In how many Presidential primaries or elections has the best-looking candidate won? (by conventional American Hollywood standards say)
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Hmm… this looks interesting. It’s nuanced. Predicting Election Outcomes … [pdf] people.hss.caltech.edu/~rma/Election%
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This is VERY recent pub: Halo Effects and the Attractiveness Premium in Perceptions of Political Expertise apr.sagepub.com/content/early/
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If you are truly interested in this topic, researching the Halo Effect would be worth your while. Interesting cognitive bias.
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Hmm. It's related to a different question that's more my main interest. But halo effect seems much broader than beauty
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It is a lot broader than beauty. But applied to politics it is very interesting.
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