I'm with you here. Well-educated, intelligent Americans who should otherwise know better are inclined to someone because they "like him better" or "get a better feeling from him." Sheesh.
Political leaders, like business leaders, need to be good at the essentials, especially in dangerous times. For business, in a recession, it's keeping an eye on the bottom line. For a nation, in a time of war, it's keeping the nation safe.
It really amuses me to watch the Dems try and control the message this year. Hill and B. Hussein keep trying to make the primary messages be health care, affordable college, and rising gas prices.