Balls
Want to define perception of stupidity by accents?
Compare Carter, Bush and Clinton.
All of 'em sound about the same to this city-slicker European.
I guess you fall under the second hand...:-)
How'd he win the election?
Much the same way Clinton did with Carville - Rove is cut from the same mold (just the opposite side) - he ran a betteer campaign that got more votes than the other guy.*
Tony
*Well, if you want to be pedantic, it was less votes than the other guy, but you know what I mean...