He may lag in delegates behind Joe Biden, the more physically composed former vice president, but he’s winning in body language. These big gestures make politicians appear larger,” says University of Arkansas political science professor Patrick Stewart, who studies body language in leaders. Here’s a manual of Sanders’s six favored gestures and what each suggests. “Bernie is literally making a point by doing this,” says Donna Van Natten, author of a book on political body language. He terminates many gestures with a pinch, pressing his fingers to his thumb to signal the end of his statement.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2020 13:52 UTC