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Many intellectuals even having conservative inclinations just can't bring themselves to trust Bush for this reason alone: "ongoing inarticulateness", as you well said. I agree that this is indeed a critical flow.

When watching some high level performers, ballet, figure skating, violinist, gymnast, pick one, you forget how difficult the task is, and trust completely, that they won't fall or stumble, or make a mistake. When cheering for somebody less skillful, we hope for the best, but not for a second forget the difficulty of the task and that a "fall" is possible.

Same is with Bush. I cheer for him, and would not want to be in his place. But every time I see him in the press-conference, I afraid him to stumble. I think that it makes him as a "one of us" for many people, but turns off many others. Intellectuals don't see him as an equal mind (I think they are wrong) and many others just want to see a perfection in their leader.