New study suggests hot Sarah Palin should dowdy down for 2012 (LAT)

[kpete]

Newly released academic research suggests that Sarah Palin's sexiness, while great for selling copies of Vogue magazine and political buttons about the hottest governor from the coldest state last fall, may actually have hurt her vote-getting ability, which seems to be what elections are about.

Of course, standing next to John McCain is bound to make pretty much anyone look pretty much prettier. Which may be one reason the crowds often chanted "Sar-RAH! Sa-RAH!" when the Republican governor and Republican senator appeared together as the GOP presidential ticket.

According to an article by Tom Jacobs on the website of Santa Barbara's Miller-McCune Center, recently completed research at the University of South Florida indicates that, at least among a select group of students there, those who found the hockey mom more attractive also judged her less competent, less intelligent and less capable.

This didn't seem to have much impact in Palin's 2006 primary upset victory and statewide election as the largest state's first female governor.

more at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/sarah-palin.html

[ogneopasno]

1. What a bullshit study. "A select group of students"? How about a group of likely voters?

WTF is this shit?

[ananda]

2. No, she doesn't need to dowdy down..

.. she needs to educate herself, get
informed, and take sensitivity training.

[WI_DEM]

3. She isn't even really all that hot, imo, now the Gov of Michigan

is attractive and smart too.

[saltpoint]

4. Palin worked the cameras from her side, too. If the media were

a bit leeringly drawn to her personage, Palin herself knew how to flash the flirtatious glance right back at them.

It was a mutually satisfactory arrangement.

Palin's future depends, IMO, on how deft she or her staff is in establishing a base in the contiguous 48 states. Without an extensive investment of time, talent, and cash into that sort of network, I don't see her as a serious competitor in the GOP primaries.

If she were miraculously to survive the Republican primary and become their nominee, which I do not believe is likely, she would ultimately have to stand on a debate stage and debate Barack Obama on the issues.

I'm not seeing her as being triumphant in that undertaking.

[ccharles000]

5. I agree

[saltpoint]

6. -- --

:hi:

[ccharles000]

7. ...

:hi: :hug:

[SteelPenguin]

8. Damn

That'd be a thing to see huh?

Of course the media would spin it so that as long as she didn't vomit on stage at the sight of Obama she wins.

[saltpoint]

9. Yes. There wouldn't be much left of the woman after this president

got done schooling her on every issue there is.

I pay good money to watch it.

[FSogol]

10. LOL- They think she was judged by her looks? She was judged, by what came out of her mouth.

Silly freepers, they still don't get it. :rofl: