Probably as effective as sending a scientist to investigate a psychic or figure out a magician's tricks. I don't mean scientists are stupid, but the training and personality is, in general, exactly what would make a bad politician. Remember Feynman's story about arguing with the yeshiva students about making fire on the Sabbath? By his own recounting they took him apart. My guess is the same thing will happen here.

The best politicians are professionals, and they've learned their profession with time and effort. The same scientists would turn up their noses in distain at a politician who took a crash course in science.

__________________
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers.