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The 10 Dumbest States In America Are Dominated By Republicans (Original Post) doxydad May 2014 OP
Yep, I knew it . . . Brigid May 2014 #1
You can't fix stupid. Gemini Cat May 2014 #7
I'm surprised North Carolina isn't on that list newfie11 May 2014 #2
Unfortunately, Lefta Dissenter May 2014 #3
Yeeeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!! dawg May 2014 #4
The chicken or the egg? drm604 May 2014 #5
Your theory does not hold water. former9thward May 2014 #11
I'm surprised Idaho didn't make the list IDemo May 2014 #6
Well, not much surprise that my state is listed. janlyn May 2014 #8
Forgot PA. It's controlled by teabaggers. AlinPA May 2014 #9
I think that's about to change. drm604 May 2014 #12
Sorry. I'm in WV now, elleng May 2014 #10
They had to vote for Romney. I mean, Obama is a negro! Enthusiast May 2014 #13

Gemini Cat

(2,820 posts)
7. You can't fix stupid.
Sun May 25, 2014, 09:20 AM
May 2014

I know, because I've tried. I will give Indiana this however, they surprisingly went blue in '08.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
2. I'm surprised North Carolina isn't on that list
Sun May 25, 2014, 08:17 AM
May 2014

I lived near Liberty NC back in the 70's.
The folks there were very friendly and nice but very unaware of what's going on outside their little community.

This was a problem with education, not stupid people. I might add the KKK stood on the high school sidewalk passing out literature to students.

No education, poverty, KKK, limited and skewed knowledge of history can destroy our country.

This is what the repugs want and it's working in the south.

Lefta Dissenter

(6,622 posts)
3. Unfortunately,
Sun May 25, 2014, 08:17 AM
May 2014

the Wisconsin legislature and administration and working hard to get us onto that list, as well.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
5. The chicken or the egg?
Sun May 25, 2014, 08:37 AM
May 2014

Does being uneducated cause a tendency to vote Republican, or do Republican policies cause a tendency to be uneducated?

I suspect that both are true and that it's a positive feedback cycle.

former9thward

(32,016 posts)
11. Your theory does not hold water.
Sun May 25, 2014, 11:15 AM
May 2014
Obama won uneducated (no high school), modestly educated (high school), and super-educated (graduate degree) voters.
Romney won college grads by a small margin.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/voting-by-sex-age-race-money-and-education-2012-11#ixzz32jykhI3k

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
6. I'm surprised Idaho didn't make the list
Sun May 25, 2014, 08:49 AM
May 2014

Our schools have been ranked nearly dead last for some time now.

janlyn

(735 posts)
8. Well, not much surprise that my state is listed.
Sun May 25, 2014, 09:27 AM
May 2014

I have lived in Arkansas for 29 yrs. I am not a native of the state, but I choose to live here because of the kindness and old southern manners. Unfortunatly on the flip side of that is the ignorance that is rampant in a portion of the populace. The sad part is, that these individuals are not stupid. I have seen first hand the results of southern engineering, like MacGyvers they can make and fix anything the majority of the time.
Ignorance can be educated but, there is a willfull opposition to be educated. Like a 4 yr. old sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting lalalala I can't hear you!! Ken Ham in the debate with Bill Nye being asked what if, anything would change your mind. And his response in a nut shell was nothing would change his mind. Evidence was Nye's response. I can think of no better example of some peoples staunch unwillingness to learning anything new.

elleng

(130,956 posts)
10. Sorry. I'm in WV now,
Sun May 25, 2014, 10:58 AM
May 2014

visited beautiful state capitol yesterday, saw lots of pleasant and interesting people, daughter attended WVU, and I'll explore further today.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
13. They had to vote for Romney. I mean, Obama is a negro!
Sun May 25, 2014, 08:20 PM
May 2014

Seriously. It's pretty simple for simple people.

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