To bow tie or not to bow tie, that was our question. Chap Petersen is a known bow tie wearer, and at the prompting of some of our readers I thought I'd put up a poll asking whether or not Chap should keep this look. Now, we usually don't get into clothing style choices here on RK, but this one seemed like a light hearted question I couldn't pass up.
How did the poll turn out? Our readers appear split on how they feel about Chap's bow tie, although there was a preference. While the vote was 43% to 33% in favor of ditching the bow tie, the actual difference was only 8 votes. So the 10 point victory could be a bit misleading. But it's still a victory. And nearly 25% spoke up to say they didn't care - but they did care just enough to let us know that they didn't care.
Perhaps the more important question, one which can't be answered by a simple poll, is why people voted the way they did. For those of you who did vote, or just have a bow tie opinion in general, please join in with your "why" in the comments section.
Seriously, I voted that way because it won't matter at all this fall.
I figure it this way: Regardless of how I feel about the look of a bow tie (I'm neutral for the record), once a person becomes known for wearing a bow tie that is their look and it's hard to picture them out of it.
Tucker Carlson (boo hiss) is a bow tie guy. So is one of my college professors - I don't even remember his name but can still remember that bow tie look. Yep, once you're a bow tie guy, you're a bow tie guy and it's tough to break away.
Chap is clearly established as a bow tie guy (I saw his father with one too, so maybe it even runs in the family), so he should keep it.