Someone should try it. Really.

Someone should run for office honestly and -- if not exactly nicely -- without the nastiness. I know they say you have to sling mud with the opponents if you want to get anywhere. But do you really? Things have gotten so very ugly; it really seems as though someone with a less nasty (or, you know, not at all nasty!) campaign could really get somewhere. Pointing to the other guy's record can be legitimate. But how about doing as a comparison rather than a slam? Wouldn't that be nice and refreshing?