Oct 16, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min · 12 segments
Tune in here to this Friday’s edition of the Brett Winterble Show! Brett kicks off the program with Pete Kaliner for this edition of *The Hangover* as they discuss likability in politics and how…
Pete KalinerGuest
What is that? In other words, if you're not repulsed by somebody, You know, somebody has to be likable enough to quote Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton.
So likability, it does matter because, you know, the fact that he said that to her, you know, that that was kind of the joke is that she's not likable.
So that's one metric, and I understand that, right? Like, more attractive people do better in politics.
There is that sort of metric that gets taken to its absurd extreme, and I'm not sure I've ever heard more of it than in this Senate race in North Carolina.
What is that? In other words, if you're not repulsed by somebody, You know, somebody has to be likable enough to quote Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton.
So likability, it does matter because, you know, the fact that he said that to her, you know, that that was kind of the joke is that she's not likable.
So that's one metric, and I understand that, right? Like, more attractive people do better in politics.
There is that sort of metric that gets taken to its absurd extreme, and I'm not sure I've ever heard more of it than in this Senate race in North Carolina.
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