The only poll that has a strong record is Ladbrooks.

And, like Karl stated, Silicon Valley is a very small subset of the population, and with its’ documented monetary support of political candidates and causes, demonstrates a stunted outlook.

What a true statement!

I have lived in half a dozen states (MT, CA, CO, MI, MS, TX [briefly]) and consistently visit family members in half a dozen others (ND, VA, MD, DL, IL, GA). I have had business dealings all over the country and in a few foreign cities. Currently, I am in the Silicon Valley; past a decade, now. I have lived from Redwood City to San Jose, and more than a few cities in between.

In my experience in the US, I have never found a more intolerant or closed society than the Silicon Valley — almost clannish in their beliefs.

Accurate knowledge of US History is nearly extinct — with a handful of exceptions (usually from either veterans or strangely, immigrants) — most are clueless about the Greatness of our Nation.

Why is it that ignorance seems to thrive in intolerant and closed societies (or is it the other way around)?

These observations are antidotal of course, but perhaps this explains Silicon Valley’s “…stunted outlook”; in my experience, an accurate reflection.

As for Silicon Valley, during my frequent trips there over the past decade + I’ve noticed a marked demarcation from a mostly Libertarian attitude towards a Lefty one. I might also add that since they’re located in CA and even closer to SF, they have next to no idea what goes on in the rest of the country (ditto for NYC). The Valley is wrapped up in their own insular world, and they don’t like it when their homes in Palo Alto and Redwood City are disturbed by the rustics.

Comment by aphrael

Maybe I didn’t put that well. There are lots of informed voters who are independent but I think they are a minority of the total. It may well be a better choice of words to call them “undecided.” My suggestion would be to ask independent voters a brief quiz on civics before calling them informed. I still remember this woman who called Hugh Hewitt one day before the 2006 election to tell him that she “voted for the person” and not by party.

He asked her permission to ask her a few questions before deciding about her status as an informed voter. He asked her who the vice-president was. She didn’t know.

I keep thinking of the current generation of college graduates who don’t know who was on which side in WWII or which century the Civil War was fought.

I’m sorry, aphrael, I don’t accept your premise about the educated under-30 voter.

Now you may say the same thing about voters in both parties and you’d be right. The chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Reyes, did not know the different between Sunni and Shia and did not know which al Qeada was.

I disagree with both parties on some issues but my ideological trend to to GOP although I was disappointed by the Congress from 2000 to 2006. What we have now is a suicide squad in charge.

As much as you seem to claim so, I don’t think you are representative of your community of friends.
So, my apologies if I have offended you. Just reporting what I observe.

A perfect summation.

1/3 are GOP, 1/3 are Looney Lefts and 1/3 don’t know anything, and the battle is always over the 1/3.

which means this negative rating will hit a wall, also in part due to the media protecting him

point taken. mea culpa.

it’s very easy to assume that your milieu is representative. and since my milieu is one which has basically abandoned television (if we’re gonna watch something, it’s going to be specifically chosen and either tivod or downloaded), it’s very difficult to remember that the rest of the world has not.