What is this dark triad you speak of?
Ah, okay. Sarcasm / Facetiousness isn't always clear on these interweb page thingies.
Anyway, that Dark Triad thing won't explain 100% of the people that are attracted to him. I just figured it was good enough to cover a healthy bulk of em. Something else worth mentioning is that Putin is far more dominant than Obama. Putin carries himself with very alpha-like body language; Obama lets his wife openly disrespect him in public and can be a bit awkward at times. If a woman disrespected Putin in public she'd be likely to mysteriously disappear the next day. Putin isn't afraid of using force and intimidation when called for, whereas Obama prefers to use compromise and skillful juggling of interpersonal dynamics.
Interesting. So Putin puts a lot of work into PR to build an image of being a rugged man's man. It sounds like that army of women ripping clothes off may have been some sort of clever marketing scheme as well, but I can't tell for sure. Either way, it seems very likely that Putin is putting deliberate effort into building an image as a sex symbol. Combine that with his naturally dominant and aggressive political style, and then notice that he'll occasionally do things on the polar opposite site of the spectrum (such as singing Blueberry Hill to a bunch of Hollywood celebrities), and you got yourself a pretty intriguing guy.
Honestly, Obama is a bit one-note in comparison. Obama has no sexual edge in his image - even compared to Clinton.
Narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad
In other words, jerks. Research suggests that with at least younger, college age students, guys that display dark triad traits have a higher sexual partner count. Also, women looking for short term sexual relationships will favor the dark triad guys.
Personally I like his intensity and his intelligence, combined with his pretty face. Maybe I'd like Obama more if he had more conviction, but I got a rep from someone saying that there were women who had sexual dreams about Obama in large reported numbers after he was elected, so I could be way off base, I think I am definitely going to chalk this up to that the kind of woman who prefers a man like Obama may not be as open or assertive about her attraction to him, she may be more private about such things, or even embarrassed.
Hmm, I think actually there are women who are seeking long-term marriages - even marriages that are largely social and for show - who do seek these kind of men. They just tend to have a more fascist morality themselves, or something. If this wasn't so, these kind of powerful world leaders and the corrupt CEOs of large multinational corporations wouldn't have wives.
For example on another forum, I encountered a 21 year old virgin, who is also extremely racist, homophobic, elitist, and fascist in her belief system, who said she is "saving herself" for an older, wealthy man who "conquers her."
Later posts indicated this woman isn't very sexual, that she looks down on people who value sex, and that she would even think a boring or frigid sex life would be preferable if she could snag this sort of man.
I'm guessing xSFJ for her. Also an American citizen, though her parents appear to be European. Definitely not the sort of girl looking for short-term sexual relationships.
I do think Obama may be enfp tho so is Charles Manson and he's got that creepy sexual charisma thing happening too.
I definitely agree that there are women seeking long-term marriages that favor these dark triad males. No doubt. And honestly, not all of them are status seekers looking for powerful, dominant men. Some of them are looking for love, and prioritize the sexual excitement and passion (and unpredictability) the dark triad brings when searching for a partner. I've known some otherwise very sweet women that do this.
Wow, she sounds like a real catch. She doesn't really sound like a girl that's looking for a sexual relationship at all, honestly, and simply wishes to exchange her youth and virginity for a high-status male. I'd be curious to see how all that ends up working out for her.