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October 19, 2004
Poll: Americans Dumbasses

Well, Tennesseeans, anyway, though it isn't much of a stretch to assume that the results would be similar elsewhere.

The poll summary starts out with the usual stuff.. Bush leads among white, Evangelical Christians (get out!), blah blah. Then comes to dumbasses part:

But Tennesseans not all that issue savvy. A close look at five key domestic agenda items suggests that Tennesseans as a group hardly qualify as well-informed and ideologically consistent policy wonks. On four of the five issues, only about half of a given candidate's supporters hold opinions consistent with those of the candidate.

Many favor positions inconsistent with their candidate. Perhaps even more interestingly, sizable chunks of each candidate's supporters favor positions held by the opposing camp. And when quizzed about which candidates hold which positions on the five issues, Tennesseans score an average of only two right answers - about the same result one could get by merely guessing.

Middle Tennessee State University

So there you go -- they did no better than chance when it comes to knowing that even their own candidates stand for.

Damn the damned fog!

(If you don't know where your candidates or elected officials stand on the issues, FIND OUT.)

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