{"id":24965,"date":"2023-06-05T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?page_id=24965"},"modified":"2023-06-08T06:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:56:13","slug":"politics-and-elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/culture-report\/politics-and-elections","title":{"rendered":"Politics and elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><!-- general-content-block --><section class=\"crb-section slim-width-block mt-50 mb-50 crb-call-out-block\">\n    \n<div class=\"newsletter-signup\" id=\"newsletterForm\">\n    <h2 class=\"newsletter-signup__heading\" id=\"unlock-a-world-of-modern-beauty\">Unlock a world of modern beauty<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"newsletter-signup__text\">Stay up-to-date on trending news, popular procedures, and exclusive content.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"newsletter-signup__wrapper\">\n        <input class=\"newsletter-signup__input\" type=\"email\" id=\"newsletterEmail\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\">\n        <button class=\"newsletter-signup__button button\" onclick=\"submitEmail()\">SUBSCRIBE<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"newsletter-signup__small\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By subscribing, you accept our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/real_self_privacy_policy.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/terms-of-service\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms of Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and agree to receive marketing emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <div id=\"newsletter-message\" class=\"newsletter-signup__message\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"center-text normal-text\" id=\"what-our-voting-habits-say-about-our-attitudes-toward-plastic-surgery-and-vice-versa\">What Our Voting Habits Say About Our Attitudes Toward Plastic Surgery (and Vice Versa)<\/h2>\n<\/section><!-- End general-content-block --><p>The most quintessentially American political parable with an aesthetics lesson is that of the first nationally televised presidential debate. As it&rsquo;s taught in U.S. history classes, Richard Nixon showed up looking pale and sickly after a recent hospitalization and refused makeup for his five-o&rsquo;clock shadow. John F. Kennedy accepted makeup and went on-screen with an enviable tan and bright smile, winning over the American public and, ultimately, taking the presidency. There&rsquo;s no real evidence to support the claim that JFK won because of his appearance rather than his competence, but we take it at face value because, well, of course looks matter.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"mb-50\">But where do we draw the line, when it comes to what our politicians do in order to look good?<\/p><!-- content-column-block --><section class=\"crb-section full-width-block crb-flex-block mb-50\">\n    <div class=\"media-block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politics_Desktop.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politics_Mobile.jpg\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- End content-column-block --><p>When asked to describe &ldquo;what plastic surgery is&rdquo; from a list of positive and negative attributes, the top three selections among people who identify as Republican were <strong>fake<\/strong> (39%), <strong>dangerous<\/strong> (32%), and <strong>vain<\/strong> (31%).&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"mb-50\">Among those who identify as Democrat, the top three were a form of <strong>self-improvement<\/strong> (33%), <strong>an empowered personal choice<\/strong> (30%), and <strong>a way to build confidence<\/strong> (30%). Talk about a political divide.<\/p><h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-democrats-were-voted-more-likely-to-get-plastic-surgery-than-republicans-by-people-of-every-political-persuasion-and-age-group\" style=\"color:#2f58c1\">Democrats were voted more likely to get plastic surgery than Republicans by people* of every political persuasion and age group.<\/h3><p class=\"mb-50 has-small-font-size\"><strong>*Among those who chose a specific party<\/strong><\/p><p>29% of Democrats have had a cosmetic procedure versus 22% of Republicans and 22% of Independents. 16% of Democrats have gotten 2 or more procedures compared to 9% of Republican voters.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"mb-50\">Both political parties agreed that the number one reason Democrats are more likely to get cosmetic work done is that they <strong>tend to value appearance more<\/strong>. But each group took a dig at the opposing party with their second-choice reasons: Republicans said it&rsquo;s because Democrats are <strong>less attractive<\/strong>, while Democrats said it&rsquo;s because <strong>they make more money and\/or have more disposable income<\/strong>.<\/p><!-- content-column-block --><section class=\"crb-section full-width-block crb-flex-block mb-50\">\n    <div class=\"media-block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politicans_Desktop_V2.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politicians_Mobile.jpg\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- End content-column-block --><p class=\"mb-50\">Among survey respondents who named a politician they think has had cosmetic work, 19% cited one with <strong>bad<\/strong> cosmetic work, while just 8% mentioned one with <strong>good<\/strong> cosmetic work. Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden were the top three mentioned. The thumbs-up icon in the image above represents the percentage of respondents who consider their cosmetic work to be <strong>good<\/strong>, while the thumbs-down icon represents the percentage who consider their cosmetic work to be <strong>bad<\/strong>.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>20%<\/strong> of Republicans say it&rsquo;s <strong>inappropriate<\/strong> for any politicians, male or female, to get plastic surgery. Only <strong>9%<\/strong> of Democrats think it&rsquo;s inappropriate.<\/p><!-- content-column-block --><section class=\"crb-section full-width-block crb-flex-block mb-50\">\n    <div class=\"media-block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politics_Heads_Desktop.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realself.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Politics_Heads_Mobile.jpg\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- End content-column-block --><p class=\"mb-100\">Despite the strong personal feelings of some in their party, the majority of Democrats (72%) and Republicans (69%) say they&rsquo;re <strong>not more or less likely<\/strong> to vote for a candidate who has had a cosmetic procedure. As one blue voter put it, &ldquo;The way they look shouldn&rsquo;t influence their politics or how their constituents view their politics.&rdquo;<\/p><!-- nav-block --><section class=\"crb-section crb-content-block crb-flex-nav-block mb-100\">\n    <div class=\"in-page-nav sub-nav\">\n        <ul>\n            <li><a class=\"crb-one\" href=\"#celebrites-news\">Celebrities<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a class=\"crb-three\" href=\"#money-news\">Money<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a class=\"crb-four\" href=\"#mother-news\">Milestones<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- End nav-block -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock a world of modern beauty Stay up-to-date on trending news, popular procedures, and exclusive content. SUBSCRIBE By subscribing, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and agree to receive marketing emails. 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