No bald presidents?

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Anonymous wrote:American here. Is this really what foreigners care about when they think critically about elections in the U.S.? If so, I'm shocked.

Oh please. OP wasn't was just asking a silly question - not analyzing the US political process. Anyhow, how many stories have you read about the tallest candidate winning, or the length of skirts dictating who wins...

PS- name one other thing you can say about Berlusconi besides Bunga Bunga.

OP was asking a silly question and I was just responding in a joking way.

P.S. I'm Italian-American, so I could complain about Berlusconi for hours! Or Asian politics (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam) as DH is from Asia.

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[Anonymous]

It's been proven that since the advent of televised debates, both height and good looks are a major advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:It's been proven that since the advent of televised debates, both height and good looks are a major advantage.

Yes. One has to LOOK the part, like in Hollywood. The candidate cannot look spindly like Bobby Jindal from Louisiana or Tim Pawlenty. You know they say the good looking actors go to Hollywood and the homely ones come to DC.

[Anonymous]

Well we had a bad run of luck in that department over the last few decades:

[Anonymous]

I don't think baldness would hurt a candidate's chances any more than race or gender.

[Anonymous]

Drop the Ford photo. He was not only not elected Pres, but not even VP!

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Anonymous wrote:Drop the Ford photo. He was not only not elected Pres, but not even VP!

Nor was W in 2000!