Too uninformed to vote?

A very high percentage of the U.S. electorate isn't very well qualified to vote, if by "qualified" you mean having a basic understanding of our government, its functions and its challenges. Almost half of the American public doesn't know that each state gets two senators. More than two-thirds can't explain the gist of what the Food and Drug Administration does. Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
3.0
by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

This story goes too far in using single pieces of weak evidence as proof positive of each controversial claim. But it does have evidence and sources for most claims except for the snipe at Chicago. Not much information.

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3.5
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