From Sullivan: Apparently, the most informed voters are those who watch The Daily Show, listen to NPR, watch O’Reilly or listen to Limbaugh. I’m not surprised (well, I am about O’Reilly). The Daily Show and Rush Limbaugh are, from opposite ends of the political spectrum, smart, hip and well-informed. It’s a common misconception that Jon Stewart just makes jokes and Rush Limbaugh just rants and raves. But they both get to the heart of the issues and they both like to use the opposition’s own words to hang them.
Last in the list? Network news (why Fox has it’s own category, I leave to your imagination), local TV and morning shows. I’m surprised any of those finished that high.
I scored 91st percentile in the quiz. The only question I missed is whether Hillary has officially announced or not. I could give a rat’s ass whether her candidacy is officially or unofficially declared. Official or unofficial, she’s a disaster waiting to happen.
A few things that jump out from the demographic analysis. Men are significantly better informed than women. College graduates have a massive advantage over the less educated. The young trail the old. Poor people trail rich. Whites trails blacks. Hmm. This would seem to fly in the face of the result indicating that Republicans are only moderately better informed than Democrats.
The other interesting thing is that the lowest score was on the minimum wage, with about 20% of people knowing the facts. That must be disappointing for the Dems. They went to all that trouble demagoguing the issue so they could raise union wages. And no one noticed.