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Even if you don't agree with HL Mencken, I think you can kinda see where he was coming from when he said back in the day: "Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby."
1 posted on 11/11/2012 7:26:34 PM PST by oneprolifewoman
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Over the last 10 years the HS graduation rate in Miami, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, DC, Philly, and Detroit hovered between 30% and 60%. These cities overwhelmingly voted for Obama.


38 posted on 11/11/2012 9:18:44 PM PST by proudpapa
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As I have repeatedly said for many years, Republicans HOPE people are smart, but Democrats KNOW people are stupid.

2008 - Ignorance won the day.

2012 - Stupidity overwhelmed Ignorance.


39 posted on 11/11/2012 9:30:44 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Win or lose, Impeach Obama Ben Ghazi...)
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Biggest mistake of the campaign? Republicans assumed voters were smart

Ummm.
Well, no.

Republicans assumed [half of all] voters were smart [below average intelligence.]

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

40 posted on 11/11/2012 9:59:42 PM PST by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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I always thought Rush overestimated the intelligence of the American voters.


41 posted on 11/11/2012 10:21:26 PM PST by beckysueb
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The most stunning fact of this election catastrophe is how moronic the Democrat voter was. The next stunning fact is how extensive the vote fraud was and the morons who let that fact go unanswered.


44 posted on 11/11/2012 11:04:54 PM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of other people's money.)
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I don’t call them Dummycrats for nothing.


45 posted on 11/11/2012 11:08:50 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama murdered the SEALs.They "were hung out to dry, basically exposed like a set of dog balls.")
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Heard tonite that a lot of Tea Party voters may have stayed home because of the convention stuff. I can see Paulites doing it. Also massive voter fraud in select counties in swing states. zero only won 8 counties in PA. Some Philthy wards had 100% turnout and 99.5% for zero. Even saddam had sense enough to keep it at a believable 95%.


47 posted on 11/11/2012 11:24:06 PM PST by Eagles6 (DNC 2012 Convention: Celebrating infanticide and sodomy. Denying God.What could possibly go wrong?)
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Obama lies to the american people 100% of the time...

And some people love it.... and others respect his honesty..
America has become “Blazing Saddles”....


52 posted on 11/12/2012 12:54:52 AM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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This kind of ties in with the theory that the advertising campaign didn’t accomplish anything and was basically $1 billion down the toilet.


55 posted on 11/12/2012 2:14:03 AM PST by expat1000
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that’s funny ... because I always assume most voters have about the same level of intelligence as the “Obama-phone” woman.


63 posted on 11/12/2012 5:12:32 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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Oh please. The biggest bloc of voters was the Baby Boomers. Don’t spout this garbage. While I don’t doubt there is some naivety on the voter side and we believe in honesty ; we are not stupid.

The election was lost through voter fraud on both sides.


64 posted on 11/12/2012 5:57:52 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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