With thieves and morons so-well represented, why leave out those of us who are overweight?

A Michigan State University study documents weight bias in U.S. elections.  Overweight candidates get fewer votes than do the svelte, and overweight women fare worse than men with the same profile.  This means the third of the population who are obese are underrepresented in office. (From an article in a paper picked up on a Toronto street on Monday)