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Why Republicans Are Sexier
In our next issue, we take a look at Republican style. It may sound like a contradiction, but we like to think that we make it believable.

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People love to look at pictures. If there is one thing that I learned while handing out copies of our last issue, it is that simple truth. Ask any ad director or editor of a big-time magazine and he’ll agree. Pictures make the product, especially pictures of people, especially attractive, half-naked people smiling and prancing around in the sun.

I guess this was no surprise to me. I had always heard the advertising mantra, “sex sells,” and I didn’t try to fool myself into believing that a 3,000-word essay delineating the difference between modern liberals and conservatives was at all sexy. There were no swimsuits, no thongs; there were no pictures.

So the editorial staff here at Veracity decided to fill our next issue with pictures. After all, pictures are what the magazine format is really all about. It just so happened that my brother, Joe, was working on an idea for Veracity that would fit precisely with all the photos—he called it “Why Republicans Are Sexier.” We would feature attractive Republican celebrities and their real-life counterparts doing various YR-type things. There would be pictures galore, making the concept perfect for our move toward the more visual.

Of course, putting together a magazine about how sexy Republicans are is easier said than done. Generally, Republicans just aren’t considered to be sexy. And beyond that, we had never done a fashion shoot before. It would have been safe to say that no one in the history of the party had attempted such a tack. Perhaps, as I thought, there was good reason for that.
As the project got underway, however, we were pleasantly surprised at the enthusiasm with which it was received. Everyone seemed to love the idea, which certainly helped when it came time to secure models and photographers for the photo shoot.

This is not to say that the project was easy. We found that men especially aren’t so eager to jump in front of a camera for something called a “fashion issue.” In general, however, my initial skepticism was put to rest. I came to realize that there are plenty of designers, celebrities, and most importantly fashionable young people who still exhibit the tasteful, sophisticated style that can be deemed conservative. In surveying the personalities and styles featured in this publication, I’m sure that our readers will agree that Republicans actually are sexier—not because we show more skin than our more liberal counterparts, but because of our undeniable integrity.

Whether or not this “sexy” issue will “sell” the Republican Party remains to be seen. While there are no bikini-clad women posed seductively across elephants or muscle men wearing American flag Speedos, there is a chance that with this project we can help redefine ‘sexiness,’ from the overt and superficial to the cultivated and dignified. Such is the aim of Veracity III.

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