IMHO, perhaps the strangest thing about Dion and Ignatieff is that they were both pretty accomplished individuals who nevertheless failed to launch.
And meanwhile we've got Doug "I can make stickers" Ford looking at potentially governing the most populous province by virtue of having the same parents as Toronto's arguably most unfit Mayor. Huh.
Politics is a sales job. It's not totally surprising that car-salesman types can be better at connecting with low-information voters.