79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?
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Gonna work out great. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, why do we love to root for underdogs?
Dubner, I gotta tell ya. You don't have what it takes. You're right, coach. I'm leaving now. Also, Angela and Steven wonder whether it would be better to answer one question each week instead of two. Two can be as bad as one, the loneliest numbers is the number one. Angela, we have an email here from one Kristen Callaway from Chicago.
Okay. Who writes to say I was reading the morning newsletter from the New York Times this morning, and it features the results of a new kind of poll The author of the newsletter says, nothing produced a more positive response from poll respondents. than hearing that a political candidate was a small business owner. It offered a bigger lift than any political position or demographic feature, and it was popular across black, Latino, and white respondents.
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