Think we have an informed electorate? Consider this pro-Obama quote from this morning

When I was discussing last night's caucus with some college-aged kids in the auto-repair waiting room, asking them what they knew of Obama and Edwards' different platforms, how they differ as candidates, etc:

(paraphrased)

"Edwards is like your typical old money, blue-blood politician. I think people have had enough of those. Obama knows what it's like to be poor, to be a minority, to be, like, the underdog."

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If this kid is representative of today's youth, this country is doomed.

Hell, their parents would love to make the equivalent of the annual TUITION for that school as a yearly salary.

And I don't think any of those kids you spoke to would want to grow up with the challenges that John Edwards faced as a youngster.

It's not just the young kids, though--there are a shitload of obtuse idiots who are past college age, too. They can't even read, never mind formulate a cogent thought.

Obama went to that school on a scholarship. He was raised by a single mom with help from working class grandparents.

Besides, Mosi Tatupu went to the same high school, so they seem to be doing something right.

It's one of the very best schools in the entire country, not just the state of HI.

We should start getting used to it.

A good chunk of them can't find Canada on a map

that's the only way your candidate came in third: it must be the electorate's fault.
Let's blame them!

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seriously, its only the first caucus there is a lot more primary action to get through. things can change, but as long as you insult the electorate, guess what? that doesn't make them want to vote for your candidate, now does it?

sour grapes are only sour if you insist on eating them.

Obama is not my first choice, but I'm not going to gainsay this victory at all.

I think you need to look up the definition of "sour grapes".

grapes
pl.n. Denial of the desirability of something after one has found out that it cannot be reached or acquired: The losers' scorn for the award is pure sour grapes.


now that I've looked up the definition, can you explain why trashing Obama supporter's "enlightenment" is not sour grapes?

my neighbors have 5 kids...4 of voting age, two just barely. All have concerns for the environment. Their parents have been active in local politics for their entire life...a long time family history in this neck of the woods. They all have Obama '08 bumper stickers on their cars. I don't know how they would "paraphrase" their support, but I appreciate and applaud their commitment and activism.

WGR talk show this morning was talking about how Mayor Bloomberg (Major of NY City) as an Independent might unite the country. Bloomberg is a Republican really so what would change?

Why aren't those college kids joining their campus political groups to find out? Are they just too lazy or not aware of what lies before them. They've always had a good life in America. They should know what is going on since they are from the Internet generation. Guess games get more attention.

If they get drafted and can't find a decent job maybe they will find out about the candidates and their agenda for change? That's why we got the Vietnam young in protest who were drafted and died. Indirectly this Iraq "action" is just as bad but in an unseen way. The debt and lose of democracy worse than any small war\or aggression so far.

Some voters are well informed. Many aren't. Many young people are well informed. My son certainly is- and he supports Obama.

you should read some of when the Edwards supporters have to say over on DU today.

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I am sick of people denigrating people whose intelligence they doubt.

If the kid was from the south he might have been making an analogy that is not so wildly far fetched.

One thing the kid knows that the poster apparently misses.

It is POV and world view. The minority experience vs. the majority experience vs. = majority experience vs. the poverty\underdog experience.

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These were kids from the north. Northern NJ. And they were not members of a minority.

and the only reason I understand the difference between "new money and "old money" is because it has been explained to me. And, I am white.
I am however, a minority if you consider the disability no one can see.

There will always be those that aren't and those that are very well informed on the different candidates.

I'm sure all the top tier candidates had a few less informed supporters.

I suppose that there could be a part of the distribution of this electorate which would have measured intelligence\ education level that registers below "normal." But, If that were true portiotionally we would be subject to some serious criticism.
I would hope that we would give our electorate the benefit of the doubt regarding intelligence and education.

There are very intelligent people out there that just aren't quite informed on the different candidates. And then there are political junkies too. :shrug:

If Edwards was an old line money person, he would not have been stooped by some by putting Clark the half republican in the race. He would have beaten the heck our of Kerry, and then carried the South and we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now. Oh yes the bipartition's joined up with Obama in the Caucus, but wait until the general election, and you will see them in the Republican lines jumping with joy and laughing as they are doing in the south today.

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What are you even talking about?

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Not even an obscure blog? Just three unattributed sentences?
This is getting downright sad.

More than half the people I have talked to WHO support Obama...say "we need someone different!"... different? Or "Obama didn't vote the war...Hillary did."...:crazy: