More Educated = More Liberal?

[eric82oslo]

Another reason which can explain the differences, would be that college graduates are possibly twice as likely (or more) to actually stop and take their time for an Exit Poll interview. The reasons and incentives for this might be various. High school drop outs might be hostile to surveys in general and kind of feel it like a privacy intrusion. They might also be reluctant to doing things for free that don't involve a money reward. Higher educated citizens are also a lot more likely to be engaged in voluntary political work in my opinion. There might be a lot of other reasons for this discrepancy as well.

[eric82oslo]

Before this topic gets out of hand with liberal partisans, let me say it depends on what you mean by educated. Too often is a solid education mistaken for academics at a state school. There are many ways to become educated such as wisdom, common sense, and life experience. My college education helped me to become a little more moderate, but I'm still pretty much the same type of political person I've always been.

Why do you think your education made you a little more moderate?

[eric82oslo]

That's not really accurate though, and I will give an example as to why:

Did you know Elizabeth Warren was once a Republican? Even after she became an academic, she believed for instance that people who got foreclosed on were in general delinquent, and it was not the banks fault. Then she set out to prove this. It was by performing an extensive study, interviewing and meeting with foreclosed homeowners in the 1990's that she came to the realization that many of those who were foreclosed on because of lax regulation and predatory lenders.

I am just trying to show that your  generalization is inaccurate. There are many other examples (for instance Joe Sestak) that I could name, so it is not only Elizabeth Warren.

I think the assertions that Amy Klobuchar would be a better general election nominee than Warren is just crazy. For this and for many other reasons. I think the average voter loves politicians with passion for the middle class like the one Warren has got.