Silly question: Can you guess someones party based on looks?

[RiverStone]

Taking a break from serious GD-P...

There was a time, a generation or so ago, when liberal folks tended to look/dress/act a certain way that suggested to the world that they had more progressive values. Yea, I wore Birkenstocks. The flip side could be said for conservatives. Maybe they looked something like this:


Dana Carvy as the Church Lady

These days, I don't think it is possible to stereotype anymore. What do you think? Do you still run into people that "look" conservative but are actually very progressive? Or the reverse?

[Maddy McCall]

1. In a word, NO.

[Ravy]

2. You *can* judge a party based on the looks

that they give you when they read your CHIMPEACH T-shirt.

[Juche]

3. yes

Black = democrat
Southern white = republican
flamboyantly gay = democrat

old, white, rural, married = republican
young, urban, single = democrat


Its not 100% true, but there is a strong correlation between demographics and voting.

[NMDemDist2]

7. "old, white, rural, married = republican"

ROFL!!!!

I am old, white, married and live in a rural area

and all my old white married friends are Dems too

not to say there aren't plenty of repukes around here, but you can spot them a mile away.

they're the ones who live in a podunk town in the middle of nowhere and think they're better than everyone else

:rofl:

[Juche]

13. I didn't say it was 100% true

But if you are in your 50s, white, married and live in a small town you are more likely to be republican than a democrat.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/H/00/epolls.0.html

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER TOTAL Democrat Republican
White Men (36%) 38% 60%
White Women (41%) 45% 54%

VOTE BY AGE TOTAL Democrat Republican
18-29 (16%) 55% 44%
30-44 (29%) 47% 51%
45-59 (30%) 49% 49%
60 and Older (25%) 46% 53%

ARE YOU MARRIED? TOTAL Democrat Republican
Yes (63%) 43% 56%
No (37%) 59% 39%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY TOTAL Democrat Republican
Urban (30%) 55% 43%
Suburban (46%) 48% 51%
Rural (24%) 44% 54%



Supposedly the fact that america is becoming less rural and more urban; with fewer traditional families (more singles and common law marriages) and a higher minority population is going to give the dems a long term advantage in politics.

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. oh sweetie....are you in for a surprise

I know lots and lots of old white rural married Southerners...
and we are Democrats all.

[magellan]

4. No

Unless they have a bible and a Brylcreem comb over. Then I'm suspicious.

[napi21]

5. I think you still can sometimes. Not ALL the time, but I know I can

have my TV muted, look at the screen and see a guest that I've never seen before, but I can guarantee he's a Pubie! Just put on cspan when congress is in session. Sure I know a lot of the House members, but nowhere close to ALL OG THEM, but I can tell what party they are with (90% of the time) just by their appearance. I always thought it was that the Pubies dress mostly like they're from the 50's and most of the time, their haircuts are from that era too.

[truedelphi]

16. If it's a woman, and she is wearing blue eyeshadow and her hair is bouffant

It's no Democrat!!

[frog92969]

6. I love playing "Spot the Neocon"!

It's sometimes really hard before they open their mouth though.

[elfin]

8. Helmet hair on either men (Romney)

or women (Schafly) has always been a pretty reliable indicator for me.

[izquierdista]

9. I'm going to go out on a limb here

and guess that these two guys are Republicans.

[AlCzervik]

11. oh i love those guys!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=red+state&search_type=

[wtmusic]

10. No.

I learned that one standing on a streetcorner protesting the war.

I can't remember how many times, expecting an argument, I was approached by "Republicans" who told me what a filthy war criminal Bush was.

[notadmblnd]

12. I can tell a republican in a minute

it's more than just appearance, but that does have a lot to do with it. They have an attitude about them. They. look down on others they consider not their equals and feel they are entitled to special attention, especially when out shopping on the weekends.

[KillCapitalism]

28. That's right.

Attitude is a better barometer to use than appearance to tell if someone may be republican or not.

You can easily tell who's who when people pass a homeless person. The Republicans are the ones who angrily shout "Get a job you loser!" Most Dems. would just ignore them at worst.

[tridim]

14. ID'ing a politician's party by looks is easy.

ID'ing voters, not quite as easy, but it's still a bit better than a 50/50 guess.

[depakid]

20. Definately better than 50/50

The coif, the eyes and the dress are pretty good indicators.

Spotting the progressive is far easier- but you can also spot the Republican- and you can spot the fundie, too.

[w8liftinglady]

15. I can spot Republican women in a minute

the "holier-than-thou" way they look at others.

[RiverStone]

17. I always thought GW's mother (Barbara) and wife (Laura) looked very republican...

Like, if I were to stereotype - they fit perfectly.

Except Laura has that weird deer-in-headlights smile that won't go away. I don't get that.

[elehhhhna]

18. I can pass for one by overdressing and

putting on extra makeup & jewelry. Works here in TX every time. Very handy when pollwatching on election day. Very.

[KG]

22. gold colored shoes.

:)

[zanne]

19. No. nt

[Roxy66]

21. Sometimes...yes.

I find myself identifying people as Republican and Dem sometimes and I turn out to be right.

[Jane Austin]

23. No, because if you could, Hillary would be

a Republican.

She looks, dresses, accessorizes, and sports hair color, style and makeup exactly like the Republican matrons of West Austin.

[gatorboy]

24. When I was in high school there was this one guy who introduced me to punk.

Dead Kennedy's, Bad Religion. His brother use to be in Evanescence. The guy was very anti-establishment when we were young. Now he's one the most staunch conservative persons you'd ever meet.

[RiverStone]

25. Ted Nugent = 100% vile puke

Can't always tell from the rockers either.

[blondeatlast]

26. Dyed hair, mascara and lips when in public, 3 inch hells and I'm FEMALE.

And there ain't many more liberal than I am, so you tell me.