The Composite Candidate

The Composite CandidateElection 1988 is nearly upon us, with its challenge to choose a President of bold vision, courage and leadership, a challenge that will be rendered even more difficult than usual by an appalling field of candidates.The two major parties find themselves in differing circumstances. While the Democrats have fielded one scandal-ruined unelectable spoiler and multitudes of tiny, irritating mouselike ciphers whom no one cares about, the Republicans have two well-known, distingui...