We saw JD Vance soundly defeat Tim Walz in Tuesday’s vice presidential nominee debate. It wasn’t even close, either in content or style.
Memes with Vance’s inimitable sideways glance are already coming out of the debate. Walz has to deal with the fallout he has caused for saying some really stupid things, including that he lied about his China comments about being a “knucklehead” and that he was “friends with school shooters.” was.
We’ve seen various polls and focus group responses to the debate and they all thought Vance carried it. It also destroyed the “weird” narrative Democrats wanted to spread about Vance, especially when so many commented on how “hot” he was and that in addition to his intelligence and well-worded answers, he also had great eyes.
We reported on a body language expert who found that Vance came out on top because he seemed genuine. He had “stability” and was the “captain of the ship.” Meanwhile, Walz appeared nervous and nervous, and body language suggested he was lying.
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But a further analysis of body language by a former FBI agent in Politico caught the attention of many on X.
Politico: Vance’s beard is a sign of “aggression” towards women, Walz’s “saucer eyes” showed his “passion” https://t.co/xn4xiJMKws
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 3, 2024
The article says, “Yes, Vance’s beard is important.”
One of the first pieces of nonverbal communication to appear in the debate was on JD Vance’s face: his beard. As POLITICO Magazine previously noted, Vance is the first would-be contender for the White House Wear facial hair in 80 years. Our appearance is fundamental to our body language, and research shows that voters view beards as (surprise, surprise) more masculine. This can be positive for some as it is interpreted as strength and competence. However, for others, particularly women, it can be negative and convey aggression and resistance to feminist ideals.
A beard can show resistance to feminist ideals? Apparently this body language expert missed the swoon many on X had over Vance’s looks and intelligence.
Meanwhile, “Walz’s big eyes showed his passion.”
When Walz felt a particular passion for something, he opened his eyes wide like saucers. A look in the eyes can sometimes be a sign of surprise, but for Walz, it simply revealed his emotional intensity — like that moment during an exchange about abortion. The orbicularis oculi muscle contracts along with the corrugator and frontalis muscles to raise the eyebrows – a vigorous and emphatic facial movement that attracts the viewer’s attention. Early humans would have made such facial gestures to express mighty emotions, such as “Danger is near.” For Walz, it gave added weight to his emotions and captured our gaze.
The body language expert noted that Vance made a positive hand gesture conveying confidence and Walz made a negative hand gesture pointing at the audience.
However, this beard and eye analysis was most people viewed Walz’s eyes as a sign that he knew he was going to lose and/or that he was panicking.
The FBI needs better body language decoders, or ones who have been in the middle of our country and know how people read emotions.
There’s no one in the middle of the country who thinks those eyes mean passion
These are the eyes we see when a deer catches our headlights https://t.co/F5xULIcSnd pic.twitter.com/pjEbQUofZV— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) October 2, 2024
This takes the ridiculous to a whole modern level.
– Monica Moussighi (@MoussighiLaw) October 2, 2024
I don’t think we need a body language expert to tell us that Walz lost. https://t.co/HJJeYdEOdr
– Classic Republicans (@gopclassics) October 2, 2024
Politically. Come on. pic.twitter.com/rtD9KZkQOS
– That’s nice, darling! (@ThatsniceH) October 2, 2024
