Jack Cafferty, who knows…

Jack Cafferty posted about the correlation of hair/looks and candidates running for office successfully. Yikes.

The Americans and Indians accurately predicted the outcomes of these political races to a surprising degree – based on nothing more than the candidates’ faces.

According to the study, just by knowing which candidate looked better, researchers could accurately predict the winner in 68 percent of Mexican elections and 75 percent of some Brazilian elections.

Voting for the good-looking candidate is not a new idea. One of the researchers says, “Ever since Aristotle, people have written about the concern that charismatic leaders who speak well and look good can sway votes even if they do not share the people’s views.”

But the fact that voters across the world in the 21st century, with all the problems we face, could be exercising their democratic right based on nothing more than good hair or a nice smile is downright frightening.