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I don't like that word.
May 23, 2008 | 9:55 AM
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I don't understand why the media uses "Uneducated" every time they talk about the rural demographic. Does the urban inner city demographic not have uneducated voters? I find these breakdowns very insulting. Studies show that uneducated voters are irrational and are less inclined to vote, and educated voters are more likely to research their vote.

I just think uneducated is the wrong word to use. The most important  factor in voter turnout is education; but one can't assume the most educated voters have the highest IQ scores. (Let’s not forget that Abraham Lincoln had less than a year of formal education.)   

        So what is the great plan for all this ridiculous stereotyping? 

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westdil read my blog view my photos
May 23, 2008 | 2:57 PM

I googled around the web for polling data and found several articles. One was the latest Gallup Poll results for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nominations dated May 20, 2008. The polling demographics that I see are generally defined as follows:

Obama supporters:

Young men (18 - 29)
Well-educated/College degree
Upper income/Income over $50,000
Black voters

Clinton supporters:

White voters
Hispanic voters
Less well-educated/No college
Income under $50,000

I could not find a breakout of inner city vs. rural. I've heard terms like working class also to describe Clinton supporters.

The great plan is that we are being marketed and targeted by political parties. Ads are directed at these demographic groups, as if they were buying a car, can of beer or ED pill rather than voting for a President.
unitqm read my blog view my photos
May 23, 2008 | 5:40 PM

I have had the pleasure of being educated by Cherokee ISD (Graduating class of 9) and by Temple ISD (Graduating class of 600). When living in Cherokee there were no black people in the school, the only foreign language offered was Spanish, only one computer lab with 6 computers. Then I moved to Temple. Temple was a fully diverse school, equal parts hispanic, caucasian, and African American. There were 5 foreign languages to choose from. Their was a music department, theater department, choir department, baseball, tennis, ect. Temple ISD offered it's student's a much broader educational experience. The level of education one receives while in small towns is vastly inferior to that of larger towns.

With all of that being said. My Sister only attended Cherokee ISD. She went on to graduate from Baylor. I moved to Temple in the 7th Grade. I attended the University of Texas and failed out after three years.

Having lived in both worlds. I have to say the following. Keep in mind that these are generalizations. I have already shown that there are exceptions to the rule. Small town people are less cultured, less intelligent, and extremely racist. Big town people are more superficial, self-centered, still racist but not in the same scope, and lazier.

Do I think people who live in rural are uneducated? No. I think everyone is uneducated. We all get an education but very few take full advantage of it. I know I didn't.
Delusion read my blog view my photos
May 24, 2008 | 4:46 AM

With all of the highly educated people in Congress, I think the terms are backward.

Those 'uneducated' are really those who don't fit any other social/racial/economic group and since politicians and the media love labels, they have to be called something.

Kind of the same as someone who loves his job with no wish to rise to a higher level is called 'unambitious'. Sounds bad, right?
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