1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Eliyahu Sternhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/esternDo Clothes Make the Politician? - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AiFk1EhpKf"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/12/do-clothes-make-politician.html">Do Clothes Make the Politician?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/12/do-clothes-make-politician.html/embed#?secret=AiFk1EhpKf" width="600" height="338" title="“Do Clothes Make the Politician?” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="AiFk1EhpKf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It’s a fact: In public life, we often tend to make judgments based on appearances. If someone looks or acts different enough from us, we tend to believe his or her views are outside of the mainstream as well. For politicians in particular, being considered “out of the mainstream” is damaging, and this raises some…