Sarah Palin and Gavin Newsome Considered Most Dateable U.S. Politicians

No need to start rumors of a political romance, but Zoosk, the world's largest social dating community released their Love and Politics Survey just in time for the midterm elections.

After surveying 1000 singles about love and politics, 87% said they would date out of their political party.

When asked who would be the most "dateable" U.S. politicians, 32% of the men selected Sarah Palin (32%), followed by Christine O'Donnell (22%), M. Teresa Ruiz (18%), Hillary Rodham Clinton (6%), and Condoleeza Rice (5%).

When women were asked the same questions, Gavin Newsom was considered the most dateable male politician with 33% of the votes. He was followed closely by Barack Obama (24%), Scott Brown (15%), Arnold Schwarzenegger (14%), and John Edwards (5%). Personally, I thought Arnold would have been higher on the totem pole.

As for the most solid relationships, the men voted for Ronald and Nancy Reagan as their top choice and the women voted for the Barack and Michelle Obama as their number one pick.

So how does this relate to singles on the dating scene who haven't been elected to office? An overwhelming 87% of those polled said they would date outside of their political party and surprisingly enough, 51% of singles said they would consider dating a member of the Tea Party.

 

 

 

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Comments

[Julie Spira]

02:34 PM on 10/25/2010

Thank you everyone for all of the great comments. She certainly does evoke emotion, but when has politics not?

[WhipperSnapped]

10:58 PM on 10/15/2010

Amazingly enough, the last two first dates I walked out were because they either said Palin was smart or undeserving of derision. Mid you, I'm not discussing partisan bias, just brian matter.

I couldn't stop laughing as I walked away all the way home. I didn't even notice that I walked a mile in heels.

[Nicholas Rosenberg]

02:07 PM on 10/14/2010

that would be an interesting debate

[dbrett480]

01:10 PM on 10/14/2010

Thank God our Founding Fathers were not chosen based on looks.

[Hardyman1966]

11:33 AM on 10/14/2010

If Gavin Newson would have run for governor of California, Meg Whitman would have been toast MONTHS ago. He'll make a great Lt. Governor anyway.

[MARTYB]

06:04 AM on 10/14/2010

There is absolutely no accounting for tastes, right?

[Hammerofthor]

05:04 AM on 10/14/2010

Newsflash! Sarah Palin is married, so she doesn't date; but she is definitely the dominant diva in the daydreams of most American men.

[AAAProgressive]

09:02 PM on 10/13/2010

This woman needs to GO AWAY FOREVER:

Sarah Palin's speech in San Diego: Sarah, the Demagogue, comes unglued - Exclusive recording
http://palingates.blogspot.com/2010/10/sarah-palins-speech-in-san-diego-sarah.html
A must listen - also transcribed.

[MentalLapse]

02:30 AM on 10/14/2010

Explosive indeed! How dare she claim that the tea party folks are working for the little people? Doesn't she realize that's offensive to midgets across America?

[Tennys Daughter]

04:44 PM on 10/13/2010

I haven't heard of Gavin Newsome; however I just googled him. Wow!

[Hardyman1966]

11:34 AM on 10/14/2010

He could have been in Jerry Brown's shoes right now, but decided against running at the last minute.

[dick freebird]

01:16 PM on 10/13/2010

So married, dumb and vicious is the new hotness? No offense to
Newsome, who's off my radar.

[SaneOne2010]

10:20 PM on 10/13/2010

No, I think they mean beautiful, talented, inteligent, thought provoking woman.

[MARTYB]

06:09 AM on 10/14/2010

Which should exclude Mrs. Palin on all counts, oh i'm sorry she does provoke much, much "negative" thought though.