2020 Democratic Presidential Nominees

[ImTheCaptain]

so you agree that base physical attributes do affect a candidate's chances

 

[Strickland33]

Sticking to your guns against documented research. How academic. If bkf says that water is blue and you insist its red, then i am going to agree with him.

can you cite this research for me (the original articles and not some blog, please, bkffan)? not all research is good research. academia gave us phrenology, eugenics, and evolutionary psychology, all of which is documented research too

 

[Strickland33]

so you agree that base physical attributes do affect a candidate's chances

nope

I haven’t been physically attracted to a presidential candidate in my lifetime

You?

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

one group is arguing that looks and personal finances are criteria people use to assess a candidate

another group is arguing that looks and personal finances shouldn't be criteria people use to assess a candidate


these are not conflicting thoughts

 

[RJKarl]

strick, do you think being tall helps win the presidency?

Only one POTUS has been under 5'10 since the 1900.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

nope

I haven’t been physically attracted to a presidential candidate in my lifetime

You?

it's ok, i know you're down in the hole and scared. We all know you're smart enough to know the difference between "physical attributes" and "attractiveness"

 

[TownieDeac]

so you agree that base physical attributes do affect a candidate's chances

who was hotter: trump or clinton

 

[ChrisL68]

one group is arguing that looks and personal finances are criteria people use to assess a candidate

another group is arguing that looks and personal finances shouldn't be criteria people use to assess a candidate


these are not conflicting thoughts

Apparently stickland is arguing the first thought, and he is pulling out every logical fallacy in the book to do it.

 

[PhDeac]

nope

I haven’t been physically attracted to a presidential candidate in my lifetime

You?

So if it doesn’t matter to straight dudes, it doesn’t matter at all. Good thoughts, Strick.

 

[ChrisL68]

I'm not physically attracted to obama but he is an attractive man in general and it certainly helped him establish a presence and gravitas.

 

[Louis Gossett Jr]

I mean the presidency is such a small sample size but it’s logical to extrapolate the tons of research conducted on job hiring that shows attractiveness, fitness, height, weight, hair, name, etc... all matter to some degree.

 

[ChrisL68]

Here is one study from 1986 from Cal Irvine.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2111296?seq=1

Funny how the premise to the article suggests that it is pretty much common sense and accepted by everybody involved in campaigns that this is the case.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

who was hotter: trump or clinton

i mean, Trump does cut a striking figure in a certain way

 

[TownieDeac]

i mean, Trump does cut a striking figure in a certain way

he is shaped like a buoy, i feel like if you knocked him over he'd kinda roll back up

 

[ImTheCaptain]

he is shaped like a buoy, i feel like if you knocked him over he'd kinda roll back up

weebles wobble but they don't fall down

 

[Strickland33]

I love that ChrisL is now on a deranged quest to support bkf's troll take on Harris and trying to convince himself that Obama is attractive while he is not physically attracted to him. ChrisL, Jordan Peterson is doing a lot of important, paradigm-shifting research that I'm sure you would love!

Ph, I don't understand your comment and I find a lot of politicians (and people more generally) of both sexes and a range of gender presentations attractive, just not presidential candidates in my lifetime. You're also making a hell of an assumption about my sexuality, fwiw.

LGJ, I know that research exists. A lot of it has been pioneered in my field. Usually, the upshot is that it's fucked up and "-ist" to evaluate people on those characteristics. My original point was that FD/bkf's post was misogynistic for implying that Harris should be VP over Abrams because she's more "photogenic." I'm going to stay with my stance while y'all debate candidates' looks and try to figure out if it's okay to judge female candidates' worth based on looks because "everybody does it."

itc, I liked you better when you were bdz. try harder, plz

 

[ImTheCaptain]

that's the best you've got today? what are you tired ? got take a nap

 

[ConnorEl]

The real victims of the last debate:

It’s a stupid thing (a wine cave fundraiser) to get upset about.


Good grief.

 

[ChrisL68]

He just can't admit he is wrong

1+1=3 dammit!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bym051d]

It’s a stupid thing (a wine cave fundraiser) to get upset about.


Good grief.

At least they're not saying the quiet part - "He'll never be Bernie!!!"