Best educated? Perhaps
Smartest? Arguable
The only way Bachmann wins the nomination is if Sarah Palin campaigns for her. The fact is that whoever Sarah Palin campaigns for is the likely winner of the nomination. If it is Sarah Palin, then she wins.
If you held two rallies in the same city and Sarah was the speaker at one and Bachmann was the speaker at the other, Sarah's rally would be ten times bigger. That is a fact. Bachmann does not have the charisma that Sarah Palin has. In fact, none of the republicans has even a fraction of Sarah Palin's charisma.
Sad, hilarious, and annoying, the foolish perceptions of “smart”.