I could imagine guest workers in the gulf states converting to evangelical christianity. Those countries are moderately liberal and the "turn the other cheek...our reward is in heaven" seems like an appealing philosophy to a guest worker (poor Americans love it).

This clip is the nexus of all nerddom.

Isn't this just "Men are more conservative than women" in new clothes?

The reason political capital holds more cache is because it is qualitative and can't be accurately estimated. Therefore, it's often analyzed at it's logical extreme.  
 
For example, the governor's political capital will be perceived much higher than it is because he CAN give you a contract, position, grant, etc. even though it's unlikely that he will. Therefore, you will accord him a level of deference as though he would, in the hopes that he might.  
 
With a millionaire, however, you are better able to realize the odds of him giving you something as tangible as money and therefore you pay him a more reasonable deference. 
 
I think you've identified the the quantitative aspect of social status (political capital) and the qualitative aspect of social status (economic capital). If this is the case, Political capital may not add to Economic capital but rather qualify it.

This makes too much sense. 
 
Anytime someone leaves the United States to visit relatives in a foreign country people ask them, "What did you do." They inevitably respond, "Just sat around and ate." Meanwhile they are 10 pounds lighter after their trip.  
 
I blame preservatives for causing a bacterial imbalance that causes weight gain.