Why do We Elect Narcissistic Leaders?

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A study finds that politicians score higher than other professionals on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, with a spike in characteristics like superiority, arrogance, and entitlement.

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Toussaint Morrison talks with Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic about why we elect leaders that display over confidence and how this doesn't always correlate to competence. Does this issue come from the types of personalities of those that choose to run for office, or do we reward these characteristics with the way we vote? What would happen if we selected our leaders randomly, like we select our jurors for jury duty?

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