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Body Language Bares Rivals' Key Differences

McCain expresses stability, while Obama communicates change

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 26, 2008 7:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – The presidential hopefuls are saying a lot more than just words, reports LiveScience. Body language experts analyzing John McCain and Barack Obama's movements have discovered major differences in the kind of leaders they are likely to be. McCain's firm stance and tendency to grip the podium send out a message of stability, while Obama's looser movements hint at change, they say.

Analysts believe both men show auspicious signs of introspective qualities that indicate they'd be effective leaders, but Obama's more relaxed movements may give him the edge. "John McCain is ill at ease a lot," one analyst said. "Obama is rarely ill at ease although he's put on the spot. McCain sometimes looks like he's looking for the door. He needs to work on that."

Experts say gestures used by John McCain and Barack Obama display different attitudes, with McCain's suggesting bridging a gap and Obama's suggesting accommodation.
Experts say gestures used by John McCain and Barack Obama display different attitudes, with McCain's suggesting bridging a gap and Obama's suggesting accommodation.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
John McCain's firm stance sends out a sense of stability, body language experts say.
John McCain's firm stance sends out a sense of stability, body language experts say.   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures as he gives a statement after he toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Obama pledged Wednesday that as president he would preserve the close ties between the United States and Israel, and that the...
US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures as he gives a statement after he toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Obama...   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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