Here's what's missing from that article ... how many 'scientists' ran and lost compared to 'non-scientists'? I do think that Americans have this weird 'anti-n

Here's what's missing from that article ... how many 'scientists' ran and lost compared to 'non-scientists'? I do think that Americans have this weird 'anti-nerd', culture where being brainy without being rich (ever notice how having money makes it okay to be nerdy in the States?) is something to be mocked or made fun of, but I also think that the way the American political system is set up discourages scientists/engineers from running. Just take a look at Ron Paul (whom I disagree with on a lot btw) in some of the debates, trying to tell Americans the hard, very obvious truths about their country and getting roundly booed and you can understand why ... say ... a software developer would never even want to go near the process.