Right, observer's bias seems important here. Being a president builds a strong brand for that person. Beyond that, being in power actually makes people more c

Right, observer's bias seems important here. Being a president builds a strong brand for that person. Beyond that, being in power actually makes people more charismatic. With that, judging their charisma as candidates in retrospect hard. Kind of like judging company names -- Apple Computers now actually seems like a good name.