re: What do you think is the average IQ of the hardcore conservative?

The mayors of the 10 richest cities in America are almost all Democrat so......

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Yeah, other than reliably voting democrat in every single election, no affiliation whatsoever.

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I'm pretty sure they are the people that don't vote

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It's funny how "cconservative" is so often used incorrectly contextually.

Do you mean a real conservative? Probably pretty good.

Now there aren't many of them around. Most are right wing redistributionists - as long as the redistribution doesn't go to the poor. Love their special tax breaks, corporate welfare, vouchers for the upper middle class, etc. Those types aren't too bright.

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The truth is that the most intelligent people are the most polarized, both to the left and to the right. Weird but true.

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I'd guess the opposite. Extremists aren't intelligent enough to understand a different perspective than their own. If they were they wouldn't be extremists.

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Any study saying otherwise will be brought to you courtesy of liberals funded by our tax money.

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Wrong. Pew Research, funded predominantly by the Pew Charitable Trusts and not by taxpayers, just published a study showing that those who are more educated tend to hold consistently liberal views, while those who are less educated tend to hold consistently conservative views.

Edit: the way I phrased it isn't quite right. Those who are more educated are more likely to hold consistently liberal views than consistently conservative views. Those who are less educated are more likely to hold consistently conservative views than consistently liberal views. However, for HS grads, the numbers of people who are at the extreme of liberal/conservative are pretty small and likely not that different in a statistically significant way. But there is obviously a correlation between being more educated and being more likely to hold consistently liberal views.

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Wrong. Pew Research, funded predominantly by the Pew Charitable Trusts and not by taxpayers, just published a study showing that those who are more educated tend to hold consistently liberal views, while those who are less educated tend to hold consistently conservative views.

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Educated != intelligent.

Unless you believe George W. Bush is far more intelligent than you are.

I think both political parties probably have a similar distribution (double bell curve), with the left (politically) probably skewed to the left (as far as income) is concerned. The 0-25k/year leans left, while the 25-50k a year leans right. Probably a second liberal peak at around 100-160k/year, while the second republican peak is >200/year.

Intelligence is probably equal, but the smarter rebulicans use their intelligence to make $$, while the smarter liberals don't quite as much.