Apparently John McCain and his supporters have one major difference: their reflexes.
According to a study conducted by political scientist Kevin Smith of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there is a link between a person's startle reflex and their political affiliation.
The study, conducted on 46 randomly-chosen people, first examined each participants view on popular issues such as immigration and gun control. Two months later the same group returned and underwent a series of stress and reflex tests.
These tests monitored people's responses to things such as disturbing images and loud noises. Other things such as skin electrical conductivity and blinking reflexes were also tested.
The report from Kevin Smith's team showed some interesting results.
"[People displaying] measurably lower physical sensitivities to sudden noises and threatening visual images were more likely to support foreign aid, liberal immigration policies, pacifism and gun control."
"Individuals displaying measurably higher physiological reactions to those same stimuli were more likely to favor defense spending, capital punishment, patriotism and the Iraq War."
The report was published in the Science journal on September 19.
For the full story jump on over to National Geographic.
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