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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Should a candidate running for POTUS at least have a Bachelor Degree? [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)24. Amending the Constitution is difficult, and the anger against college educated elites
is very pronounced, especially on the right.
Thee is simply nothing we can do about this except insist that individual voters hold candidates to a higher standard.
Hell, Bush was a C student who many believed was allowed to pass because his family donated money to the University. The truth, of course, is even a College education doesn't mean much.
Bush Graduated from Harvard but was a legacy student whose family have buildings named after them.
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Should a candidate running for POTUS at least have a Bachelor Degree? [View all]
onecaliberal
Jul 2015
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Amending the Constitution is difficult, and the anger against college educated elites
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
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