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kurtcagle

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3. Not really

Reply to OneBlueSky (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 12:46 AM

Oct 2020

Yes, some are, but I know Trump supporters with PhDs (though not very many). I also know a few Democrats that are of the knuckle-dragging type, though again, not many. I'm talking primarily about distributions in two different populations, and how Trump exploits this fact.

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Trump and Low IQ Voters [View all] kurtcagle Oct 2020 OP

Everybody is stupid about something: nobody can help that, so give the stupid no further grief struggle4progress Oct 2020 #1

Trump voters are easy to spot . . . they're the ones with knuckles dragging on the floor . . . n/t OneBlueSky Oct 2020 #2

Not really kurtcagle Oct 2020 #3

let me know what school those Trumpers got their Ph.D.s from . . . OneBlueSky Nov 2020 #14

I can agree with this in part... Silent3 Oct 2020 #4

One of the reasons I didn't get into depth about types of intelligence kurtcagle Oct 2020 #10

Probably a correlation that's a good thing Silent3 Oct 2020 #11

Racism and misogyny are drivers of Trump's support. After all, he was the most openly bigoted Doodley Oct 2020 #5

Let me add that I don't agree that Trump's IQ would have ever been in the 115 range. Doodley Oct 2020 #6

+1 He would never have gotten into college without paying a smart kid to take his SAT. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #8

The 115 was generous kurtcagle Oct 2020 #13

This explains a lot! n/t Stardust Oct 2020 #7

K&R smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #9

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Oct 2020 #12