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The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election

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The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
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The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 9:35 am (This post was last modified: November 9, 2012 at 9:35 am by pocaracas.)
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Correlation does not mean causation.... but it can be a good indicator!
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 11:19 am
This explains the Republican's bizarre fight against education. Remember Santorum calling Obama a snob for wanting children to be able to get a college education? Or how the Texas Republican party platform specifically discouraged critical thinking skills?
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 8:39 pm
What in the devil are yout talking about? Obama won because of the Latino vote and they are hardly educated. And I am not being racist. Just stating a fact.
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Obama won because the republicunts relied on dumbass xtian idiots and there are fewer and fewer of them every year.
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 9:25 pm
(November 9, 2012 at 8:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Obama won because the republicunts relied on dumbass xtian idiots and there are fewer and fewer of them every year.

As if the Latinos are all atheists, tard.
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 9:33 pm
(November 9, 2012 at 9:25 pm)Alumacin Wrote:
(November 9, 2012 at 8:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Obama won because the republicunts relied on dumbass xtian idiots and there are fewer and fewer of them every year.

As if the Latinos are all atheists, tard.

Did you ever stop to think that maybe your god wanted Obama to win?
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 10:28 pm (This post was last modified: November 9, 2012 at 10:37 pm by Justtristo.)
(November 9, 2012 at 9:35 am)pocaracas Wrote: [Image: xlarge.jpg]
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Correlation does not mean causation.... but it can be a good indicator!

It is interesting that the 10 states with the lowest levels of college education apart from Nevada are considered part of the Dixie. Also the gap between the 10 states with the highest with those with the lowest is quite big. Not to mention all New England states (minus Maine) are in the top ten.
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, away, away! In Dixieland I'll make my stand, to live and die in Dixie...
Yeah, not much has changed in them thar parts in nigh on a century...
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 10:40 pm (This post was last modified: November 9, 2012 at 10:40 pm by Justtristo.)
Although I tend to be skeptical of the view that voters with a college education are any more rational and sensible on average than those without college educations. In Australia for example, the Greens vote and percentage of people with a university education are closely correlated. Essentially the higher the number of people with a university education, higher the Greens vote.

However a University undergraduate degree in Australia is broadly similar to a Masters in the United States.
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RE: The Effect of College Education On the Presidential Election
November 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm
(November 9, 2012 at 8:39 pm)Alumacin Wrote: What in the devil are yout talking about? Obama won because of the Latino vote and they are hardly educated. And I am not being racist. Just stating a fact.

Fail troll is fail. Why hasn't this guy been banned yet?
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