Are Trump Supporters Dumber?

[Cow Poke]

That appears to be implied in many of the polls, even when Trump has jumped to a lead....

Source: CNNPolitics

The poll also reflects a sharpening of the education divide among whites that has been prevalent throughout the campaign. Among white voters with college degrees, Clinton actually gained ground compared with pre-convention results, going from an even 40% to 40% split to a 44% to 39% edge over Trump. That while Trump expanded his lead with white voters who do not hold a college degree from a 51% to 31% lead before the convention to a 62% to 23% lead now.

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Is this supposed to mean that Trump supporters are less intelligent?

Do you believe that just 'having a degree' necessarily means a person is smarter than somebody who does not?

[shunyadragon]

That appears to be implied in many of the polls, even when Trump has jumped to a lead....

Source: CNNPolitics

The poll also reflects a sharpening of the education divide among whites that has been prevalent throughout the campaign. Among white voters with college degrees, Clinton actually gained ground compared with pre-convention results, going from an even 40% to 40% split to a 44% to 39% edge over Trump. That while Trump expanded his lead with white voters who do not hold a college degree from a 51% to 31% lead before the convention to a 62% to 23% lead now.

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Is this supposed to mean that Trump supporters are less intelligent?

This has been addressed in many many threads in the past. It is NOT intelligence that is the issue. I will address this in more detail in the next post, but it helps to clear the deck from meaningless misuse of English.

One important unfortunate issue is Trump tends to target his appeal to 'white' middle class and below voters, and denigrates, insults and slanders everyone else, except the wealthy of course.

Do you believe that just 'having a degree' necessarily means a person is smarter than somebody who does not?

Of course not, 'Smarter' is too much of a nebulous term to be useful in a discussion like this.

[Sparko]

That doesn't meant Trump supporters are dumber, just that colleges brainwash people into becoming unthinking liberals.

[Sparko]

Of course not, 'Smarter' is to much of a nebuous term to be useful in a discussion like this.

"too"


...and "nebulous"

You're welcome.

[shunyadragon]

"too"


...and "nebulous"

You're welcome.

You're quick this morning. I actually corrected this. Nonetheless "Of course not, 'Smarter' and 'Dumber' are meaningless terms and too nebulous to be useful in a discussion like this."

Dumber and Smarter are sarcastic insult terms in this situation.

[shunyadragon]

That doesn't meant Trump supporters are dumber, just that colleges brainwash people into becoming unthinking liberals.

Wow! An Orwellian conspiracy plot already in the discussion!

[One Bad Pig]

I'm sure Hillary has a yuge lead in urban areas, where graduation from high school, let alone college, is abysmally low. Both candidates have a significant amount of support from the under-educated; neither would have a chance of winning otherwise.

[shunyadragon]

I'm sure Hillary has a yuge lead in urban areas, where graduation from high school, let alone college, is abysmally low.

Classic Trump slamming and stereotyping everyone except white voters. It is the black voters in urban and rural areas that support Clinton for obvious reasons.

Both candidates have a significant amount of support from the under-educated; neither would have a chance of winning otherwise.

Actually it is a racial divide that is the case not education nor location.

[Sparko]

Wow! An Orwellian conspiracy plot already in the discussion!

not a conspiracy, just a fact. Most colleges and professors are liberals and instill their views onto their students. Just look at all of the insane things that go on at colleges, like not being able to say anything to offend anyone, and having safe zones to prevent students from being exposed to the harsh realities of life. These snowflake liberal students are the ones voting for Hillary.

[shunyadragon]

not a conspiracy, just a fact. Most colleges and professors are liberals and instill their views onto their students. Just look at all of the insane things that go on at colleges, like not being able to say anything to offend anyone, and having safe zones to prevent students from being exposed to the harsh realities of life. These snowflake liberal students are the ones voting for Hillary.

Your claim of facts amount to an unfounded conspiracy theory.

[Sparko]

Your claim of facts amount to an unfounded conspiracy theory.

What party do most college students belong to? Democrats or Republicans?

[One Bad Pig]

Classic Trump slamming and stereotyping everyone except white voters. It is the black voters in urban and rural areas that support Clinton for obvious reasons.



Actually it is a racial divide that is the case not education nor location.

I couldn't care less about race.

[shunyadragon]

I couldn't care less about race.

The problem is not you. the problem is Trump and race.

[thewriteranon]

What party do most college students belong to? Democrats or Republicans?

I think most of us (granted, I'm a graduate student) actually don't have official affiliation with either party. Granted, most undergrads are liberal, but almost none of them are registered for a party.

I am, however, a dues-paying member of Young Americans for Liberty. We're not a party, but it's the closest I got.

[shunyadragon]

What party do most college students belong to? Democrats or Republicans?

The universities advance the knowledge of science, humanities, and social sciences.