Why do Democrats have trouble voting?
That's what SoundPolitics.com wants to know.
It's the education, stupid. Oh, and class. Crappy infrastructure results in crappy voting machines, crappy volunteers, and crappy instructions.
Anyway, here's Reason's take on "dumb voters." (Hint: they're everywhere, but a little more in the Demo ranks).
And here's a nice Seattle P-I editorial that sums up my personal view: Voting is a right, so do it right.
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Here are some exit polls (so, I guess take them with a grain of salt) from the 2004 election.
Kerry led Bush among America's dumbest by just 1%. Bush gained hugely in this category, as traditionally, Dems clean up when it comes to winning the vote of America's least educated. But not this year.
Conversely, the Dems won the vote of America's smartest by about 54-44 percent. No change there from other years. As for the vast middle (high school grad, some college, B.A.), Bush won that by about 53% to 47%, gaining small in the three categories.
It's just one little slice of the pie, but I'm increasingly thinking that as far as peripheral voting indicators, Americas are *less* divided than they were post-2000.
It's the education, stupid. Oh, and class. Crappy infrastructure results in crappy voting machines, crappy volunteers, and crappy instructions.
Anyway, here's Reason's take on "dumb voters." (Hint: they're everywhere, but a little more in the Demo ranks).
And here's a nice Seattle P-I editorial that sums up my personal view: Voting is a right, so do it right.
* * *
Here are some exit polls (so, I guess take them with a grain of salt) from the 2004 election.
Kerry led Bush among America's dumbest by just 1%. Bush gained hugely in this category, as traditionally, Dems clean up when it comes to winning the vote of America's least educated. But not this year.
Conversely, the Dems won the vote of America's smartest by about 54-44 percent. No change there from other years. As for the vast middle (high school grad, some college, B.A.), Bush won that by about 53% to 47%, gaining small in the three categories.
It's just one little slice of the pie, but I'm increasingly thinking that as far as peripheral voting indicators, Americas are *less* divided than they were post-2000.
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