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Originally Posted by Glenn
Hey Dien,
I've seen studies showing that the tallest candidate usually wins.
But Obama is 1 inch shorter.
Too close to make any difference - perhaps.
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Hi Glenn,
I had heard that too - that taller candidates tend to win the election...
You're right, maybe the heights of Romney and Obama were too close to matter...
However - I just checked, and John Kerry was much taller than George W. Bush (6'4" vs 5'11.5" - or 1 m 93 cm vs 1 m 82 cm, for metric lovers)...
Also, it turns out that Al Gore was a little taller than George W. Bush too (6'1" vs 5'11.5", or 1 m 85 cm vs 1 m 82 cm) - though this is also quite close (1.5 inches)...
So... who the heck knows?
It's probably a "statistical" thing - that is, it isn't always true, but it might be true more times than not...
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Elections and Horse races - tough to predict.
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Apparently - you
can make a living betting on horse races. But you really have to do your homework - really know your horses, know your jockeys, know their history, ask around to try to get "insider info" on how healthy the horses are - etc.
When it's put that way, it starts to sound like a "real job"...
(I don't gamble - but it fascinates me...)
Best wishes!
Dien