Voters prefer candidates with a deeper voice, says study

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17355013

Voters in elections are more likely to pick candidates with a deeper voice, a new study has suggested.

Researchers at two US universities made recordings of both male and female speakers and then altered the pitch of their subjects' voices.

In the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, listeners "voted" more frequently for the "candidate" with the lower voice.

Researchers now want to test their findings in a real political situation.

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1. President Johnny Cash agrees

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2. Well that explains why Newt can't win

With a voice like Rocky The Flying Squirrel, no one notices that he's the next Abraham Lincoln and JFK rolled into one giant-headed super being.

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3. ...

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4. Another good reason to read their speeches and not listen to them

If they are at all competent, everything they do theatrically is for effect. The words, on the other hand, have to stick around and stand up to being quoted.