WTF: The secret to Donald Trump's success might be his physical attractiveness, study concludes

[Generic Other]

Trump's success at winning votes -- and the same success of his fellow Republican politicians, who control both houses of Congress -- just might be due to their physical attractiveness.

Jan-Erik Lonnqvist, a professor of social psychology at the University of Helsinki, published a study last month that concludes conservative voters in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere value good looks in political candidates more than liberal voters.

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/04/science_discovers_the_secret_t.html


I think I just found some of that FAKE News we keep hearing about....

Feel free to now.

[JHan]

1. HAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

the world is forever nuts.......

[L. Coyote]

15. But, he has such great hair!

[IndianaDave]

20. I just LOVE this picture! Thanks for the laugh.

[JHan]

45. tropicana jong il!

[L. Coyote]

61. thread winner all the way

[Generic Other]

64. It's actually an improvement on his real hair

The facial expressions are so similar (constipated) they must be related! Brothers from different mothers.

[saidsimplesimon]

101. Thank you Generic Other

Constipated on opiates perhaps, rofl.

[peacebuzzard]

81. Same look, same mental f**up. LOL

😂

[brush]

84. DAMN! I almost sprayed my screen with coffee when I saw that Photo.

Whoa, some photoshop job there.

The researcher referenced in the OP apparently hasn't seen recent photos of dumpty trump or any photo of McConnell, aka Turtleman. Both have multiple chins and I can't imagine anyone considering them physically attractive.

[tblue37]

62. Ann Coulter called him handsome during the primary. (Eeeewwwww!) nt

[Generic Other]

65. She has perfected the art of the lie

Even so, she can barely suppress the need to laugh when she says stuff like this.

[Elwood P Dowd]

2. That face turns on the repukes like no other

[Docreed2003]

51. Nothing like the ole scrotum chin...

[Chiyo-chichi]

54. Now, that's not nice. He is simply defending his territory from other male frogs.

[Docreed2003]

55. Lol! That too!

[rock]

57. Anybody can see why

they'd want a piece of that!

[TexasTowelie]

3. .

I wonder what Mr. Lonnqvist is smoking?

[pnwmom]

4. Based on that theory, Governor Perry should have beaten DT by a mile. n/t

[Generic Other]

5. Or Ted Cruz

He's real eye candy.

[pnwmom]

10. lol.

[Maeve]

46. That would be Governor "Good Hair" Perry

And it may have had something to do with his success in Texas....we could really use Molly Ivins now!!

[Sunlei]

67. He knocked out the couple much better looking republicans first and early in campaign.

Appearance & image has always been extremely important to people like the Donald.

[spiderpig]

6. Did they release this analysis on April 1?

[Generic Other]

7. That would at least make sense!

Alas, I fear they were serious though.

[Lugnut]

8. Yuck!

Ewwww! Ewwww!

[dalton99a]

9. Well, all you have to do is extrapolate from this woman's invitation:

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. I've always wondered how or if people are fooled by his fake tan and goofy swirl hair do.

Or if the goofy get-up is just enough to delude trump - his propensity for self delusion is legendary. I'm a firm believer you have to believe your own bullshit before you can sell your bullshit.

As much as WE think he looks ridiculous, how would THEY feel about him if he went for a natural look? -- which appears to be a very overweight, blotchy skinned, balding, baggy eyed, 70 something year old who probably looks closer to 80.

See: that photo of him boarding Marine One where the wind exposes his giant ass AND his true blotchy age spotted skin and true hair density.

Put it this way, without Trump's ridiculous get-up, he is basically Roger Ailes. Roger Ailes is fine behind the scenes but he would never sell in politics. At least not republican politics.

So set the spray tan nozzle on ludicrous and swirl the hair up in to that man-bun abomination. And get that jumbo dark suit with extra long tie.

[Generic Other]

98. What Trump Sees When He Looks in the Mirror

"When you look in to the mirror, how old is the person you're looking at?" Dr. Oz asked during an interview for his show, which aired Thursday and was taped the day before.

"I would say I see a person who is 35 years old," Trump replied. In the background, there came a giggle from the audience. "No, I mean, I feel the same," Trump said in his defense.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/649098/donald-trump-says-when-looks-mirror-sees-35yearold

:large

[democratisphere]

12. The professor must be legally blind OR he must have lost his mind.

[Cha]

13. Yeah, that's how bling and shallow they are..

[littlemissmartypants]

25. Exactly, Cha.

[Cha]

26. lol.. I meant to say "blind" but

it wrote "bling"..

littlemissmartypants

[littlemissmartypants]

32. Works either way,

Literally and metaphorically.

:clinkingmartiniglassessmiley:

[Cha]

33. Right.. empty meaningless

bling

[Jonny Appleseed]

14. Just saying

?1457333061

Well she did win Ca. by 4 mill and they arguably have a far higher standard of beauty than bumblefuck Kansas.

[MFM008]

16. He should slap

His seeing eye dog.

[Generic Other]

66. The dog judges beauty by sniffing butts

Just sayin'.

[herding cats]

17. Lol! Anus mouth is attractive?

Day 14,970, reason 7,000,000 why I'm glad I'm not a Republican.

[moondust]

18. Not exactly "attractiveness."

There may be some identity politics involved in which a lot of big, fat, smelly guys who wanna be recognized as the lords and masters of everything vote for the guy who looks, acts, and talks like them assuming that will raise their own status.

But "attracted to" is not the same as "attractiveness."

[JCanete]

22. that's actually an interesting theory on that kind of result. It would be interesting to see the

sampling.

[Generic Other]

69. Here's a sampling!

[JCanete]

72. hehe, that does explain it. nt

[L. Coyote]

95. Everything is relative, and stupidity is limitless.

[Generic Other]

99. Liver Spots are the new beauty marks

I would say you earn the face you finally get in life!

[lunatica]

97. I laughed harder and harder as I scrolled down and then

busted a gut at the last photo!

[IndianaDave]

19. Apparently, Orange, Loud, Willfully Ignorant and Lazy are Intensely Attractive!

[JCanete]

21. this isn't from 3 days ago? holy fuck. nt

[world wide wally]

23. Just dreamy

[Blue_Roses]

24. Um, no.

nt

[Ms. Toad]

27. Physical attractiveness????

Must be time for new glasses - cuz what I see through these glasses is pretty much physical repulsiveness.

[jmowreader]

28. Mr. Lonnqvist, you're not supposed to smoke that shit at work

[Warpy]

29. He might have had conventional good looks when he was young

but now he's just a big fat guy with fake hair and a mouth you just want to punch.

I don't get any attraction, at all, but then all the guys I let anywhere near me had to have brains.

[Warren DeMontague]

31. he was tall and rich, basically.

But yeah, it's that trying to hold onto the youthful looks that causes all sorts of weird problems. That fucking hair is a disaster.

[treestar]

50. This exactly

Just accept it. Attempts to disguise aging just look like attempts to disguise it and look weird and worse than just older.

[anneboleyn]

89. I have always found him repulsive. Beady-eyed and ugly features -- and being tall doesn't qualify.

[Warpy]

93. Not my type, either

Too white bread and WAY too ignorant.

[Warren DeMontague]

30. April Fools is over, people.

[YOHABLO]

34. Oh for god's sake are they full of shit or what?

[SunSeeker]

35. If by "attractive," do they mean attracts vomit?

[NastyRiffraff]

92. How the hell do I unsee that? n/t

[SunSeeker]

94. Dunno. Wish I knew. nt

[judesedit]

36. Most members of the GOP Congress are pretty gross in all facets of their being.

So gross. The ugliness inside shines through to the outside. If looks was the catapult they wouldn't be there at all. The Democrats are by far more appealing.

Lonnqvist needs glasses. Appearance is important when representing our country as it should be....you make the most of what you've got.

But these aren't normal times and this whole tragic comedy exhibits the complete opposite. The whole lot of the men in this "administration" look like unkempt slobs. And attractive?....Not one teensy weensy bit.

[nikibatts]

37. Remember, those in power get to DEFINE everything, including looks.

[MrScorpio]

38. That's some weird shit.

[JustAnotherGen]

39. He's ugly

Politics aside - in what world is that attractive? Redford is ten years older than him and still has that sparkle. Poitier 20 - still has it.

He doesn't have an alpha jaw and didn't when he was younger. Uh no.

[sheshe2]

82. Snatched him bald...now run!

[JustAnotherGen]

96. Oh my!

[WePurrsevere]

40. Well, 'good looks' certainly are subjective...

but I don't think that's the main reason why conservatives voted for Trump since there were other Republican candidates who are conventionally more physically attractive.

"conservative voters in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere value good looks in political candidates more than liberal voters."

So we're not as shallow.

We're also less gullible...
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-conservative-believe-false-threats-20170202-story.html

And aren't as fearful (so playing to fears in general, including 'other', doesn't work as well)...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/brain-difference-democrats-republicans

I think the above factors played a huge part in why Cons voted for and why they still support Trump.

[Buns_of_Fire]

41. Yep, he's just a hunka hunka burnin' love.

He's knows he's irresistible, just like a well-done steak with lots of ketchup. Why else would he applaud himself whenever he walks on stage?

[VOX]

42. I had the Orange chicken from Panda Express tonight.

I had to bury it in the rice, it reminded me of 45. The Orange-chicken nausea abated with a few slugs of club soda.

As for the nausea caused by 45, I'm gonna fill Crater Lake with club soda and dive DEEP.

[Vinca]

43. That's hysterical. Trump is what high school boys used to refer to as a "two bagger."

As a group, Republicans are only attractive if you appreciate a body with a head up its ass.

[northoftheborder]

44. .

[workinclasszero]

47. Uh....really?

[Buns_of_Fire]

48. I picture a statue of Adonis, chiseled from a block of the finest lard,

wearing a red cap, at the end of the hottest day of the year.

[workinclasszero]

49. LOL

[LiberalBrooke]

52. He is a white male

It's not that he is attractive. He is a while male, that's enough.

[Heartstrings]

53. Pretty sure I just

Threw up a bit...

[librechik]

56. some folks judge a man's attractiveness by the size of his

wallet

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. Who in hell did they ask?

Ivanka?

[tavernier]

59. Hahahahahahahahaha

I love these onion pieces.

[superpatriotman]

60. I just threw up in my mouth a little

He is a chinless, fat dildo

[Sunlei]

63. looks, money, & long used ability to 'play' an audience no matter what/who the days audience is.

Shallow/fake as shit, but that ability works well for people like him.

[HughBeaumont]

68. Pelt Beret Spray Tan Shitsack is "physically attractive"?

What the buggery bollocks is this bullshit on about?

[Generic Other]

71. I nominate you to write headlines for the mainstream media

You are good!

[Bettie]

70. Wow...um, yeah

I don't see that creature as "attractive" in any sense.

[Jim Beard]

73. Are they saying SENATOR Ted Cruse is atractive?

[Buns_of_Fire]

104. Ah, but you may have never seen his famous "come hither" look...

Now, who could resist that?

Okay, you're right. But it beats his "eating my own boogers" look. (Which I shan't post here, since some people are eating.)

[Wounded Bear]

74. Right. White male looks great! Any other color/gender ugly...

gotcha.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

75. You know, they might just have a point.

[BainsBane]

76. I was just going to have lunch

You really should have given a not safe for humans warning.

[3catwoman3]

85. This could be an effective appetite suppressant, as well...

...as a contraceptive. Eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww and a half!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Solly Mack]

77. Well, if Trey Gowdy and Trump are what conservatives consider attractive, that would

explain a lot.

None of it flattering.

[guillaumeb]

78. I agree. Trump is very attractive.................

if one is a baboon or orang-utan.

[caroldansen]

79. What I heard from so called former trump voters was because he was a man and shes a woman.

Thats sexist.

[JTFrog]

80. Code for white dude with blonde hair and blue eyes. We know what's most important to his base.

Doesn't matter that he colors himself orange and his entire face looks like a YUGE puckered asshole when he speaks.

[lunasun]

83. Old white male with money that didn't buy good taste or brains. Understood

[Thomas Hurt]

86. It is his stunning "almost a mullet" hair cut....

[crazycatlady]

87. Good looking?

I wouldn't do him for the contents of his bank account.

You know there's a reason that he married two immigrants....

[Elwood P Dowd]

91. This is the type that would do him for free

[mahina]

88. He is repulsive x 11 on a scale of 1-10

So by this logic he is doomed to failure.

That explains everything. ?

[Mosby]

90. Donald Trump is a total hunk

Said no one ever.

[caraher]

100. In case anyone is confused...

Only the "Oregon Live" writer is making this suggestion - the study involved finding correlations in aggregate using a bunch of portraits and people making ratings. At no point in the research did Donald Trump get deemed physically attractive, nor did Lonnqvist make any such assessment (let alone citing it as the key to his coming in a semi-close 2nd in the November vote)

[Generic Other]

102. He did call the study "a bit squishy"

but I assumed he was talking about Trump's ass.

[katmondoo]

103. Next to Roger Ailes maybe he would be

I would be hard pressed to see much difference

[smirkymonkey]

105. Jan-Erik Lonnqvist, a professor of social psychology at the Helsinki School

for the Blind and Clueless...

Not only is Trump not attractive, he is so incredibly repulsive he makes most people feel physically ill at the sight of him.