Those two would excite people.

In general, though, the poplace seems to look strictly to clebrities now - there appears to be less of a serious appetite for professional politicians to run for national office.

My theory is that capable, talented people, the types who used to be drawn to politics, are making way more money in finance and the private sector and don't have as much interest in political power, as in previous eras. So all the people in serious contention for the last two cycles are old, as a result.