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Old 05-10-2008, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Charlotte
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You're insisting that Obama would win if only 'educated' people were allowed to vote. You're insisting that a high level of education would make the majority of people choose one candidate over another. That is simply false. You need to stop making subjective statements and passing them off as if they are absolute truth
No, what he's implying, is that based on the Demographic of Senator Obama's current support - he would be a shoe-in.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:39 AM
 
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You're insisting that Obama would win if only 'educated' people were allowed to vote. You're insisting that a high level of education would make the majority of people choose one candidate over another. That is simply false. You need to stop making subjective statements and passing them off as if they are absolute truth
Once again, you need to check your faculties before responding. The title of the thread is "IF Only College Educated People Were Allowed to Vote". The word IF implies conditionality..... IF A, then B. Therefore, it is not a statement about absolute truth, but rather a statement about conditionality.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:39 AM
 
Location: An absurd world.
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No, what he's implying, is that based on the Demographic of Senator Obama's current support - he would be a shoe-in.
That doesn't mean you're smart if you vote for Obama. Young college students are majority liberal and Obama is more liberal than any other candidate.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:41 AM
 
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Once again, you need to check your faculties before responding. The title of the thread is "IF Only College Educated People Were Allowed to Vote". The word IF implies conditionality..... IF A, then B. Therefore, it is not a statement about absolute truth, but rather a statement about conditionality.
But you're trying to draw a connection between being smart and supporting Obama. There is no connection.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:41 AM
 
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I owe you a rep...ndmnlf
I owe him one also. We should a thread for higher level discourse and see how the representation by candidate preference plays out.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:43 AM
 
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But you're trying to draw a connection between being smart and supporting Obama. There is no connection.
Once again I must say that this is a response to the claim by Hillary about her demographic base. Which means that if you remove them from the voting scene Obama loses some of that group but she loses the majority by over a 2/1 margin.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:44 AM
 
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No, what he's implying, is that based on the Demographic of Senator Obama's current support - he would be a shoe-in.
Thanks Wal, for clarifying. I'm just basing my view on the consistent polling data results showing that Obama wins consistently among college-educated voters. So it is but logical to conclude that if the non-college educated were excluded from participating in the current primary, then Obama would already be the nominee.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:47 AM
 
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Please.... intelligent people are every bit as "dumb" as the general population in terms of politics... you have TWO corrupt candidates... you have to vote for one... the smart person would of stood up and not vote for either or change the system so that corrupt candidates are barred from running... then again, people are easily corrupted.. the corrupt leading the corrupt... I posted about setting up "penalties" for people who vote politicians that "serves" their own agendas instead of the public's agenda... people here didn't like that..
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
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That doesn't mean you're smart if you vote for Obama. Young college students are majority liberal and Obama is more liberal than any other candidate.
Idealists. They believe that Obama will really shake up DC. I don't think he will. In fact, I see him as more of the same, only in a shiny new package. He still helps his friends when it benefits him. He turns his back on those he has supported when it's politically important to distance himself. And many of the bills he's sponsored or written call for more government intervention and redistribution of wealth. Obama's popularity is born out of a generation raised on reality tv and American Idol.
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:54 AM
 
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Idealists. They believe that Obama will really shake up DC. I don't think he will. In fact, I see him as more of the same, only in a shiny new package. He still helps his friends when it benefits him. He turns his back on those he has supported when it's politically important to distance himself. And many of the bills he's sponsored or written call for more government intervention and redistribution of wealth. Obama's popularity is born out of a generation raised on reality tv and American Idol.
I agree except for your last sentence.

Many people of this generation (I'm actually of the 'reality show' generation.) don't support Obama. I think he'd be the worst choice for president. He thinks he can create all these multi-billion dollar programs to supposedly 'solve problems', but won't stop and think about the debt we're in or the status of our economy.

I wish Ron Paul could get the nomination, but people will look at the best looking candidate instead of the best candidate.
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