Maybe Alvin is just a late-bloomer? I think Alvin might just fit in very well amongst his fellow Democrats in DC.
I don't think that bud ever quite opened. Not all of them do, you know. I'm afraid that Alvin is already as smart as he's ever going to be.
But, you're right about him fitting in well with the Dem establishment in DC. In that crowd, his I.Q. is probably only a bit below average.