When I turned 18, I registered as a Democrat, because the Democrats had better looking candidates
Actually, you have stumbled over a Great Truth.... people support the candidate who looks & sounds the best on TV- actual competence, character, and ability have little to do with it.
Aiding & abbetting this is the media's love affair with charisma- it started with FDR, took wing with JFK, and found its ultimate embodiment in clinton...