The smarter, better educated people voted Democrat -- again

[bronzeage]

It's not that smarter, better educated people are more likely to vote Democratic, though it is a consistent pattern.

The Republican party has actively courted the stupid vote for more than a decade and is finally seeing the results of their work. The potential of the politically stupid was first recognized by Karl Rove.

He was the first campaign professional to see the value of attacking an opponent's strong points, instead of their weak spots. If you opponent is a decorated war veteran and your man was awol for most of his military service, just claim the hero was really a coward and got all his medals because his daddy had political influence.

A smart person sees through this kind of thing with little trouble, but the stupid cling to it.

The appeal to stupid matured after 911. The Truthers came forward with tales of phantom construction workers and secret nuclear devices, all part of a grand and perfect conspiracy. The greatest evidence of the conspiracy was the total lack of evidence. It was a triumph of stupidity.

This was the cue for the Birthers. Stupid on the face of it. All evidence is ignored, all testimony is dismissed. All of it aided by the completely aware, who happily shepherd the stupid into larger and larger flocks. Most aware people are too embarrassed to admit to believing the Birther story, but happily encourage others to do so.

In any large group, stupid people out number the smart. It's just the nature of the world. Fortunately for the world, they are easily distracted and will move on to something new, soon enough.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

It's not that smarter, better educated people are more likely to vote Democratic, though it is a consistent pattern.

The Republican party has actively courted the stupid vote for more than a decade and is finally seeing the results of their work. The potential of the politically stupid was first recognized by Karl Rove.

He was the first campaign professional to see the value of attacking an opponent's strong points, instead of their weak spots. If you opponent is a decorated war veteran and your man was awol for most of his military service, just claim the hero was really a coward and got all his medals because his daddy had political influence.

A smart person sees through this kind of thing with little trouble, but the stupid cling to it.

The appeal to stupid matured after 911. The Truthers came forward with tales of phantom construction workers and secret nuclear devices, all part of a grand and perfect conspiracy. The greatest evidence of the conspiracy was the total lack of evidence. It was a triumph of stupidity.

This was the cue for the Birthers. Stupid on the face of it. All evidence is ignored, all testimony is dismissed. All of it aided by the completely aware, who happily shepherd the stupid into larger and larger flocks. Most aware people are too embarrassed to admit to believing the Birther story, but happily encourage others to do so.

In any large group, stupid people out number the smart. It's just the nature of the world. Fortunately for the world, they are easily distracted and will move on to something new, soon enough.

Fickleness missbehooves Americans. As has been our pattern of late.

 

[busybody..]

how can the OP be reconciled with the FACT that teh DUMZ always go after teh COLORED VOTE?

anyone really believe THEY are teh smart "people"?

 

[Wrong Element]

Rand Paul. Kentucky. Jesus Christ in a chicken basket people are stupid.

I've spent a little time in Kentucky lately, and believe me when I say Rand Paul is fully qualified to represent those folks. That big anti-evolution theme park is there for a reason.

 

[busybody..]

Remember when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other liberals dismissed the Tea Party as nothing more than “AstroTurf”?

Remember when they were all RACISTS

Remember when they were all VIOLENT

Remember when they were all EXTREMISTS

Remember when they were all ANTI AMERICAN

Remember when they were all DUMB

How did that work out for you

By all means, DUMZ, keep it up and keep hoping the real smart people like teh COLOREDS vote for you

There will be 12 of you LOSERS LEFT

 

[firespin]

The dumb people will get you a primary win, but not a general election win.

The independent and college educated voters tend to be deciding factors, there are so many of them.

And they went with Republicans this time.

 

[pointless]

I've spent a little time in Kentucky lately, and believe me when I say Rand Paul is fully qualified to represent those folks. That big anti-evolution theme park is there for a reason.

seriously. kentucky sucks. it's like indiana, but with more inbreeding.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

seriously. kentucky sucks. it's like indiana, but with more inbreeding.

I did indeed expect your response at least an hour ago. You disappointed me in this respect. (I meaned your timing)

 

[pointless]

I did indeed expect your response at least an hour ago. You disappointed me in this respect. (I meaned your timing)

i have no idea what you are talking about, and i don't care. stop talking to me and get working on that destroying my life thing.

 

[busybody..]

The dumb people will get you a primary win, but not a general election win.

The independent and college educated voters tend to be deciding factors, there are so many of them.

And they went with Republicans this time.

Fuck off , Marxy,

No one wants FACTS!

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

i have no idea what you are talking about, and i don't care. stop talking to me and get working on that destroying my life thing.

Comprehensive reading is indeed not your best suite. Not the first time I have told you that.

 

[pointless]

Comprehensive reading is indeed not your best suite. Not the first time I have told you that.

yeah, talking to me and trying(and failing) to sound smart is not going to ruin my life. i'll just respond until i get bored and then i'll move on like i always do.

 

[firespin]

seriously. kentucky sucks. it's like indiana, but with more inbreeding.

It's where people in West Virginia go when they win $100 in the scratch-off game.

You should see how big their eyes get when they first see flat land.

 

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[Colonel Hogan]

There's no stupid like the liberal stupid we saw two years ago in the wake of Obama's election.

It wasn't just the opinion of every "smarter, better educated" person here that a political revolt like we saw yesterday was impossible. Oh, Hell no. They could actually prove it. Every left-wing loud mouth on this forum was falling all over their PowerPoint demographic charts with a smug arrogance that rivaled the President himself.

Never again would Republicans be able to coalesce staunch conservatism with enough moderate voters to wield any meaningful political force. The right had willfully abandoned any semblance of broad-based appeal and America rose up as a single voice to repudiate whatever remnants remained.

Yes, all that was left was to gleefully watch the last mournful breath of the once great and mighty that had finally been separated from the herd.

Now that was some stupid. But the usual corps of Lit-left intellectuals wore that badge with pride.

How could it all have gone so wrong so quickly? Perhaps they will tell us. I could never figure it out on my own.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

yeah, talking to me and trying(and failing) to sound smart is not going to ruin my life. i'll just respond until i get bored and then i'll move on like i always do.

So, why is it that 'I', in particular, among all the others here, piques your interest and undivided attention?

 

[Luk]

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So, why is it that 'I', in particular, among all the others here, piques your interest and undivided attention?

I'm not sure when you turned into a troll but you really suck at it. Either destroy his life or get the fuck out.

Oh, and that Poobah moron, you suck at it too.

 

[pointless]

It's where people in West Virginia go when they win $100 in the scratch-off game.

You should see how big their eyes get when they first see flat land.

flat land will do that to you.

 

[RobDownSouth]

How could it all have gone so wrong so quickly? Perhaps they will tell us. I could never figure it out on my own.

Simply put: the Republicans focused on the one group that did not desert them in the election of 2008: the white elderly.

The white elderly turned out in droves for the Republicans. The core demographic constituencies of the Democrats (namely, everyone and everything not old and white) did not match the turnout of the white elderly.

I hope this lessens your ignorance somewhat.

 

[firespin]

Simply put: the Republicans focused on the one group that did not desert them in the election of 2008: the white elderly.

The white elderly turned out in droves for the Republicans. The core demographic constituencies of the Democrats (namely, everyone and everything not old and white) did not match the turnout of the white elderly.

I hope this lessens your ignorance somewhat.

White folks voted for Republicans by a 60-38 spread. White males, a 2:1 ratio in fact.

Are you saying they're all elderly?

In fact, Republicans carried EVERY age demographic over 30, you could look it up.

Or you could just post guesses you hope are right. Or are they lies? No, I'll assume it's ignorance.

 

[Wrong Element]

There's no stupid like the liberal stupid we saw two years ago in the wake of Obama's election.

It wasn't just the opinion of every "smarter, better educated" person here that a political revolt like we saw yesterday was impossible. Oh, Hell no. They could actually prove it. Every left-wing loud mouth on this forum was falling all over their PowerPoint demographic charts with a smug arrogance that rivaled the President himself.

Never again would Republicans be able to coalesce staunch conservatism with enough moderate voters to wield any meaningful political force. The right had willfully abandoned any semblance of broad-based appeal and America rose up as a single voice to repudiate whatever remnants remained.

Yes, all that was left was to gleefully watch the last mournful breath of the once great and mighty that had finally been separated from the herd.

Now that was some stupid. But the usual corps of Lit-left intellectuals wore that badge with pride.

How could it all have gone so wrong so quickly? Perhaps they will tell us. I could never figure it out on my own.

Yeah, I was here two years ago, and this didn't actually happen.

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

I'm not sure when you turned into a troll but you really suck at it. Either destroy his life or get the fuck out.

Oh, and that Poobah moron, you suck at it too.

Oh. A new player. And I thought you were smarter than this.

WTF is a Poobah?

 

[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

Come on Luke. Do not be the IGNORANT asshole I think you to be.

Do the right thing and PM your response to me. Do no degrade the OPs thread topic.

 

[richard_daily]

Yeah, I was here two years ago, and this didn't actually happen.

You're just getting bogged down in details.

Also, did colonel sanders just call what happened yesterday a "revolt"? Christ, these people and their attempts to change the meanings of words... When will it ever end?