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Independent and Republican voters who focused on Sarah Palin's physical appearance may have been less likely to pull the lever for her last November.Before the election, researchers asked undergraduate students to write a few lines about either what they thought of Palin as a person or what they thought of the way she looked. After sifting out declared Obama voters, the researchers found those who wrote about the Alaska Governor's appearance were more positive overall than those who focused on her qualities as a person. Yet, at the same time, the appearance group viewed her as less competent and had more doubts about voting for her.
"It wasn't her appearance per se that soured people on Palin," said the study's author. "It was the effect her appearance had on their perception of her competence and humanity."
Another possible effect of Palin's looks is that she remains in the national conversation. Speaking of which, we're still kind of hot for her.
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Friday 06 March
By James Genovese
Sarah Palin.....? Too beautiful.....? Are you at all serious or completely mad?
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Saturday 07 March
By cognitogrrl
Judging completely on looks, some people may have had the stereotype that she was more attractive than she was intelligent. As McCain's choice for veep, that made him look a lot less intelligent.
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Saturday 07 March
By Lin
Her looks had nothing to do with Republicans losing, but she IS the reason they lost. Her utter STUPIDITY is what lost the election for the Republicans! When she didn't want to answer a question or didn't know the answer to a question, she babbled on anyway and made herself look like a fool. A lot of people thought she made sense, but then those are the people who voted for her and McCain, when she wasn't making any sense at all!! Watch that interview with Katie Couric if you don't believe me. I didn't vote for McCain because of Palin. She was ignorant on things she should have known, and besides that, her cruelty to wildlife completely turned me against her. I'm a conservative Republican and she disgusts me to no end. I want a woman to be president or vice president but NOT Sarah Palin. She will set women's rights and animal rights back a century and destroy a good share of wildlife in the process if she ever becomes anything other than what she is. I feel sorry for Alaskans for having this sorry excuse for a governor in office. How can you support a woman who orders the deaths of fifteen, month-old wolf pups and their nursing mothers last June (against Alaskan law)? Because of her orders, each pup was dragged from its den, held down, and shot in the head. I despise her and I am not the only conservative who does. There are many of us. Oh yes, she also makes rape victims in Alaska pay for their own rape kits...only goes to show what she really thinks of women!
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Saturday 07 March
By timaloha
Yep. She's an idiot all right. She didn't even know the job description for the VP position! She actually thought she'd be in charge of the Senate! And she is NOT attractive.
Monday 09 March
By Robert James
To Lin:
You are, no doubt, many things, but like John McCain, a conservative you are not. Your outrageous comments speak very clearly who you are, which is to say a poster child for the mindless, spineless generation of spoiled brats who have been educated by liberals.
Sarah Palin has got what it takes to make government work. She understands the problems and is not afraid to confront anyone when she feels she is in the right, which she usually is. She is indeed, beautiful, bright and would have made a wonderful Veep or President, especially compared to the feckless liar and professional politician, Joe Biden. Further, as President, she is infinitely more qualified than the former Saul Alinsky trained Chicago community organizer who is trashing our country faster than anyone could have believed. It would be hard to imagine a more stunningly poor selection for President of the United States than Barack Hussein Obama.
Sunday 08 March
By juansmore
Sarah Palin is a creep of the first order. What makes me wonder is how the people of Alaska ever elected her as their governor? Are they that hard up? Her stand on just about everything intelligent just points to her massive ignorance. Sarah is the poster girl for morons, idiots, cretins and fools in this country. It is no secret that women over 40 have Down's Syndrome babies yet she could not keep her legs closed long enough for her husband to put on a rubber? Well the apple does not fall far from the tree on that one. And, by the way, WHEN is that daughter getting married? That is all they talked about in the campaign....she is getting married...ha ha ha. She isn't getting married and we all know it.
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Tuesday 10 March
By George B.
In response to timaloha,Why is it that you obama idiots are not smart enough to read the Constitution? The VP is in charge of the senate.If people had to pass an IQ test to be allowed to vote.That socialist obama would have never bought the election.
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