Perhaps his frat boy reputation and party animal history at Yale has convinced people he is not a genius. His SAT scores are good but would not have put him at Yale if not for his lineage. I am voting for Bush but those are facts.
of course in those days, they gave a lot of weight to prep school/high school grades as well. in any case, it looks like he is an overachiever (he tries harder) and Kerry is an underachiever. i'll take the overachiever every time.
Perhaps. That seems to happen pretty often. College applications ask about the parents.
125-130 is not a genius, it is above average intelligence and from what we have seen of the man in action, it has done alright for America and not so good for terror.
Even the SAT will tell you that Bush's 1200+ SAT in 1964 would be 1350 today. Is 1350 enough for Yale today?
I think its all part of his 'poker face'. My ol' man told me a long time ago that if you get your opponents to 'misunderestimate' your abilities and strengths, they are toast.
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