Pew Polling and James Carville: Republicans know more.

On the whole, that's hard to argue with.

In a scientific survey of 1,168 adults conducted during September and October of last year, respondents were asked not only multiple-choice questions, but also queries using maps, photographs and symbols.  Among other subjects, participants identified international leaders, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, nations on a world map, the current unemployment and poverty rates and war casualty totals.

“Republicans generally outperformed Democrats on the current quiz.  On 13 of the 19 questions, Republicans score significantly higher than Democrats and there are no questions on which Democrats did better than Republicans.  In past knowledge quizzes, partisan differences have been more muted, though Republicans often have scored somewhat higher than Democrats.” 

The ignorance of local government democrats around here, for example, has always astounded me.  But then, how can we forget democrat icon James Carville's take?

"Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.

The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That's why I became an operative with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd."

Eighty percent of the people who call themselves Democrats don't have a clue as to political reality. What amazes me is that you could take a group of people who are hard workers and convince them that they should support social programs that were the exact opposite of their personal convictions. Put a little fear here and there and you can get people to vote any way you want.

The voter is basically dumb and lazy. The reason I became a Democratic operative instead of a Republican was because there were more Democrats that didn't have a clue than there were Republicans.

Truth is relative. Truth is what you can make the voter believe is the truth. If you're smart enough, truth is what you make the voter think it is. That's why I'm a Democrat. I can make the Democratic voters think whatever I want them to."

It's not difficult for me to see where Carville could conclude this:  democrats and many left-leaning so-called Republicans (Think Marc Boldt) and just about every CRC scam supporter alive voted for Obama, made him our president, and bear some responsibility for the agonizing train wreck that's been the hallmark of the Obama Administration.

But here's some statistical proof that ignorance is the basis for democratic thought and action: thus the CRC bridge/loot rail/toll scam the dems are running around here: they count on mainstream stupidity and ignorance to make the sale.

And the leftist bridgebots, like the leftist Obamatons, have been quick... and happy... to oblige.