http://slate.msn.com/id/2093722/This somewheat irreverent article, following Clark on the campaign trail, references Clark's physical attractiveness and notes that it is something that is not lost on reporters:
"Clark heads toward the dressing room to change, and the three women from the networks who record the general's every move teasingly ask if they can tag along. "Do you want to come with me?" he asks. No, not really, they say. "Then don't ask," he says, smiling.
Clark buys the sweater and wears it that night. But believe it or not, the episode isn't the last time the subject of the general's potential near-nakedness comes up. At the end of the day, some reporters plead with Clark to allow them to watch him go swimming the next morning."
This account got me thinking about the relationship between the press and the canddiates in the 2000 election, where it was said that the press felt that Bush was much friendlier towards them than Gore was. Some have theorized that that feeling of amicability contributed to the breaks that the press gave to Bush, at least in comparison with their treatment of Gore.
So if this account is at all typical, I think that it could definitely help out Clark should he be the nominee. Rightly or wrongly, it seems that it might be to our advantage to have a candidate who's hot-- and not just for the help in appealing to voters. What do you think?
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