It's a circular definition though - it's not falsifiable, because if they are in power they must be smart, defining smart as "ability to get into power", if the

It's a circular definition though - it's not falsifiable, because if they are in power they must be smart, defining smart as "ability to get into power", if they can't get power evidently they are not smart enough... Not very useful, except if you enjoy making "winning" arguments that you can't lose.