Never underestimate the stupidity of our fellow citizens.

[placton]

Are the American people truly not very bright, or what? Here are the results of a recent poll. Yes, the questions apparently were asked in the same poll. Sigh.

"Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for political candidates to run campaign ads that use images depicting the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks?" Form A (N=503, MoE ± 5)
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% Appropriate 30 Inappropriate 66 No opinion 4
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"Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for George W. Bush to run campaign ads that use images depicting the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks?" Form B (N=502, MoE ± 5)
% Appropriate 42 Inappropriate 54 No opinion 4

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh2004.htm

[RichM]

1. Americans are ignorant slobs.

It's not a question of "brightness," though. It's culture, education, & general indoctrination.

[TheFarseer]

2. I bet those 12% difference

are all Sean Hannity listeners

[Beetwasher]

3. Cognitive Dissonance Can be Very Powerful

So there's 12% of people who think it's innapropriate for anyone except Bush to use the images...

Still, 54% think it's innapropriate for Bush to have used them. I like that...