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The problem is not that she was called attractive, it's how people react to that 
 
When video surfaced of a Democratic senator calling her “really attractive,” Senate candidate Joni Ernst took full advantage. 
 
In an appearance on Fox News Monday, the Iowa Republican slammed retiring Sen. Tom Harkin, whose seat she’s seeking, for saying in a video that she’s “as good looking as Taylor Swift” but “votes like Michele Bachmann.” 
 
“I think it’s unfortunate that he and many in their party believe that you can’t be a real woman if you’re conservative and female,” she said. “I believe if my name had been John Ernst on my resume, then Senator Harkin would not have said those things.” 
 
Ernst is right that there’s a double standard for female politicians, but she’s not quite right about how it works. For one thing, people say male politicians are sexy all the time. In fact, it’s often an argument in favor of their candidacy. 
 
Obama’s sex appeal won him a fan in “Obama Girl,” who made viral YouTube videos about her crush on the then-Presidential candidate in 2008. Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) rumored washboard abs were the subject of much speculation during his 2012 Vice Presidential campaign. Scott Brown, who once posed nude for Cosmopolitan, was the subject of a 2010 New York Times column called “Bringing Sexy Back.” John Edwards was voted People Magazine’s “Sexiest Politician” of 2000. 
 
It’s not a recent phenomenon either. Some historians argue that JFK won the presidency in 1960 because he looked more handsome than Nixon during the televised Nixon-Kennedy debate. 
 
But while attractiveness is a political asset for male politicians, it’s a liability for women. 
 
A 2010 study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel found that when female job applicants included a photo with their resumes, more attractive women were less likely to get hired than plainer ones. But references to physical appearance of any kind, flattering or insulting, can hurt a female candidate. 
 
“When [a woman]’s appearance is commented on publicly during a campaign, it undermines her; it actually hurts her,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said during the Real Simple/TIME event on Women and Success on Oct 1. “And it doesn’t matter if the comment is positive or negative. It undermines her credibility.” 
 
That’s why comments about female politicians’ looks are seen as gaffes, while comments on men’s looks are considered funny and flattering. 
 
Earlier this year, Gillibrand revealed in her book that she had been called “porky” and “chubby” by fellow Senators. Last year, Obama apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris after he commented that she was the “best-looking attorney general in the country.” Before he was defeated by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2012, then-Sen. Scott Brown responded to Warren’s comment that she didn’t have to take off her clothes to pay for college (a dig at Brown’s nude photo shoot) with an insulting “thank God.” And in 2010, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Gillibrand the “hottest member” of the Senate, while she was sitting only a few feet away. Each of these comments created a minor scandal, and sparked debate about whether the female politicians were being “taken seriously.” 
 
Sarah Palin is a perfect example of this. The former beauty queen-turned politician became a living punchline, thanks in part to her “sexy librarian hair” and resemblance to SNL comic Tina Fey. 
 
So the problem with Harkin’s remarks isn’t that he wouldn’t have made them about a hypothetical John Ernst. The problem is that they would be seen as a problem for the real Joni Ernst.</div>

2014 ELECTION Politics Joni Ernst Missed the Real Problem with the Taylor Swift Comparison

The problem is not that she was called attractive, it's how people react to that When video surfaced of a Democratic senator callin...

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The 2014 midterm elections will take place across the U.S. Tuesday, and the outcome of the races could change the political landscape in Washington, D.C. But before you can vote, you need to find out where your polling place is, so we've compiled a helpful breakdown of all the state websites designed to help you figure out exactly where you are registered to cast your ballot. 
 
Every registered voter in America has an assigned polling station based on the address that appears on their voter registration. But sometimes the information about where you will pull a lever, press a button or punch a hole is not readily available. 
 
So please consult the list below for a guide to the websites that will tell you how to find your polling place in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Click the link provided for your state and follow the listed instructions to determine where you'll be voting Nov. 4. If you encounter any problems voting once you arrive at your assigned polling station, call the 1-866-OUR-VOTE (<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/1-866-687-8683">1-866-687-8683</a>), 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA or 1-888-API-VOTE hotlines for further assistance: 
 
Alabama -Visit the state's Alabama Votes website <a href="https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
Alaska - Visit the state of Alaska's Division of Elections <a href="https://webapp.state.ak.us/electionsLookup/JSP/VoterLookupMain.jsp">at this link</a> 
 
Arizona - Visit the website of the Arizona Secretary of State <a href="https://voter.azsos.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
Arkansas - Visit the website of the Arkansas Secretary of State <a href="https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
California - Visit the website of the California Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/find-polling-place.htm">at this link</a> 
 
Colorado - Visit the website of the Colorado Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Resources/CountyElectionOffices.html">at this link</a> 
 
Connecticut - Visit Connecticut's dedicated voter registration portal <a href="http://www.dir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Delaware - Visit the Office of Delaware's State Election Commissioner's website <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/pollingplaces/index.shtml">at this link</a> 
 
District of Columbia - Visit the District of Columbia's Board of Elections website <a href="https://www.vote4dc.com/Voter/Home/SearchMain">at this link</a> 
 
Florida - Visit the Florida Division of Elections website <a href="http://registration.elections.myflorida.com/CheckVoterStatus">at this link</a> 
 
Georgia - Visit Georgia's My Voter Page <a href="http://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/">at this link</a> 
 
Hawaii - Visit the Hawaii Office of Elections website <a href="https://elections2.hawaii.gov/ppl/">at this link</a> 
 
Idaho - Visit Idaho's dedicated Idaho Votes Election Information System <a href="http://idahovotes.gov/YourPollingPlace/WhereDoIVote.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Illinois - Visit the Illinois State Board of Elections website <a href="http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/registrationlookup.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Indiana - Visit the website of Indiana's Statewide Voter Registration System <a href="https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT1/PublicLookupMain.aspx?Link=Polling">at this link</a> 
 
Iowa - Visit the website of the Iowa Secretary of State <a href="https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace1/">at this link</a> 
 
Kansas - Visit Kansas' dedicated voter registration portal <a href="https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
Kentucky - Visit the website of the Kentucky State Board of Elections <a href="https://vr.sos.ky.gov/vic/">at this link</a> 
 
Louisiana - Visit the website of the Louisiana Secretary of State <a href="https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/">at this link</a> 
 
Maine - Visit Maine's dedicated Voter Information Lookup website <a href="http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/lookup_voter_info">at this link</a> 
 
Maryland - Visit the website of the Maryland State Board of Elections <a href="http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/where.html">at this link</a> 
 
Massachusetts - Visit the website of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts <a href="http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Michigan - Visit the Michigan Voter Information Center website <a href="https://vote.michigan.gov/mvic/">at this link</a> 
 
Minnesota - Visit the state's Minnesota Votes website <a href="http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/">at this link</a> 
 
Mississippi - Visit the website of the Mississippi Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/default.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Missouri - Visit the website of the Missouri Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/pollingplacelookup/">at this link</a> 
 
Montana - Visit Montana's My Voter Page website <a href="https://app.mt.gov/voterinfo/">at this link</a> 
 
Nebraska - Visit Nebraska's dedicated voter registration portal <a href="https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
Nevada - Visit the website of the Nevada Secretary of State <a href="http://nvsos.gov/votersearch/">at this link</a> 
 
New Hampshire - Visit the State of New Hampshire Voter Information Look-Up website <a href="http://cfs.sos.nh.gov/app/Public/PollingPlaceSearch.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
New Jersey - Visit the website of the New Jersey Secretary of State <a href="https://voter.njsvrs.com/elections/polling-lookup.html">at this link</a> 
 
New Mexico - Visit the website of the New Mexico Secretary of State <a href="https://voterview.state.nm.us/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
New York - Visit the website of the New York State Board of Elections <a href="https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
North Carolina - Visit the website of the North Carolina State Board of Elections <a href="http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/pollingplace_search/">at this link</a> 
 
North Dakota - Visit the website of the North Dakota Secretary of State <a href="https://vip.sos.nd.gov/wheretovote.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Ohio - Visit Ohio's My Voter Information website <a href="http://voterlookup.sos.state.oh.us/voterlookup.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Oklahoma - Visit the Oklahoma State Election Board's Online Voter Tool <a href="https://services.okelections.us/voterSearch.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Oregon - Visit the website of the Oregon Secretary of State <a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do">at this link</a> 
 
Pennsylvania - Visit the website of the Pennsylvania Department of State <a href="https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Rhode Island - Visit the Rhode Island Voter Information Center website <a href="https://vic.sos.ri.gov/vic/index.php">at this link</a> 
 
South Carolina - Visit the South Carolina State Election Commission website <a href="http://www.scvotes.org/find_your_precinct">at this link</a> 
 
South Dakota - Visit the website of the South Dakota Secretary of State <a href="https://sos.sd.gov/Elections/VIPLogin.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Tennessee - Visit the website of the Tennessee Department of State <a href="https://tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup/">at this link</a> 
 
Texas - Visit the Texas Voter Information Website <a href="https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/Introduction.jsp">at this link</a> 
 
Utah - Visit Utah's dedicated voter information website <a href="http://vote.utah.gov/vote/menu/index">at this link</a> 
 
Vermont - Visit the website of the Vermont Secretary of State <a href="https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections.aspx">at this link</a> and click the "Where is my polling place?" link to download a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with instructions about polling places in the state. 
 
Virginia - Visit the Virginia Election and Registration Information System website <a href="https://voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicPollingPlace.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1">at this link</a> 
 
Washington - Visit the website of the Washington Secretary of State <a href="http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote/">at this link</a> 
 
West Virginia - Visit the website of the West Virginia Secretary of State <a href="https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/voter/find-polling-place.aspx">at this link</a> 
 
Wisconsin - Visit the My Vote Wisconsin website <a href="https://myvote.wi.gov/">at this link</a> 
 
Wyoming - Visit the Visit the website of the Wyoming Secretary of State <a href="http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/PollPlace/Default.aspx">at this link</a></div>

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