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Originally Posted by jonjon42
just thought I should throw this in here...even though it is a bit of a joke
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." --Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Personally I see major issues with many presidents stopping them from being "great" . The American public tends to rate presidents according to charisma so that is why these people are up their.
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I would hardly call Lincoln or FDR charismatic. The charismatic president started fairly recently IMO (i'd say Regan being the first of a trend, after Kennedy who was wholly elected on charisma). Really, it's probably more due to the influence of TV than anything else.