Bald Politicians Not As Popular

The legendary politician JFK was noted for his thick mane of hair...

There has been much talk in the press about how important it is for politicians to have hair. For example in the last fifty years in the United States of America there have been no bald presidents. It seems therefore that people perceive the fact that a man has a full head of her as showing that he is capable and trustworthy and that a bald man does not have the same abilities.

In the UK the situation is similar and political parties are very aware that what the politicians look like his very important for the electorate. Two politicians that were completely bald in the UK and who have had very little success were Ian Duncan Smith and William Hague and some people attribute this lack of political success to the fact that they suffer from hair loss.

There’s no doubt that in some professions having a full head of hair is extremely important and in a similar way in some other professions it is not at all important. The legendary politician J. F. K. who was noted for his thick mane of hair attributed his promise to cool success to what he called that list will machine namelythe television. He predicted that the television would change the way people voted and that style over substance would become much more important.

In America a new political contender Rudy Giuliani is standing for president and if he is elected he will be the first bald president in America for half of a century. Without a doubt he has given some thought to the way he looks and has removed his ridiculous comb over hair cut that was the focus of so much ridicule and comment. He now has been much cooler look and has swept his hair back into a more natural fashion.

In America the hair loss industry is thought to be worth around $7 billion every year and that does not include the sums that are spent on researching and developing new products to help men with male pattern baldness.