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{{quote|Yeah Ainsley, I wanted to say hello, and to mention, you know, uh, a lot of people assumed you were hired because you were a [[Trope Namer|blonde Republican sex kitten]], and well they're obviously wrong. Keep up the good work.|'''President Bartlet, ''[[The West Wing]]'''''}}
A character type that has become more common in recent years as her very existence shows that not all Republicans are stuffy old men (or [[Old Maid|old maids]]), and that not all women are Democrats.
Like it says on [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the label]], this character is female, attractive, and [[Hair Colors|almost always blonde]]. Usually portrayed as more "traditional" in her gender expression than her politically opposite peers, though the characterization is by no means universal.
She'll sometimes be portrayed unsympathetically, as either a [[Stepford Smiler]] or a kind of grown-up, politicized version of [[Alpha Bitch]]. In these cases, she functions as an extension of the [[Strawman Political]], since instead of bolstering the Republican argument she now (indirectly and unintentionally) attacks it. In these cases there's a reasonably good chance that she'll undergo a [[High Heel Face Turn]] upon realizing her party bosses are, in reality, chauvinist pigs.
There is also a nice chance that the '''Blonde Republican Sex Kitten''' is a [[Magnificent Bastard]] with a sharp mind that plays the "snobby feminine airhead" role because its [[Obfuscating Stupidity|either convenient or expected]] from her. In that case, it may be the cover of a particularly sneaky [[Femme Fatale]].
Since shows heavy in [[Strawman Political|Political Strawmen]] can over do it by painting the other side as evil, this character can sometimes be a raging example of [[Evil Is Sexy]] for an established character with opposing political views. The political dissonance can consequently ignite [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] between the two, leading to a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] relationship, often involving arguments about contentious culture war issues as the making out gets heated. Sometimes the established character can find the kitten sexy ''because'' they're so diametrically opposed to everything s/he stands for.
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== Comic Books ==
* The 2008 miniseries ''[[The DCU|DC Universe]]: Decisions'', written to cash in on the U.S. presidential election, has [[Superman|Lois Lane]] spilling Republican talking points (or at the very least, opinions that the ''libertarian'' wing of the Republican Party would endorse) while asking Clark who he plans to vote for. Given that DC likes to keep its heroes nonpolitical (besides ultra-left wing Green Arrow and uber-conservative Hawkman, anyway), this will most likely be ignored in future stories. That said, [[Fridge Brilliance|it's not altogether inconsistent for a fairly wealthy army-brat who makes her living off of the personal freedom of the press to be interested in a moderate-Republican former soldier like John McCain.]] Counterpoint being that Lois Lane is a crusading seemingly liberal journalist with a primary focus on social issues. In the past, her opinion of the Republican Party has been shown to be quite negative. But generally as throwaway references, most of which are quite old: anger at "12 years of Republican administrations" was cited as one of the causes of the anger that enabled her [[Demonic Possession]] during the ''Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' crossover in the early 1990s. Arguably, since the actual lines Lois spoke in "Decisions" seem to largely be in line with ''libertarian''-Republican views and not necessarily ''conservative''-Republican views, it actually could still fit well with the Eclipso anecdote, as most libertarians generally resent social conservatism and have generally been unhappy with its prevalence within the GOP in recent decades.
* One issue of the 2000s revival of ''[[The Spirit]]'' by Darwyn Cooke features a [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] version of Coulter named "Mare Noltly" who unsuccessfully tries to seduce the hero when he questions her on a recent murder.
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== Live Action TV ==
* Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) from ''[[The West Wing]]'', for whom this trope is named. At least two Procter fan-sites have this name. Unlike some of the other examples here, Procter's character is a goodie. She was also memorable for being introduced as a Blonde Republican Sex Kitten, [[Cousin Oliver]], [[Always Someone Better|Minnesota Fats]], [[Southern-Fried Genius]], and [[Token Minority]] all at once.
** Would Joe Quincy count as a male example? Donna even points out he's the male equivalent of Ainsley Hayes.
* Avery from ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'' is a blonde, sexy (she's played by [[Elizabeth Banks]]), conservative talk-show host. In other words, a perfect match for Jack Donaghy. "Welcome back to Fox News. I'm blonde."
* Marcy D'Arcy from ''[[Married... with Children]]'' was a hardcore Republican and a feminist (albeit perhaps more the [[Straw Feminist]], particularly in the later seasons when every character on the show had their personalities [[Flanderization|Flanderized]]). The only things that made her a subversion of the trope was that Marcy was a brunette and enjoyed sex (which was later Flanderized into her being a sex maniac).
* Harriet Hayes from ''[[Studio 60
* Kitty Walker from ''[[Brothers and Sisters]]''. Full name Katherine, making it two uses of a [[Meaningful Name]]. Also a goodie, but that show doesn't really have heroes and villains.
* Slight variation: Sharon Tyler from ''[[Wonderfalls]]'' perfectly defines this trope, even if she happens be a [[Gay Conservative|lesbian]].
* Dr. Elliot Reid from ''[[Scrubs]]''. Semi-subversion—she is young, attractive, conservative and has what she considers to be loose morals (though they are pretty normal for a TV person), but she is also extremely neurotic about all the pre-marital sex she has. Of course, she's extremely neurotic about ''everything''. For most of the series, she hides the fact that she is even a republican (or at least votes that way).
* Jane Halliday from ''[[
* ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]'':
** One episode has Veronica Tandy, described by Detective Green as "the most hated bitch in America," as the intended victim of a shooting. Even other Republicans don't like her much, since she seems to be more successful at getting people mad than at actually conveying her ideals. This might be less of an example of the trope and more of an active [[Take That]] at Ann Coulter herself.
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** Yet another Coulter [[Expy]] called Judith Barlow. ''L&O'' likes to go to that well.
* [[An Ice Person|Tracy Strauss]] on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. However, thanks to [[Characterization Marches On|Characterization Marching On]], she's more or less grown out of this. In fact, a recent episode showed her trying to get that career back, but after heavy consideration, decided against it.
* Sarah Harding in the ''To Play The King'' section of ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'', who's also something of a [[Bastard Understudy]] to Urquhart, and his near-equal in guile: when he decides to {{spoiler|have her killed off}}, he laments her "[[Geeky Turn On|lovely intricate mind]]".
* On ''[[The Daily Show]]'', Samantha Bee plays a caricature of the Blonde Republican Sex Kitten.
* Sarah Newlin on ''[[True Blood]]'' is certainly one. Plus she's a fundamentalist Christian.
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* Kirsten Cohen from [[The OC]] is an attractive blonde [[Hot Mom]], and at one point in the series it's mentioned that she's a political conservative.
* Brought up in the Republican episode of ''[[Party Down]]'' where Roman is asking one of the males if it's true that Republican women are "maniacs under the sheets". The guy's girlfriend is blonde, coincidentally enough.
* [[The Thick of It/Characters|Emma Messinger]] of ''[[The Thick of It]]'', except replace "Republican" with "Tory".
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* Janine Turner, formerly of ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' (and formerly a brunette), is a [[Hot Mom]] variant who now offers Tea Party-friendly lectures on the U.S. Constitution with her young daughter.
* British Tory MP [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOSZLH3rlA&feature=player_embedded Louise Mensch].
* Helena Guergis is an attractive blonde, former Conservative Cabinet minister in Canada, who eventually resigned after getting caught partying with hookers and cocaine.
** Her ''husband'' got caught. And she never resigned; she was kicked out of cabinet and out of the Conservative caucas, ran in the next election as an independant, and lost.
* Actress Heather Locklear is a registered Republican.
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