My ladyfriend is taking Political Science 101. Skimming her textbook, I was reminded that college-educated voters used to lean Republican. That changed with Clinton, who carried the college vote. Now we have this remarkable analysis which breaks down the average IQ of voters in the blue states and the red states.
The folks who live in Gore states are brighter than the folks who live in Bush states. Or so claims the afore-linked web site.
Frankly, I'm having a hard time accepting these data at face value. What startles me is the wide state-by-state fluctuation in IQ averages: The average Connecticut dweller scores a 113, while the average inhabitant of Mississippi scores a grisly 85. 85 is pretty damn dumb, and half the people in that state must be even dumber. A score of 70 translates to "borderline retarded." Good lord, how can an entire state filled with so many mental defectives function? How can people like that keep the electricity on and the post office operational?
The chart also lists the average New Yorker at 109, well above the average Californian at 101. If those New Yorkers are so smart, why don't they get out of a state where it snows?
I don't trust these data. On the other hand, they go a long ways toward explaining why so many Americans believe Saddam Hussein possessed WMDs and engineered 9/11.
(Thanks to W:VLWC site for this link...)
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