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Some voters are woefully uninformed and some of them vote for Democrats. Despite what partisans on both sides claim there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in knowledgeability between the parties (Public Knowledge of Current Affairs Little Changed by News and Information Revolutions | Pew Research Center for the People and the Press)
Republicans and Democrats are equally likely to be represented in the high-knowledge group. But significantly fewer Republicans (26%) than Democrats (31%) fall into the third of the public that knows the least.
The slight edge for Republicans doesn't indicate a causal relationship between party affiliation and knowledge, since Republicanism coordinates with things like college education which also correlate with knowledge.
It's a bit jarring to see the claim
Most of them have forgotten that the reason we can't buy toilet paper is because Obama hasn't passed a budget since he's been in office.
in a post bemoaning the counterfactual beliefs of voters.
Regardless of your biased viewpoint on the intelligence of Republicans compared to Democrats.....the reason I mentioned toilet paper is because currently we aren't able to purchase any until we have a budget......along with replacement parts, air-filters......etc.
Over 400 priority 3 jobs in my shop alone are currently overdue waiting on supply because an unannounced hold has been put on them till further notice. Hopefully the Super-committee will do Obama's job for him and give us some money. The hold went into effect right around the time Obama got the debt-ceiling raised. Many of the high velocity air-handlers on post need pleated air-filters that cost anywhere from $7 to $10 a piece. They've stopped ordering them at the direction of the DOD. One month into the new fiscal year and the money still hasn't been released.
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