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Another interesting facet of the US elections is the endorsement of Harris by high-profile Republicans and celebrities of all ages and genders, in which partisan politics are considered secondary to the broader objective of protecting democracy.

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Thanks Grant. The points about the gender split in NZ are well made. When do we get 2023 election analysis from the Election Study?

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Hi Bernard! You'd need to ask Jen Curtin or Jack Vowles about that. I'm not involved in it myself. Cheers.

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The political gender gap has been followed to extremes in the last South Korean election, which was dubbed the "incel election". Just about everywhere else, even America, the figures are more normal.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/south-korea-incel-gender-wars-election-womens-rights/

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Interesting, thanks! And Yoon narrowly won.

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Robert Sapolsky may have an interesting explanation for this gender split.

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I haven't read his books, I'm afraid. Didn't he study baboons?

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Yes, and the wider neuroscience of primates. There are some interesting YouTube videos available. Testosterone is necessarily violent but it is competitive.

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It's fortunate that I don't have to behave like a baboon.

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