![]() ![]() In line with this view, Gary Hart, the retired U.S. ![]() ![]() The first view says the smarter the president, the better. There are three basic views on the relationship between IQ and success in the Oval Office. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker may not be the smartest candidate but “ our most intelligent presidents have often been our worst presidents” anyway. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is “smart enough to handle the job” and “may have a higher IQ than Bill”, while among Republican hopefuls, Jeb Bush is the “smart brother” and Ted Cruz “towers as the smartest presidential candidate”. And the chatter about IQ has begun for next November’s election. In 2004, former New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines asked, “Does anyone in America doubt that Kerry has a higher IQ than Bush?” Citing Bush’s and Kerry’s scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery-an IQ-like test that the military uses to determine whether a recruit is qualified for enlistment-the conservative pundit Steve Sailer countered that there was no doubt that, in fact, Bush had the higher IQ. Do the smartest presidents make the best presidents? This question invariably emerges as a topic of spirited debate when the U.S. ![]()
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