While presidential fashion isn't necessarily the first thing that the public worries about when choosing the next leader of the free world it's still important. Barack Obama went for a bike ride last weekend and the blogs slammed him for his choice of too tight, too short jeans, a tucked in shirt and a helmet.

But, the Democratic top dog defended his choice of outfits for the outing. Barack said, "I got a hard time from all sorts of blogs who said I looked like Urkel. I knew that the A.P. was going to take a picture, and they were trying to portray it like [Mike Dukakis] wearing that tank helmet."



Barack was just choosing safety over looks, he explains, "But I wanted to make sure that the children who saw that picture knew that even the Democratic nominee for president wears a helmet when he goes biking."

What do you think? Does the way a presidential nominee dresses influence the way you vote?