Poll: Americans Uninformed on Bush, Kerry

[Killarney]

How freaking depressing. :(

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=4&u=/ap/uninformed_americans
If matching presidential candidates to their positions on basic issues were like a "Jeopardy!" category, most Americans wouldn't earn a single dollar.

More than half of those polled by the National Annenberg Election Survey didn't know President Bush (news - web sites) alone favors allowing private investments of some Social Security (news - web sites) money. Nearly as many didn't know that only Democratic candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) proposes getting rid of tax breaks for the overseas profits of U.S. companies.

Making abortions more difficult to obtain? Nearly one-third of those surveyed didn't know Bush alone supports more restrictions on abortion.

"It's disappointing that people don't know where the candidates stand, given how much money's been spent on the campaigns," said Kenski, a senior research analyst. "In the absence of good information, voters guess and often guess incorrectly."

[npincus]

1. this is why Bush THE MORON stands a chance of winning

because most Americans are Morons.

Was it the Harris Poll that was published today that revealed the more educated the voter, the less likely to vote for the Simian-in-Chief.

[Killarney]

4. I would love to get my hands on that link if you have it

on the poll that shows more educated people vote Democratic.

[npincus]

9. howdy... here's the link

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=499

[Arkana]

2. It's because they don't phucking LISTEN!!!!!

[Malva Zebrina]

3. I don't understand how any human being can justify the murders

of thousands of people all done with lies and claim not to know anything about Bush.

This has got to be the most successful evil minded propaganda we have ever seen.

It is just plain incredible that we find ourself in this position.

[MoonRiver]

6. So true, so true, so true,

alas so true! :argh:

[Eurobabe]

5. 'Muricans just UNINFORMED in general

eom

[spooky3]

7. it almost makes you want to support voter tests but we all know about

abuses of those.

[WilliamPitt]

8. They should read this

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/093004A.shtml