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dkokelley on Oct 3, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Men with shaved heads are perceived to be more mas...

It is true that the taller candidate typically wins elections. It wouldn't surprise me if there were a significant correlation between hair and votes.

Eisenhower is probably the closest we've come to a bald president.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EisenhowerChiefofStaffPort...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1675631,00....

gadders on Oct 4, 2012 [–]

Thanks for the links. I wonder if it could happen now people can see the candidates more on TV (and hatless)?

As I understand it, a lot of the population didn't even know Roosevelt was in a wheelchair, something that would be impossible today.

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