Because the 'average' American does not have enough intelligence to be trusted with voting.
Look at the breakdown from the last election. All the areas typically associated with being the centers of learning (mainly the coastal cities and the major cities in the Midwest) voted Democrat. All the states typically seen as being havens for bigotry, racism, and a lower desire for post-secondary learning (the South, the Appalachian region, the great western plains and prairies) went Republican.
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branchandroot
Why again are people voting for McCain/Palin?
Date: 2008-09-29 03:42 pm (UTC)Look at the breakdown from the last election. All the areas typically associated with being the centers of learning (mainly the coastal cities and the major cities in the Midwest) voted Democrat. All the states typically seen as being havens for bigotry, racism, and a lower desire for post-secondary learning (the South, the Appalachian region, the great western plains and prairies) went Republican.