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Lately, we have been bombarded by the media with the existing contrasts between Barack Obama and John McCain, whether it is the issue of health care, the economy, the war in Iraq, experience, their wives, or their patriotism to this country…but what about the indefinable “it” factor that the public is so concerned about with every other person who is chosen as the winner. The “it” factor conversation seems to always come up in the discussion of both politics and entertainment alike. I believe that it is because the winner represents the masses to others, whether it is your American Idol winner or your president who travels abroad. You don't want your American Idol's voice to crack in a concert in Paris where they are on the same stage as Les Nubians and you don't want your president to look like he couldn't hold his own if Nicolas Sarkozy (President of France) started talking smack.

So I ask, should charisma be a factor in choosing the man who represents you to the world?