It is not utterly absurd, therefore, that voters want to like the look of their presidents, quite apart from the merit of their policies. Choosing the country’s most powerful politician on the basis of his presentability on television might seem arbitrary, even frivolous.
因此，选民看重总统的相貌而不看重其政策的价值也不能说荒谬可笑。凭借在电视上的形象选择美国最有权力的政客或许有些武断，甚至称得上轻率。但这总比生而为统治万民的国王和王后强多了。