Why aren't smart people elected?

Instead of relying on charisma, why not have Presidents based on intelligence and knowledge?  Someone who has a masters or professional degrees, has written papers and books, and is just a really knowledgeable guy?  Rather than, um, someone who's not.

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it's not that he did it; it's that he lied about it.  Getting awesome head from fat chicks also becomes my business when it's on my dime.