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Buckeye_Democrat

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13. Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 04:26 AM
Jan 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/only-six-percent-of-scien_n_229382.html
“The Republican Party has a number of leaders within it who have challenged the accuracy of scientific findings on issues such as climate change, evolution and stem cell research,” Keeter told the Huffington Post.

“It suggests that scientists who are Republicans might feel some dissonance from the party’s position on some things that are important to them. And while there are Republicans in the scientist sample, there are really not that many,” he said.


Someone needs to put Trump's face on the Stan Gable or Coach Harris characters from "Revenge of the Nerds" and update some movie clips.

Trump's gang in the White House.


Liberals have the scientists and various persecuted groups.


African Americans.


I'm just having fun with these generalizations, of course!

The music/talent show might need updated.

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kick for visibility triron Jan 2017 #1
K&R KT2000 Jan 2017 #2
I'm regretting missing the Jan 21 march and want to go to this and the April 15 on Hamlette Jan 2017 #3
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Awesome! TransitJohn Jan 2017 #5
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Go Scientists GO! burrowowl Jan 2017 #7
I need to get more involved ASAP Tavarious Jackson Jan 2017 #8
Man, that's the coolest thing since the Women's March. byronius Jan 2017 #9
Science trumps ideology! longship Jan 2017 #10
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I signed up to help! Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #12
Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #13
because scientists are not idiots Skittles Jan 2017 #19
I agree! n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #20
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I will definitely participate if there's a march near me! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #15
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LOL! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #18
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