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Offline Ralph Wiggum

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Are most Americans savvy voters?
« on: February 13, 2014, 12:57:28 PM »
Fairly new campfire, not many responses yet, but I find the poll results revealing:

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Are most Americans savvy voters?

By savvy I mean intelligent and well informed, able to make good voting decisions.

Obviously, the media plays a big roll in why they might not be well informed; and I though on how to factor that in, but couldn't think of a clean way to do it. But that's another question - would they be savvy voters if we had a better media landscape?

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   Yes almost all are. 0 (0%)
   Many of them are, more than half. 1 (4%)
   Some of them are, about half. 0 (0%)
   Some of them are, less than half. 2 (8%)
   No, they mostly aren't. 20 (83%)
   All savvy voters in this poll will vote that this is a bullshit poll! 0 (0%)
   I like to vote! 1 (4%)
   0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.

BTW, this is a big "roll":



Typical liberal mentality...

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onehandle (39,741 posts)
1. LOL!

Most Americans aren't savvy Americans.

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Iggo (25,004 posts)
2. They're not even savvy humans.

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3. Oh hell no.
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2014, 01:06:35 PM »
My answer is no, because more than half of them voted for Barry...
TWICE!
ANd STILL continue to vote for the liars who promise the most "gimmies".
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2014, 01:22:38 PM »
Just go to People of Walmart...page after page after page of DUmmies too stupid to know they're embarrassing themselves. Of course they're not informed. They're spoon fed their opinions. Just look what happens someone goes off the reservation one just one issue.

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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2014, 01:23:26 PM »
Wait a minute....do I see a strip of bacon in there???  :???:  :yahoo:
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2014, 01:31:18 PM »
Quote from: Skul on February 13, 2014, 01:23:26 PM
Wait a minute....do I see a strip of bacon in there???  :???:  :yahoo:

Why yes, I did that on purpose! :-)
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2014, 01:33:51 PM »
Quote from: Skul on February 13, 2014, 01:23:26 PM
Wait a minute....do I see a strip of bacon in there???  :???:  :yahoo:

Everything's better with bacon.   :drool:
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2014, 01:55:48 PM »
I know most Canadians aren't.  We seem to know more about American Politics than Canadian politics.  I'd wager that if I walked up to a random person on the street and asked them to name as many Canadian Prime Ministers as they could, then name as many American presidents as they could, they'd be able to name more presidents.  In fairness there have been twice as many presidents as there have been Prime Ministers though, no term limits here.
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2014, 02:08:01 PM »
A stuttering cluster **** of a miserable failure was elected to president twice. Nuff said.
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2014, 02:37:28 PM »
I've always thought that someone who states "I vote the straight Democrat (or Libertarian or Republican or any other) ticket down the line" is not really 'savvy'. 

Voting for someone just because of an R or D or L, if that is the only reason, just doesn't seem all that informed.

YMMV
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2014, 02:40:47 PM »
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Are most Americans savvy voters?

It would perhaps help in your investigation if you were to ask real Americans and not the anti-American LW freaks on Skin's island, of which you, el_bryanto, are one of them.

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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2014, 02:50:31 PM »
Quote from: dane on February 13, 2014, 02:37:28 PM
I've always thought that someone who states "I vote the straight Democrat (or Libertarian or Republican or any other) ticket down the line" is not really 'savvy'. 

Voting for someone just because of an R or D or L, if that is the only reason, just doesn't seem all that informed.

YMMV

I have voted for numerous Democrats over the years.  For example, in my 10+ years living in Chicago, I routinely voted for Mayor Daley (D).  Mostly because there was no Republican running and the only people running against Daley were completely bat-shit crazy (Bobby Rush, Louis Farrakhan-types, flaming Communists/Socialists).  I was no big fan of Daley, but he was far better than any alternative.
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2014, 03:24:14 PM »
Some savvy candidates might raise the debate. Savvy ?
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2014, 06:24:18 PM »
I will go with the long answer ......NO !!!!!
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Re: Are most Americans savvy voters?
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2014, 06:31:31 PM »
Are most Americans savvy voters?
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