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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Fri Nov 17, 2023, 08:16 PM Nov 2023

Are the American people as a group intelligent enough to pick a qualified president? [View all]


I have to say that many people who vote in presidential elections would say shockingly stupid things if you asked them why they were voting for someone.
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Yes we are
29 (59%)
No fucking way
15 (31%)
Robb is a dingbat
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Yes, but we are handicapped Arger68 Nov 2023 #1
nope... myohmy2 Nov 2023 #2
Possibly barely under current conditions. dchill Nov 2023 #3
Yes, if we all voted. Freethinker65 Nov 2023 #4
clearly 50% of the population isn't. WarGamer Nov 2023 #5
Right... Septua Nov 2023 #8
Uncertain. elleng Nov 2023 #6
Generally yes treestar Nov 2023 #7
What better way to pick a President Progressive dog Nov 2023 #9
Didn't They In 2020? ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #10
Yes we are, but it's close. GoodRaisin Nov 2023 #11
Were we intelligent enough to do so in 2016 ? DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 2023 #12
Ask me that again in one year. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2023 #13
I Said Americans Weren't Intelligent Enough To Govern Themselves After 2004 ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2023 #14
qualified? moondust Nov 2023 #15
Back when there used to be a smidge of integrity in the national press,... LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #16
We used to be Johonny Nov 2023 #17
Exactly milestogo Nov 2023 #20
I am so depressed mainer Nov 2023 #18
Ronald Reagan, George Bush (s), Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover chouchou Nov 2023 #19
The American People are 6-1 in picking the most qualified person running for President in the last 30 years. aeromanKC Nov 2023 #21
It's not the people who choose, but rather the people they choose. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2024 #22
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