[Junior_G]

I'm talking more about the issue of electability, as this article is. Clinton cruised into the White House on charisma alone after convincing everybody he was the second coming of JFK.

[TAdams8591]

The importance of CHARISMA in winning the presidency cannot be understated, and it is the only reason Clinton won.

For a long time I wondered if Reagan won because of his conservative philosophy, or because of his charisma. I now think charisma played a larger role, then Reagan's conservatism.