SO NO MATTER HOW SMART YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOUR IRRATIONAL EMOTIONS WILL ALMOST ALWAYS TRUMP YOUR TRUE INTELLECT ON DECIDING MATTERS ON VOTING FOR YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! A COMPELLING STORY, EVEN IF FACTUALLY INACCURATE, CAN BE MORE EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING THAN A DRY RECITATION OF THE TRUTH. THAT IS THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF MODERN DAY POLITICS.