"None of the Above"

The information value expressed by results on the "None of the Above" option could be of immense significance. At the moment, there is effectively no way to express our disapproval of the quality of candidates offered on the menu. The proposed option provides that opportunity. Next, just how widespread is the dissatisfaction about the quality of candidates? Is it limited to a few armchair idealists or shared by the electorate at large? The answer would be reflected in the number of votes cast under the "None of the Above" category.

Whether the quality of candidates improves in the future depends largely on whether there is a demand for anything better. In this regard, a high count on the "None of the Above" option just might encourage a better genre of people to enter politics. It might not happen soon, but it has to start for it to happen at all.