Who will win the election? Here's how to know...

[Dien Rice]

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.

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...

Elections and Horse races - tough to predict.

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