OK for Kerry supporters, you will like to see this...

This was sent to me by a friend so I don't have the source, but found it interesting nonetheless. It is NOT meant to cause an argument!! (Although I don't really understand why this is 'off-topic')

2004 Election
State Avg. IQ Kerry Bush
1 Connecticut 113 54% 44%
2 Massachusetts 111 62% 37%
3 New Jersey 111 53% 46%
4 New York 109 58% 40%
5 Rhode Island 107 60% 39%
6 Hawaii 106 54% 41%
7 Maryland 105 56% 45%
8 New Hampshire 105 50% 49%
9 Illinois 104 55% 45%
10 Delaware 103 53% 46%
11 Minnesota 102 51% 48%
12 Vermont 102 59% 39%
13 Washington 102 52% 46%
14 California 101 55% 44%
15 Pennsylvania 101 51% 49%
16 Maine 100 53% 45%
17 Virginia 100 45% 54%
18 Wisconsin 100 50% 49%
19 Colorado 99 46% 53%
20 Iowa 99 49% 50%
21 Michigan 99 51% 48%
22 Nevada 99 48% 50%
23 Ohio 99 49% 51%
24 Oregon 99 53% 47%
25 Alaska 98 35% 62%
26 Florida 98 47% 52%
27 Missouri 98 46% 53%
28 Kansas 96 36% 62%
29 Nebraska 95 32% 67%
30 Arizona 94 44% 55%
31 Indiana 94 39% 60%
32 Tennessee 94 42% 57%
33 North Carolina 93 43% 56%
34 West Virginia 93 43% 56%
35 Arkansas 92 44% 55%
36 Georgia 92 41% 59%
37 Kentucky 92 40% 60%
38 New Mexico 92 49% 50%
39 North Dakota 92 35% 63%
40 Texas 92 38% 61%
41 Alabama 90 37% 63%
42 Louisiana 90 42% 57%
43 Montana 90 39% 59%
44 Oklahoma 90 34% 66%
45 South Dakota 90 38% 60%
46 South Carolina 89 41% 58%
47 Wyoming 89 29% 69%
48 Idaho 87 30% 68%
49 Utah 87 27% 71%
50 Mississippi 85 40% 60%

I saw that on a Penn student's website. It's obviously complete BS..but I like to think it's true

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Posted by Karacg

This was sent to me by a friend so I don't have the source, but found it interesting nonetheless. It is NOT meant to cause an argument!! (Although I don't really understand why this is 'off-topic')

2004 Election
State Avg. IQ Kerry Bush
1 Connecticut 113 54% 44%
2 Massachusetts 111 62% 37%
3 New Jersey 111 53% 46%
4 New York 109 58% 40%
5 Rhode Island 107 60% 39%
6 Hawaii 106 54% 41%
7 Maryland 105 56% 45%
8 New Hampshire 105 50% 49%
9 Illinois 104 55% 45%
10 Delaware 103 53% 46%
11 Minnesota 102 51% 48%
12 Vermont 102 59% 39%
13 Washington 102 52% 46%
14 California 101 55% 44%
15 Pennsylvania 101 51% 49%
16 Maine 100 53% 45%
17 Virginia 100 45% 54%
18 Wisconsin 100 50% 49%
19 Colorado 99 46% 53%
20 Iowa 99 49% 50%
21 Michigan 99 51% 48%
22 Nevada 99 48% 50%
23 Ohio 99 49% 51%
24 Oregon 99 53% 47%
25 Alaska 98 35% 62%
26 Florida 98 47% 52%
27 Missouri 98 46% 53%
28 Kansas 96 36% 62%
29 Nebraska 95 32% 67%
30 Arizona 94 44% 55%
31 Indiana 94 39% 60%
32 Tennessee 94 42% 57%
33 North Carolina 93 43% 56%
34 West Virginia 93 43% 56%
35 Arkansas 92 44% 55%
36 Georgia 92 41% 59%
37 Kentucky 92 40% 60%
38 New Mexico 92 49% 50%
39 North Dakota 92 35% 63%
40 Texas 92 38% 61%
41 Alabama 90 37% 63%
42 Louisiana 90 42% 57%
43 Montana 90 39% 59%
44 Oklahoma 90 34% 66%
45 South Dakota 90 38% 60%
46 South Carolina 89 41% 58%
47 Wyoming 89 29% 69%
48 Idaho 87 30% 68%
49 Utah 87 27% 71%
50 Mississippi 85 40% 60%

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NJ has a higher IQ than NY???

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Posted by Karacg

Our country is now officially run by............ rednecks! (No offense to any on LIW).

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It's very scary.

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Posted by Sassyz75

I also read somewhere that people w. higher educations would be more likely a Kerry supporter.

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See, I always thought that people with higher educations tend to vote Republican. Now I'm confused...

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Posted by TwoBugs

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Posted by Sassyz75

I also read somewhere that people w. higher educations would be more likely a Kerry supporter.

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See, I always thought that people with higher educations tend to vote Republican. Now I'm confused...

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I think that's the standard statistic...at least that's what I was taught in my public opinion class, which I took a year ago. But I'm guessing the polls showed something different this year?

Does it count that I am a college drop out and I voted for Kerry. I mean at least I tried higher education.

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Posted by Jordan

I think it goes something like - higher ed = Kerry/Democrat...more money = Bush/Republican.

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i believe the more money republicans are beginning to change their tune... i have read and heard about this happening on a larger scale and personally know people who have made the switch!

I think more educated would vote for kerry, but probably because more edcated, usually mans less religious in a lot of cases.
To me that actually would be a vbad thing if the more educated I got the less religious I was.

I have heard the saying that everyone is a Democrat in college and a Republican when you start collecting a paycheck.

Then how does that explain Democrats in Hollywood - many actors never even attended college ??!! Ya gotta admit - its pretty scary when Ashton Kucher is telling you how to vote.

By the way, I have a BA and 12 credits towards a Masters and voted Republican so

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Posted by verdila

I have heard the saying that everyone is a Democrat in college and a Republican when you start collecting a paycheck.

Then how does that explain Democrats in Hollywood - many actors never even attended college ??!!

By the way, I have a BA and 12 credits towards a Masters and voted Republican so

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The way I see it, is it depends on how you view yourself in the world.. if you think that at the end of the day-it's your wallet and checking account, then you'd probably vote Republican.

But if you more socially aware, then democratic i guess

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Posted by Sassyz75

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Posted by verdila

I have heard the saying that everyone is a Democrat in college and a Republican when you start collecting a paycheck.

Then how does that explain Democrats in Hollywood - many actors never even attended college ??!!

By the way, I have a BA and 12 credits towards a Masters and voted Republican so

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The way I see it, is it depends on how you view yourself in the world.. if you think that at the end of the day-it's your wallet and checking account, then you'd probably vote Republican.

But if you more socially aware, then democratic i guess

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And you cant be both socially aware and care about your wallet??? As I said in a previous thread, I don't think raising taxes and letting govt choose which social causes they are going to fund is the answer. We are taxed enough - there are other ways to being socially aware - like donating time and $ to a specific cause that interests you not letting the govt take your money and decide for you.

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Posted by verdila

I have heard the saying that everyone is a Democrat in college and a Republican when you start collecting a paycheck.

Then how does that explain Democrats in Hollywood - many actors never even attended college ??!! Ya gotta admit - its pretty scary when Ashton Kucher is telling you how to vote.

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I just want to say that I am one of those actors who never attended college (well, I went for 3 semesters). I can assure you that just because I do not have a diploma does not mean that I am uninformed or uneducated. I just chose to look outside the box for my source of education. As far as Ashton Kucher goes, last I checked he was an American and has a right to voice his opinion like everyone else.

I think people with higher education vote for Kerry because they're more informed about the facts. Some people who vote for Bush do not know all the facts, and may vote for Bush just because they support the war and not give a crap about gays' or women's rights.

Some people have a little bit of both republican and democratic in them and

A. Are highly informed..more than most especially in the political arena

B. May actually agree with some of Bush's views..not everyone is a liberal. Or as liberal as others..

C. Some can actually agree with some of Kerry's views too.