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Study: conservatives are more attractive than liberals
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:52 pm
Journal of Public Economics study.
Washington comPost link
Washington comPost link
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A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They find that politicians on the right are more good looking in Europe, the United States and Australia.
The study shows correlation, not causation, but the researchers float a simple economic explanation for why this might happen. Numerous studies have shown that good-looking people are likely to earn more, and that people who earn more are typically more opposed to redistributive policies, like the progressive taxes and welfare programs favored by the left.
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The researchers also offer a more general psychological explanation for the trend: That good-looking people are often treated better than others, and thus see the world as a more just place. Past studies have found that the more attractive people believe themselves to be, the lower their preference for egalitarianism, a value typically associated with the political left.
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In their first experiment, the researchers showed respondents photographs of political candidates in Finnish municipal and parliamentary elections, members of the European Parliament, U.S. candidates for Senate and governor, and candidates for Australia’s House of Representatives. They asked participants to rate the photographs on a five-point scale. The results suggested that politicians on the right are more beautiful on all three continents.
In a separate experiment, the researchers analyzed elections in Finland. They say these elections are easier to study because most races feature multiple candidates competing for office — in contrast to races in the United States, which typically have just two major candidates.
The researchers found that Republican voters care more about appearance than Democratic voters do, but only if the voters don't have much information about the candidates and have to rely largely on appearance — in city-level elections, for example.
But in elections that give voters a lot of information – like parliamentary elections when candidates are well covered by TV news and in the newspaper – politicians' appearance matters equally to voters regardless of party or ideology.
In low-information city elections, a beauty increase of one standard deviation attracts about 20 percent more votes for the average candidate on the right and about 8 percent more votes for the average candidate on the left, the study finds. In high-information parliamentary elections, the figure is roughly 14 percent for candidates on both the left and right.
The researchers also suggest that voters correctly see candidates who are more good looking as more likely to be conservative. When voters don’t know much about candidates, they tend to use beauty as a cue for ideology.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:53 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
We don't need a study to know this
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:53 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Most conservative women don't grow armpit hair like the progs, report makes sense
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:53 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Didnt need a study to realize this.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:56 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Some people want to be prettier, some people want to have higher IQs.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:56 pm to BeeFense5
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Most conservative women don't grow armpit hair land look like orangutans in doing so, report makes sense
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:57 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
That dang Slick Willy bucked this trend. But otherwise, I'm glad there's actually an official study to confirm this now.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:58 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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We don't need a study to know this
This
Liberals are fat, nasty, disgusting people. Or they're gays that think they're special for being gay. Common knowledge
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:58 pm to LSUTANGERINE
quote:You can't "want" yourself to a higher iq.
Some people want to be prettier, some people want to have higher IQs.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Ugly conservatives demand pretty boy politicians while good looking liberals demand smart candidates.
Checks out.
Checks out.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
She disagrees with this
Posted on 1/11/17 at 9:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Correlates to the Conservative blonde female voter study of 1995. Seems legit.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:00 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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You can't "want" yourself to a higher iq.
You're right. Genetics have about a .50-.60 influence on IQ . So I suppose what I am saying is people who are smarter choose to be Democrats .
EDT - but you can want yourself to be dumber
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:03 pm to LSUTANGERINE
And that's gotten you where? Nowhere, move to France if you think you're so smart and be killed by a vest bomb. fricking idiot
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:04 pm to Rekrul
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And that's gotten you where?
Oh, it's got me pretty damn far
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fricking idiot
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:04 pm to LSUTANGERINE
quote:How are we measuring smartness?
So I suppose what I am saying is people who are smarter choose to be Democrats .
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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How are we measuring smartness?
I Q. Studies show that people on the left have higher IQs
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:06 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
The study shows that the Conservative candidates are more attractive then liberal candidates, not voters. For the democrats, appearance does not matter. Which makes sense because most conservatives are pro big business and these business leaders are generally more attractive than their subordinates.
That being said echo chamber- you're not off the hoo. So, go back to your fake news conspiracies and fantasize about getting with ivanka, while munching down on peanut butter fromthe jar . Also, don't forget your nightly insulin shots, fatties.
That being said echo chamber- you're not off the hoo. So, go back to your fake news conspiracies and fantasize about getting with ivanka, while munching down on peanut butter fromthe jar . Also, don't forget your nightly insulin shots, fatties.
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 1/11/17 at 10:06 pm to Sao
Yeah, that's not very attractive.
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