Most Want President to Have a College Degree

[DonViejo]

A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that 62% of voters think it’s important for the President to have a degree, compared to only 31% who think it doesn’t matter.

Interesting: “There’s a large partisan divide on the issue: Democrats by an 81%-14% spread think it’s important while Republicans are evenly divided on the matter at 45%-45%.”

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http://politicalwire.com/2015/03/02/most-want-president-to-have-a-college-degree/

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Gosh, I'm shocked, shocked, I say!

That most of the party that values science thinks it's a good idea, while the party that distrusts it and thinks policy should derive from the Bible doesn't care.

[FSogol]

2. We also want a President that doesn't look like he is about to start drooling....

[HereSince1628]

4. I've pondered that appearance for years... it seems he's mostly indifferent

in interactions with people. He appears to take very little enjoyment in life, and I've not discovered anything in a bio about his interests that are not connected to politics. Often wondered how he came to adopt that relationship to the world.

[FSogol]

5. Maybe it is the Peter Principle in action for a useful tool politician?

The Kochs must like the idiot for taking orders. Not sure what else the see in the half-wit.

[HereSince1628]

7. I think he's someone's tool, not sure if it's the Kochs directly or the Fitzgeralds...

His governing 'success', as it might be construed in WI, is actually a consequence of implementation of A.L.E.C. white papers in the legislature and WIGOP control of the courts.

[MADem]

3. I find those numbers troubling. So few find university important in a world leader?

A college degree today is like a high school diploma seventy years ago--it's a baseline educational goal for most people. Sure, there are "different learners" -- there are a few in my own family -- for whom university just wasn't the thing, but completing university suggests a willingness to set a goal and achieve it. It's an indicator of discipline and let's people know that the person with the degree has a modicum of basic knowledge (hopefully--unless they partied through college and got someone else to take their tests...).

[DrDan]

6. those with higher education learn more about the big bang, evolution, etc

a scary thought for the rw