Science Proves: Bush Supporters Less Smart

[Chris Alger]

According to a composite of three polls by the Program on International Policy Attitudes:

"Even after the final report of Charles Duelfer to Congress saying that Iraq did not have a significant WMD program, 72% of Bush supporters continue to believe that Iraq had actual WMD (47%) or a major program for developing them (25%). Fifty-six percent assume that most experts believe Iraq had actual WMD and 57% also assume, incorrectly, that Duelfer concluded Iraq had at least a major WMD program. Kerry supporters hold opposite beliefs on all these points.

Similarly, 75% of Bush supporters continue to believe that Iraq was providing substantial support to al Qaeda, and 63% believe that clear evidence of this support has been found. Sixty percent of Bush supporters assume that this is also the conclusion of most experts, and 55% assume, incorrectly, that this was the conclusion of the 9/11 Commission. Here again, large majorities of Kerry supporters have exactly opposite perceptions."

[wacki]

Already been posted.

End of thread.

[Cyrus]

Don't you know it's a bad move to be the first to respond to a thread about ignorant Bush supporters? [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]


OK, now you know.

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[anatta]

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Already been posted.

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I think we posted similar reports from PIPA, but this looks like a new one. Some of the polling data looks like its from mid-October. That is unless there is a new post that I haven't read and that is what you mean by the above quote.

Maybe "already been posted" refers to the post title. Yes, that fact, err, opinion has already been proven, err, I mean posted.

[anatta]

A prior study showed the same thing. I am amazed that Bush supporters still don't have their facts straight on these issues.

Another study showed Bush supporters don't even know what policies their candidate supports. ie. they believe he supports Kyoto treaty on Global Warming or In. Criminal Court.

Half of all Americans are dumber than the average American.

[goldcowboy]

I read this, but I don't know what it means. Can someone help me with the big words?

[GWB]

This thread and the article shows that liberals are gullible to phony research done for self-serving reasons.

But then liberals are used to creating phony research to help pass their bad social programs, that once passed harm our country for years to come.

[LinusKS]

When you consider conservatives get their info from FOX and Rush Limbaugh, it's not surprising they're misinformed.

Part of it is they're not that bright, but it's also a case of willful ignorance - they reject anything out of hand that disagrees with their preconceived beliefs.

[W00lygimp]

Don't even try to say they didn't. I'm not saying necessarily that they had them at the time of our invasion but at one point or another they did have stockpiles.

[Glenn]

How about a poll that shows how many Kerry supporters understand the tax code, etc... Both sides are idiots.