ConnorEl
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Being a Gump-level simpleton, my head went to 'scoreboard' while reading this thread (e.g., if one were to proxy comprehensive intelligence with income, net worth, job level, etc.), which got me wondering what such a scoreboard would show if used to compare the average Dem voter with the average 'Pub voter (adjusting for factors such as age, etc.). I truly have no idea. But I did query the web goodle about Tea Party intelligence, income, etc. and this interesting Times article popped up. (which actually led to another question... why is the web goodle the same on both the Firefox web and the Chrome web... are they the same web somehow??!? Maybe I'll drop that into the Pit and see if anyone can help me understand it better) --
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/us/politics/15poll.html?_r=0
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... Nearly 9 in 10 disapprove of the job Mr. Obama is doing over all, and about the same percentage fault his handling of major issues: health care, the economy and the federal budget deficit. Ninety-two percent believe Mr. Obama is moving the country toward socialism, an opinion shared by more than half of the general public.
“I just feel he’s getting away from what America is,” said Kathy Mayhugh, 67, a retired medical transcriber in Jacksonville. “He’s a socialist. And to tell you the truth, I think he’s a Muslim and trying to head us in that direction, I don’t care what he says. He’s been in office over a year and can’t find a church to go to. That doesn’t say much for him.” ..
... When talking about the Tea Party movement, the largest number of respondents said that the movement’s goal should be reducing the size of government, more than cutting the budget deficit or lowering taxes.
And nearly three-quarters of those who favor smaller government said they would prefer it even if it meant spending on domestic programs would be cut.
But in follow-up interviews, Tea Party supporters said they did not want to cut Medicare or Social Security — the biggest domestic programs, suggesting instead a focus on “waste.”
Some defended being on Social Security while fighting big government by saying that since they had paid into the system, they deserved the benefits.
Others could not explain the contradiction.
“That’s a conundrum, isn’t it?” asked Jodine White, 62, of Rocklin, Calif. “I don’t know what to say. Maybe I don’t want smaller government. I guess I want smaller government and my Social Security.” She added, “I didn’t look at it from the perspective of losing things I need. I think I’ve changed my mind.”
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Passion baby.