Latest Social Science: Better Looking People Are Conservative | Power Line

Latest Social Science: Better Looking People Are Conservative | Power Line
"...in the past, we’ve reported on social science studies that prove conservative politicians are better looking than liberal politicians, that conservatives smell better than liberals (it’s called “bathing,” libs), and that conservatives are “better groomed” than liberals.

Well now from the journal Politics and the Life Sciences, we have social science research that better looking people trend conservative. 

Here’s the abstract of “Effects of Physical Attractiveness on Political Beliefs“:

Physical attractiveness is an important social factor in our daily interactions. Scholars in social psychology provide evidence that attractiveness stereotypes and the “halo effect” are prominent in affecting the traits we attribute to others. However, the interest in attractiveness has not directly filtered down to questions of political behavior beyond candidates and elites. Utilizing measures of attractiveness across multiple surveys, we examine the relationship between attractiveness and political beliefs. Controlling for socioeconomic status, we find that more attractive individuals are more likely to report higher levels of political efficacy, identify as conservative, and identify as Republican. These findings suggest an additional mechanism for political socialization that has further implications for understading how the body intertwines with the social nature of politics.

The implications of this are immense. 

First, conservatives should support subsidizing cosmetic surgery as one means to create more conservatives. 

Second, we can see this as yet another reason liberals demand that everyone wear masks, and why mask-wearing will become a permanent goal of the left...Read all!