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absolutely. ...and they are at the top of the republican polls- what does that say about the level of ignorance in our country? Sad, pathetic people who really need to educate themselves or just shut up.

You racist!!!

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Well, finally, after reading about 1,000 of your posts, I find something I can agree on. I agree that by making religion too much of a talking point, it's going to make it hard to win a general election.

If the Republicans would nominate a social progressive and fiscal moderate, I would consider voting for them. I really don't like Hillary Clinton but given the options...

- Cujo

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1) Educate yourself. Know they enemy. And, by educating yourself, I mean read conservative and liberal-minded publications. The world is too complex to only read one side of an issue.
2) Keep it professional.
3) Understand no single candidate you will agree with 100% of the time (although, interestingly, when doing a "isidewith" query recently, I disagreed with Bernie on 99% of issues). So, pick your battles.

Bernie Sanders is a true American and a hero. Lightyears better than ANY of the Republican candidates. His visit and talk at Liberty U were impressive.

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well said. Unfortunately there are too many low IQ people on this forum who wil never get it[/QUTE]

And there you have it. A typical liberal who is convinced his IQ is above those politically opposed to him.

Pew Research Center: "“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.”*

Or in other words, as time goes on the dumbing down of America affects Democrats more than it does Republicans. And then there are these recent tidbits.

- A recent study out of Oxford shows that Strong Republicans have almost a five and a half point IQ advantage over strong Democrats, and even moderate Republicans have nearly 3 and a half points more IQ than their moderate Democrat counterparts.*

- A researcher at Yale recently startled himself by discovering Tea Partiers know more about science than the general public,

- New York Times*headline “Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated.”* Shattering widespread myths, that survey revealed that Tea Party supporters were more likely to possess a college degree than their counterparts (23% to 15%), and also more likely to have completed post-graduate studies (14% to 10%).* Tea Partiers were also more likely to have completed “some college” by a 33% to 28% margin, and substantially less likely to have not completed high school than non-supporters (3% versus 12%), or to possess only a high school degree (26% versus 35%).*

- Libertarians, who tend to identify with Republicans, are the political group with the highest IQ.

So who tells us Democrats are smarter than Republicans? Why Democrats, of course.

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If the Republicans would nominate a social progressive and fiscal moderate, I would consider voting for them. I really don't like Hillary Clinton but given the options...

- Cujo

I would expect that once the personal attacks are taken out of the argument, many would be of the same opinion.

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Bernie Sanders is a true American and a hero. Lightyears better than ANY of the Republican candidates. His visit and talk at Liberty U were impressive.

Then you should vote for Bernie, if that's what you believe. What I will say for Bernie is he's a man of his convictions, but he doesn't know the very basic difference between a secured and unsecured loan and that is a problem for anyone who wants to be president.

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Bernie Sanders is a true American and a hero. Lightyears better than ANY of the Republican candidates. His visit and talk at Liberty U were impressive.

What makes him a "hero"?

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Then you should vote for Bernie, if that's what you believe. What I will say for Bernie is he's a man of his convictions, but he doesn't know the very basic difference between a secured and unsecured loan and that is a problem for anyone who wants to be president.

Really? You think Bernie is dumb? Maybe you should read his educational history.

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Really? You think Bernie is dumb? Maybe you should read his educational history.

Where did he/she say he was dumb? I mean, I know it's your mantra to call others names, but if anything, I thought that was complimentary.

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Where did he/she say he was dumb? I mean, I know it's your mantra to call others names, but if anything, I thought that was complimentary.

My mantra? Now that's odd.

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Bernie Sanders is a true American and a hero. Lightyears better than ANY of the Republican candidates. His visit and talk at Liberty U were impressive.

Fortunately 17 year olds can't vote.

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I love the claim that the MSM is biased to the left. Same thing has been said about NPR which gives equal time to all sides. Just heard recently a 25 minute interview with a Conservative Republican member of the House. But the funniest think is Faux News Polls which have every contender but Fiorina leading Clinton by a wide margin. All the legitimate polls ie Gallup Quinipiac UNH Marquette etc have Clinton a 4-5% lead with Trump showing the worst (his negatives preclude the possibility of winning the General Election). Rubio appears to have the best chance. Not a big fan but at least he doesn't have crazy ideas.



- Cujo

Simply not true.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015...-gop-poll.html

"In good news for the Democrats, the poll finds that in a general election matchup, Clinton beats Trump 47-41 percent, ties with Rubio, beats Carson 46-43 percent, and tops Cruz 47-42 percent"

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well said. Unfortunately there are too many low IQ people on this forum who wil never get it[/QUTE]

And there you have it. A typical liberal who is convinced his IQ is above those politically opposed to him.

Pew Research Center: "“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.”*

Or in other words, as time goes on the dumbing down of America affects Democrats more than it does Republicans. And then there are these recent tidbits.

- A recent study out of Oxford shows that Strong Republicans have almost a five and a half point IQ advantage over strong Democrats, and even moderate Republicans have nearly 3 and a half points more IQ than their moderate Democrat counterparts.*

- A researcher at Yale recently startled himself by discovering Tea Partiers know more about science than the general public,

- New York Times*headline “Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated.”* Shattering widespread myths, that survey revealed that Tea Party supporters were more likely to possess a college degree than their counterparts (23% to 15%), and also more likely to have completed post-graduate studies (14% to 10%).* Tea Partiers were also more likely to have completed “some college” by a 33% to 28% margin, and substantially less likely to have not completed high school than non-supporters (3% versus 12%), or to possess only a high school degree (26% versus 35%).*

- Libertarians, who tend to identify with Republicans, are the political group with the highest IQ.

where are the links? which tea party organization did all this come from?

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I'd also add to the above, understand you cannot change a mindset, nor should you try in most cases. I, for one, do not want a Nation where we are in 100% of agreement. That's not what this country is. This is, I think, the most diverse nation in the world when it comes to race, religion, and finances. By forcing a group think on everyone, all it does is alienate.

I admit to not being liberal, but I can see where BClinton did some good things. I can see that GWB did some good, and some bad, as well.

"you cannot change a mindset" - are we as human beings that ignorant and arrogant that we can't change even when the facts are clear that we are wrong?!

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"you cannot change a mindset" - are we as human beings that ignorant and arrogant that we can't change even when the facts are clear that we are wrong?!

If you feel the role of the government is to care for it's citizens, and for those who can contribute the most should contribute the most, then you will not get buy-in from all.

Just a difference of opinion, not arrogance and not ignorance. But, let's go with what you have...