That's absolutely incorrect. If he were stellar, we'd have seen his academic transcripts over and over again. He's not unintelligent, but what he really has going for him is that he is unfettered by self-doubt or self-examination, is convinced that his ideology is supreme, and that he has the vast majority of the media covering his back.
I suspect that you can appreciate,as can I,the possibility that his records remaining unreleased might not be due to poor grades.Poor attendance,disciplinary problems (think Ted Kennedy),the basis upon which he gained admission (foreign exchange student?) are all possible explanations.And a poor academic record (if your suspicion is correct) can also be explained by poor attendance,drug use,etc.
He's not unintelligent, but what he really has going for him is that he is unfettered by self-doubt or self-examination, is convinced that his ideology is supreme...
Those are all features of amorality...the same amorality found in his heroes...Alinsky...Ayers...Mao..."Reverend" Wright.
In short,I base my belief that he possesses superior intelligence (raw intelligence certainly) substantially on his flawless command of English.Although I'm not an anthropologist..or an educator..or a brain scientist...I think that a command of a complex language like ours is highly suggestive of such a level of intelligence.To bolster my argument I give you William F Buckley.
Lastly...if,by chance,my suspicions are correct I firmly believe that it's vital for his opponents to recognize it because failure to do so can cause a breathtaking degree of damage to this great nation...and the world,in fact.In my mind it's far better to *over* estimate his intelligence than to *under* estimate it.
Just my 2 cents' worth....