Reply #6: Intelligence is not an asset for he who would be a successful politician [View All]

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It is not a commodity highly prized in US mainstream voter culture to begin with, and for a politician, it is more of a liability.

Unless he is a pathological socio/psychopath, it would be extremely difficult for an intelligent person to convincingly spout rhetoric intended to persuade voters that a reduction in their income will empower them to manage personal wealth, or that it is better to spend a dollar to kill someone else's child than to spend a dime on medical treatment for your own.