The new Public Policy Polling (D) survey of the California Senate race gives Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer a lead over her Republican opponent, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Obviously, it was a trenchant comment. And it's more bad news for Carly: According to the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling, 19 percent of registered voters have a higher opinion of Barbara Boxer's hair, while only 14 percent have a higher opinion of Fiorina's (67 percent were "not sure," which just goes to show you how politically illiterate people are). "I think the whole story was silly, so we asked a silly question. 29 percent of Asian registered voters and 22 percent of Hispanic registered voters preferred it to Fiorina's. Twenty-five percent of moderate voters had a higher opinion of Boxer's hair, while only 12 percent had a higher opinion of Fiorina's. Oh, and also, uh, Boxer led Fiorina in the polls, 49 percent to 40 percent. (The truly correct answer would have been for respondents to volunteer, "Who cares," but PPP is a robopoll.)
– Incumbent Barbara Boxer is leading former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in the Senate polls—but infinitely more importantly, so is Boxer’s hair. Public Policy Polling included a question about the rivals’ hairstyles, following Fiorina’s remark that Boxer’s hair is “so yesterday,” and found that 19% of registered voters actually like Boxer’s hair better. Only 14% prefer Fiorina’s, and 67% “were ‘not sure,’ which just goes to show you how politically illiterate people are,” writes Max Read on Gawker. Proving Fiorina’s catty remark even less accurate, 26% of young people preferred Boxer’s hair, while 3% liked Fiorina’s better. The question is “not something we would normally ask, but Carly Fiorina made Barbara Boxer's hair into a bit of an issue,” the PPP communications director tells Talking Points Memo. “I think the whole story was silly, so we asked a silly question.” Click here to hear from one writer who doesn't think it's so silly.