[ZeeJustin]

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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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What's the IQ threshold for "good" presidents? What is your IQ?

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There is no magic IQ number.

My IQ is well above the average, (high enough that I know answering your question with an actual number is a recipe for disaster) but low enough that I can reasonably expect the leader of the free world to have, on average, a much higher IQ than mine. I think the fact that I'm almost definitely smarter than our current president is a complete joke.

I'm smart, but I wouldn't pretend for a second that I'm smart enough to be the leader of the free world.