dream ticket

noun

1. a combination of two people, usu. candidates in an election, that is considered to be ideal

Example Sentences

Schillaci and Baggio both scored in a 2-0 win and were soon hailed as a dream ticket, the headline on the front of Gazzetta Dello Sport reading: "Italy in delirium with Schillaci and Baggio. How beautiful you are."

From BBC

For many members of Congress and others sophisticated about politics, a wide-open nominating convention in Chicago in four weeks is the best way to come up with a dream ticket — Whitmer-Warnock seems to be the one mentioned most.

From Los Angeles Times

Reagan landed on Bush only after Reagan failed in his bid to produce a stunner for the ages: a supposed “dream ticket” with former President Gerald R. Ford in the vice presidential slot, promising a sort of co-presidency if they won.

From Los Angeles Times

They touted Kennedy as a perfect Trump running mate; a "dream ticket" ostensibly to attract low information, liberal anti-vaxxers and environmentalists to the GOP.

From Salon

Jeremy Houghton, a painter, attended matches in 2017 and called the commission a “dream ticket.”

From New York Times