Where have you been? About 15% of the adults in this country are illiterate. And 21% cannot read at the 5th grade level (which includes the 14% above)
http://www.statisticbrain.com/number-of-american-adults-who-cant-read/
“About 15% of the adults in this country are illiterate. And 21% cannot read at the 5th grade level (which includes the 14% above)”
Those statistics alone can easily account for a good chunk of Obama’s supporters in ‘08 and 12.
Note that the percentage of high school graduates who can’t read is 19%, while the percentage of overall adults who can’t read is 14%. Implication: Government schools make you dumber.
All part of the 2/3 of American voters that I consider with a problem as uninformed and/or just ignorant. America has been in trouble for a generation or more. Government did not fail us by itself it had the help of it's people.