reasonably quickly and repeated as often as it takes.

cheers

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>>Then you have the whole "scare" campaign, like when Dick Cheney saying that if Kerry were elected, the country would face the risk of another terrorist attack. (just one as an example of the multiple ads/speeches where they used scare tactics, "Hey You better vote Bush or the wolves will eat us.
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>>Bah, all in all, a terrible one sided article that is not worth reading, it says nothing new and has no balance at all, not that I expected different.