Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody.
Source: The Perfect Candidate in NY Times, 16 Apr 87
-- William Safire, (Dec 17 1929-2009), US journalist, author; He is a political columnist for the NY Times, 1973-; speech writer for Richard Nixon; won Pulitzer, 1978.