Such an error is the dark side of rapid cognition, and is at the root of a good deal of prejudice and discrimination. However they did not take a deeper look, and the way he looked carried so many powerful connotations that it stopped the process of normal thinking. Many people made snap judgments about Harding based upon his physical looks, and jumped to the conclusion that he was a man of courage, intelligence, and integrity. Harding died of a stroke two years into the presidency, and is often rated as one of the worst presidents in history. Daugherty arranged for Harding to run for president, and after a series of arrangements, the Republican Party bosses agreed that out of the 6 candidates running for the party nomination, Harding was the one that they would choose. Daugherty had arranged for Harding to speak at the Republican National Convention in 1916, and knew that people only had to see Harding to be convinced of his worthiness for higher office. More importantly, as Harding aged, he looked more and more irresistibly distinguished and stately looking. He advanced steadily in politics only because he was pushed by his wife - as well as the behind the-scenes-scheming of Harry Daugherty.
Harding was not especially intelligent and his reputation as a poker player and womanizer outweighed his political prowess. There and then, Daugherty sized up Harding, and asked himself would Harding not make a great President? When an Ohio lawyer and lobbyist named Harry Daugherty was a newspaper editor, he first saw Harding in a hotel lobby in Ohio, and was instantly overwhelmed by what he saw. Gladwell tells the story of the rise of US President Warren G.
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