Are Mitt Romney and Barack Obama popular just because they are handsome?

I'm asking this in all seriousness. In the race for the White House, there are 7 candidates who are significantly more popular and stand out more than the others and they all have reasons: -Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are both popular because they are probably 2 of the most well known politicians in the United States, one as a mayor and the other as a senator. -Hillary Clinton is popular because of her role as first lady and because she is married to Bill Clinton. -John Edwards is popular because everyone knows him as the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate in 2004. -Fred Thompsan is popular among voters even before he has announced a run in the election because he is a famous actor. -However, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were not relatively well known before the race for the 2008 election started. Yet the 5 people I named before were well known. And they are both probably the best looking candidates out of all the Democrats and Republicans. So could it be because of their looks that they are in the spotlight. I mean, I know they must have some good ideas, but so do the other candidates. Do you really think that if they looked like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, then they would be as popular? Don't call me stupid, because everyone knows what happened in the Nixon-Kennedy debate in 1960. Kennedy looked a lot better during the debate, and the people who saw it on T.V. said Kennedy won, but the people who heard it on the radio said Nixon won. I am not suggesting that the candidates that I mentioned do not have good ideas at all. I'm just trying to figure out why they are so much more famous than the others who also have good ideas. If you were to ask me who has the best ideas, I'd go for Ron Paul. Look him up. So could it be because of their looks that they are in the spotlight. I mean, I know they must have some good ideas, but so do the other candidates. Do you really think that if they looked like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, then they would be as popular? Don't call me stupid, because everyone knows what happened in the Nixon-Kennedy debate in 1960. Kennedy looked a lot better during the debate, and the people who saw it on T.V. said Kennedy won, but the people who heard it on the radio said Nixon won. I am not suggesting that the candidates that I mentioned do not have good ideas at all. I'm just trying to figure out why they are so much more famous than the others who also have good ideas. If you were to ask me who has the best ideas, I'd go for Ron Paul. Look him up.

Public Comments

1. I think charisma probably plays a bigger role than physical looks.
2. Mitt Romney is a man of principal character and substance and very handsome Obama is a hollow man with Dumbo ears
3. Neither are attractive to me, Hillary is the most attractive to a straight man. Neither one of them, with their good looks will carry them to the WHITEHOUSE.
4. they are articulate, well informed and can make their arguments. and John Edwards is the one riding his looks. which is pretty crappy.
5. Personally I like Obama for many reasons, none of which is his looks(he's not bad, but I would vote for him, even if he wasn't good looking) Here's a couple reasons why: he is for a more open government: so we can see what bills contain before they are voted on, and so that the American people can see where politicians get their money: especially those who accept Pacs and lobbyist money because their votes on bills will be affected by who "bought" them. He does not accept lobbyist or Pac money: most of his donations were made by average everyday people who gave what they could: even as little as $5. That says something about how much support he has. At last count over 250,000 people had donated to him. Hillary will be owing a lot of corporations, ect. "favors" for the money they have contributed to her campaign. And she is in my opinion more of the same. As for experience: Barack has more experience in working with people: he worked for two years for his church helping workers who had been laid off when steel mills closed in Chicago. He worked for only $12,000 a year: he passed up the opportunity of a high paying attorney job to help people. As for experience in general: I think it's overrated; just look where it has gotten us. How many Presidents have we had who were "experienced" and still managed to fark things up? Personally, I want someone in office who has not been deeply entrenched in the politics of Washington. Source(s): http://www.barackobama.com 'The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama