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JonLP24

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13. I imagine it's extremely rare

Reply to wildeyed (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:18 AM

May 2012

I don't know a single person who doesn't know he is and I know a lot of people who don't follow politics. Then again I never asked every single person but I never heard a person ask, "Who is Joe Biden?" after the 2008 election.

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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