I don't think Lincoln and his wooden teeth, Sir John A., always in his cups, would have done too well in contemporary, very visual, politics. Funny enough, though, in this particular attack ad that keeps haunting me on YouTube, it's the voice that I find particularly menacing. Like a rogue cop who's come across you in a dark alley.
Looks certainly aren't everything. Tomorrow night, a very unattractive person is likely to become President.