Democracy only works if you have an eduated electorate

I really didn't become politically aware until I was in my late 30's. I was busy making a life, building a family. Yes, I SHOULD have seen the importance of politics to my goals of a good life and family, but it just was a small part of my world. I'm college educated - above average intelligence per standardized testing.

We have a very ignorant electorate. People who are easily led by "my tribe vs your tribe" politics. Black vs white, rich vs. poor - division is the source of their power. I understand that Trump is a populist, but he's a populist with policies that make life better for all Americans. I don't care about his mean tweets. He scares the shite out of N. Korea, Russia and China - all the while he did not start or join a war in his 4 years of president. He negotiated the best trade deals we ever had. He worked hard to close the border to illegal immigratiion. He's not the only one who can do this, but right now, he's the only one who has a chance of winning an election.

If you want to be a citizen of this country, you have to pass a civics exam. I know it will never happen, but I wish that somewhere in the constitution there was a requirement to vote - that said you had to pass a civics exam, understand the basic princiles of the Constitution and what makes the US different from all the other countries. Yes, Jim Crow rhetoric will be everywhere. But having an EDUCATED electorate means you have fewer sheep and more people who understand exactly what is going on.