Does Poll Indicate Palin Supporters Are Just Stupid Republicans?

[JEDIYoda]

wOWZA-- just as i had always thought...
Just amazing!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110509...lYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDZG9lc3BvbGxpbmRp

COMMENTARY | Sometimes polls tend to look like they indicate one thing when they really are only offering a broad view of a more intricate question, problem, argument or premise. Take, for instance, the recent Gallup poll that revealed that those Republicans with college degrees are more likely to vote for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney than any of the other potential 2012 GOP candidates. That same poll shows that of the respondents, only 9 percent who have college degrees support former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Does that indicate that those more inclined to support Palin are just a bunch of ill-educated, stupid Republicans?

Although the argument might be made that there exists a segment of Palin followers that are not only ill-educated and ignorant but also misguided and ill-informed. At the same time, that argument can be used against any candidates followers, whether they be Republican, Democrat or independent. But that argument does not accurately reflect what the lower numbers of college educated supporters/respondents in the poll actually indicates.

What the 9 percent truly indicates is that of 100 percent of those Republicans polled in the survey that have college degrees, only 9 percent of that number intend to support Palin as a candidate for president. At the same time, of 100 percent of Republicans polled that do not have a college degree, 16 percent assert they back the former Alaska governor. This does not in any way indicate that people of lower intelligence levels are supportive of Palin, just that there is a greater number of people who do not have a college education that back her candidacy as opposed to those who do have a college degree........there is more....

 

[MomentsofSanity]

More shows who her brand of rhetoric resonates with. Most of the electorate is ill informed. If people will buy what you're selling why stop selling it to them?

 

[Kadarin]

Would be interesting also to get more breakdown on where those college degrees were earned, and in what subjects. A degree in theology from Liberty University, for example, would be worth quite a bit less than a degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT.

Palin is ill-informed and uneducated. Like attracts like.

 

[Jaskalas]

So it says college Republicans favor Bush's third term, and since McCain failed to deliver Romney is the next best thing. Sign of intelligence you say?

More bankrupt spending, wars, and patriot acts. Real cunning those kids. Might have helped if you gave them a real choice though, and not something repulsive.

 

[Zebo]

Meh some are some not. I know for many it's about dollars and cents and anyone who promises to keep taxes low or cut taxes they are down with. Her gaffs and idiocy are superfluous to pocket book.

 

[shortylickens]

Stupid Republican?
:hmm:
Isnt that redundant?
:awe:



No seriously she is a dumb useless bitch and I dont even think she should be governor, much less president.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Look closer at the poll. They are not just stupid Republicans, they are poor too.

 

[theeedude]

Saying "Stupid Republicans" is like saying "ATM Machine," redundant.

 

[Siddhartha]

Run Sarah run!

 

[Lanyap]

It's her sex appeal.

 

[zinfamous]

Stupid Republican?
:hmm:
Isnt that redundant?
:awe:



No seriously she is a dumb useless bitch and I dont even think she should be governor, much less president.

even Palin agrees with you!

:awe:

 

[Dr. Zaus]

My dad is poorly educated but very intelligent.

He know he heart and when I brought up that she wasnt quite qualified to run a small city he called me an intellectual elitist.

I think I'm voting Obama a second time if either Romney or pailen is the final candidate.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

My dad is poorly educated but very intelligent.

He know he heart and when I brought up that she wasnt quite qualified to run a small city he called me an intellectual elitist.

I think I'm voting Obama a second time if either Romney or pailen is the final candidate.

 

[Zebo]

Same here dix except my dad has CPA/MBA. Loves Palin, loves all republicans, righter the better. I probably won't vote since there is not a dime worth of difference. Got better things to do like post here or almost anything.

 

[BoberFett]

My dad is poorly educated but very intelligent.

He know he heart and when I brought up that she wasnt quite qualified to run a small city he called me an intellectual elitist.

I think I'm voting Obama a second time if either Romney or pailen is the final candidate.

Can you say that again, but this time say it in a way that makes sense? Your post makes you look as dumb as any Palin-voting Republican.

 

[UberNeuman]

Stupid is the wrong word; fearful is better...

"If there is to be a brave new world, our generation is going to have the hardest time living in it."

\slapped some Star Trek VI on this, but the point is simply that we as a nation, as a world have been forced to face the rapid movements in change and understanding; some cling on to the old..
\\some will not yet let go..

 

[wuliheron]

Liberal propaganda! Everyone knows the commies and liberals have taken over the universities, news networks, and Hollywood. They're everywhere I tell ya whispering endless evil into everyone's ears. You need to do what I do. Stick your fingers in your ears and repeat after me, "La,la,la,la,la,la...."

 

[DominionSeraph]

The really frightening thing is that people can usually see stupidity in others clearer than they can see stupidity in themselves. This implies that all these people are actually considerably dumber than Palin to not be able to see her stupidity.

I came to the "Palin is stupid," party really late. I didn't pay much of any attention to the '08 campaign. I saw McCain's announcement and I saw nothing wrong with it -- she was Governor and had McCain's endorsement (I like McCain), and that was good enough for me. Heard all the, "But is she qualified," questions and dismissed them as generic. Didn't watch the Vice Presidential debate (nor any Presidential debates - I rarely give a fuck.) All of the late-term stuff as well as the election went under my radar.
Then, way after the election as Fox News was manufacturing the Tea Party, I finally heard her speak on an issue. Instant jaw-drop. Literally. She was seriously using a second grade-level model, and the Fox News commentators were practically having sex with her over it. I had never seen anyone blow as much smoke as I saw them blow that day.
Suddenly, a lot of the things I'd heard during the campaign were put into context.