Trump supporters and conspiracy theory - Part 2

[Colin Crow]

Gee Colin I've always been a DFH Liberal

Looks like we have both been classified as raving lefty liberal radicals, all this time attempting to undermine our societal structures. Seems I missed the important bit though as I’ve also considered democratic capitalism preferable to any other alternative. I suspect you are similar to me.

Go figure comrade. 

[Colin Crow]

Trump is the direct opposite of what I want to see in any leader.

Trump serves as an almost perfect negative template for all those qualities deemed desirable in human evolution. For many he serves as an enabler, somehow allowing the open display of certain base human characteristics as acceptable. If the left is classified as progressive, the right might now be similarly generalised as regressive.

[Tim Nickerson]

It’s quite simple, all he needs is the support of those below the mean IQ. If they are distributed in such a way that the electoral college supplies 270 votes....he wins. The ability to vote and intelligence are not necessarily correlated.

Trump Supporters Score Higher on Verbal Ability Tests
And they do better on most science knowledge questions, too.

 

[Colin Crow]

Trump Supporters Score Higher on Verbal Ability Tests
And they do better on most science knowledge questions, too.

 

Interesting article Tim. However it investigated knowledge and not intelligence. It likely reflects more on the state of the US education standards more than anything else.

Since my original observation I did find a source that claimed to provide the average IQ for each American state. I then ranked them from highest to lowest and allocated the 2016 electoral votes to them. The results appear below. Numbers represent IQ and EV. D and R should be obvious. From memory the average IQ was 98 so I stopped allocating there. Interesting how the swing states alter the proportions for each.

1. Massachusetts    104.3 D 11
2. New Hampshire    104.2 D 4
4. North Dakota    103.8 R 3
6. Vermont    103.8 D3
8. Minnesota    103.7 D 10
10. Maine    103.4 D3
12. Montana    103.4 R3
14. Iowa    103.2 R6
16. Connecticut    103.1 D7
18. Wisconsin    102.9 R 10
20. Kansas    102.8 R 6
22. New Jersey    102.8 D 14
24. South Dakota    102.8 R 3
26. Wyoming    102.4 R 3
28. Nebraska    102.3 R 5
30. Virginia    101.9 D13
32. Washington    101.9 D 12
34. Ohio    101.8 R 18
36. Indiana    101.7 R11
38. Colorado    101.6 D 9
40. Pennsylvania    101.5 R 20
42. Idaho    101.4 R 4
44. Oregon    101.2 D 7
46. Utah    101.1 R 6
48. Missouri    101 R 10
50. New York    100.7 D 29
52. Michigan    100.5 R 16
54. Delaware    100.4 D3
56. North Carolina    100.2 R 15
58. Texas    100 R 38
60. Illinois    99.9 D 20
62. Maryland    99.7 D 10
64. Rhode Island    99.5 D 4
66. Kentucky    99.4 R 8
68. Oklahoma    99.3 R 7
70. Alaska    99 R 3
71. West Virginia    98.7
72. Florida    98.4
73. South Carolina    98.4
74. Georgia    98
75. Tennessee    97.7
76. Arkansas    97.5
77. Arizona    97.4
78. Nevada    96.5
79. Alabama    95.7
80. New Mexico    95.7
81. Hawaii    95.6
82. California    95.5
83. Louisiana    95.3
84. Mississippi    94.2

The results looking at above average states show 192 electoral votes were allocated to Trump and 159 to Clinton in 2016. It looks like 46 votes are from swing states in that group. If Biden wins them the numbers would be Trump 146 and Biden 205. Seems we might be relying on the intelligence of the voters in those states.

[Bill Chapman]

He is so stupid and you are so smart.  He is the President you don't want. Tell us how he cheated.
Try not to feel sorry for yourself, you are not the only sucker.
Paul May is devastated. I worry about you guys.

The D🍑NALD

[Peter Kleinschmidt]

The chart does not use the word "hysterical ", nor the word Democrat".
Perhaps you missed that.
Also, "Jeopardy" is the word I believe you are seeking. (It comes up automatically on my autocorrect.)

They were missing from the chart, Professor.
My autocorrect is missing, did you steal it.
All of a sudden you pop up and there are 3 things missing. What's up with that?

[Rick Plant]

US Senate report goes beyond Mueller to lay bare Trump campaign's Russia links

Bipartisan intelligence panel says that Russian who worked on Trump’s 2016 bid was career spy, amid a stunning range of contacts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/18/donald-trump-us-senate-report-russia-campaign

[Richard Smith]

Another record.  When will the winning stop?  And just wait until the Trump vaccine is released.

"The S&P 500 rose to an all-time high on Tuesday, capping off its incredible recovery from the coronavirus-induced sell-off that knocked it off its previous record back in February."