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wildeyed

(11,243 posts) Mon May 28, 2012, 08:06 AM May 2012

Two of the young guys at work didn't know who Joe Biden is. [View all]

Biden was visiting last week for fundraising events and his motorcade snarled up traffic ferociously. We were complaining about it and it came to light that two college educated and reasonably intelligent 20-somethings in the office didn't know who he is. Is this a normal thing? How do you not know this? I could see not knowing the Secretary of State or your Senators, but not knowing the Vice Prez? Wow.

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Two of the young guys at work didn't know who Joe Biden is. [View all] wildeyed May 2012 OP

Low information voters CanonRay May 2012 #1

I'm going with the latter. GoCubsGo May 2012 #14

But probably knew edhopper May 2012 #2

But I didn't! wildeyed May 2012 #6

They probably also believe "both sides do it" lunatica May 2012 #3

Issue by issue, the are on the left side of the spectrum. wildeyed May 2012 #5

Thanks for the effort to educate your employees lunatica May 2012 #15

My wife teaches civics Plucketeer May 2012 #4

Is it the parents? wildeyed May 2012 #7

Many liberally oriented people I know don't care about politics FrodosPet May 2012 #9

I know someone like that. wildeyed May 2012 #16

I was watching a Dubya primary event in 2000... Fumesucker May 2012 #11

It IS the parents for the most part Plucketeer May 2012 #12

there are a lot of people who can't even name one supreme court justice WI_DEM May 2012 #8

I bet they can name all the Kardashians. FSogol May 2012 #10

I imagine it's extremely rare JonLP24 May 2012 #13