Does IQ Matter in Politics? (Dems smarter than Repubs?)

[Native]

"So Democrats really are smarter," teased the small headline in the latest issue of the Economist, a London-based news magazine that closely follows U.S. politics. That piqued our curiosity, so we read on.

The magazine, using as its source IQ and the Wealth of Nations by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen, found that Al Gore carried nine of the 10 states with the highest average IQ in the 2000 presidential election, while George W. Bush swept the 10 states at the bottom of the list.

http://sptimes.com/2004/05/20/Opinion/Does_IQ_matter_in_pol.shtml

[StephNW4Clark]

1. Because we're liberal.

In other words, we analyze an event or a thought before we make a decision.

Whereas Republicans refuse to analyze anything that doesn't fit into their pre-fab ideology.

[AndyTiedye]

2. Explains a lot...

"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives." J.S. Mill

[grytpype]

3. Anyone surprised?

We're talking New York, California, Massachusetts versus Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama.

The have good barbeque, though.

[DansantCaparet]

4. Yes

I've seen this before, and it just reminds me of how much more educated the liberals are.