Neither Hillary Nor Donald have the approval of better than half , some estimates go so far as stating that two thirds of the entire electorate are unhappy with both.
I really liked Carson and Fiorina and found JEB acceptable , if a bit uninspiring.
Unfortunately /republican politics this year split the efforts of the majority and the solid minority that liked Trump best carried the day.
The Democrats problem was almost exactly the opposite as they coalesced all of their support behind their weakest candidate early and allowed no democracy at all in the game.
It is really time to consider basic changes to the election system, but the fix for the Republicans looks like increased discipline while the fix for the Democrats looks like less regimentation.
Perhaps the basic math of the situation needs to be revisited , there are more sophisticated schemes of voting that would prevent this sort of frowny situation.
For instance asking every voter for their second best choice every time , the second vote would save run off time and expense and prevent the crowding at the starting gate that cost us some of our best chance this year.
For the Democrats I think the fix is already underway as the Clinton Money information leaks out and makes Hillary look like a bought woman, just knowing where the money is from is the best cure for the hugeness of it.