Re: Should Presidents Be able To Spot Three Move Forced Checkmates?
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No. A 10 point difference is rather small compared to where they stand on the issues, but I would lose a lot of respect for them BOTH.
I don't think it's 100% necessary for an average president to be a genius, but I suspect that all of the best presidents are (not just talking about the US here either).
Edit: I don't have any data to support this, but it just seems crazy to allow anyone that is not a genius to be the leader of the free world. We aren't talking about a member of the city council here. We've got hundreds of millions of candidates to choose from. Let's be a little picky.
Anyone that thinks there isn't a huge correlation between intelligence and ability to be a good president is just plain wrong.
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ZJ -
What's the IQ threshold for "good" presidents? What is your IQ?
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