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Voters Swayed By Candidates Who Share Their Looks
iandoh writes "Stanford researchers have found that voters are subconsciously swayed by candidates who share their facial features. In three experiments, researchers at the Virtual Human Interaction Lab worked with cheap, easy-to-use computer software to morph pictures of about 600 test subjects with photos of politicians. And they kept coming up with the same results: For the would-be voters who weren't very familiar with the candidates or in perfect lockstep with their positions or political parties, the facial similarity was enough to clinch their votes."
I shall stand on the 'butt-ugly' platform. I'm a certain winner based on this research.
Protoplasm. Quiet Protoplasm. I like quiet protoplasm.
...why Cowboy Neal gets all the votes in the slashdot polls.
Frankly, I kind of doubt it. But you never know...
This research is totally bogus. I just like to vote for the ugly candidate.
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No wonder politicans are two-faced - they're trying to double their votes.
...most slashdotters look kinda like Cheney.
Table-ized A.I.
I read this as Voters Swayed By Canadians Who Share Their Looks.
I was imagining a Canadian double of me at the polling place screaming "Vote for McCain, eh?"
correlation is not caucasian?
Before you get demoralized, have you seen Mrs. Kucinich?
Come to think of it, that might explain why there's always a "CowboyNeal" option in the polls...
The black guy.
Mass confusion here! Doing the usual reading of comments under the assumption of a male writer (this is Slashdot, afterall) I wondered what female boss would hire a guy specifically for his long hair... it wasn't until I got to the comment about panty hose that I figured out you were a bank robber and not a computer scientist!
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I've been told I look like Sarah Palin, but I am not particularly fond of her. Sure as heck wouldn't vote for her. I'm going to be very careful when I buy new glasses not to get ones that enhance the resemblance.
Your fantasies contain the seeds of important concepts.
Its no contest down there as to who looks like the average population..
Some women just dont look good with a 'tache