Who hasn’t asked themselves, “Why are Republicans so happy to follow idiots like George W., Sarah Palin, and that Russian-backed traitor, Donald Trump?” Well, it turns out, it’s because it’s easier being happy when you’re a moron, and they know this!
Suddenly everything starts making sense, right? The conservative impulse to follow any fucking moron that says shit that makes them happy, compared to the liberal impulse to never be happy despite gains we’ve made as a party and as a movement (such as acceptance of gay rights, a party that has moved left on income inequality and social safety net programs, etc.)—because we are all-too painfully aware of all the other shit that is wrong with our country and society.
And you can see it in other polling too. Here are Trump approvals among whites who haven’t graduated college:
Now compare that to whites with a post-graduate education:
Obviously, education isn’t a marker for intelligence, but there is some correlation. And the more educated you are, the more liberal you are.
Republicans know that they falter when voters become educated, which is why they’re so hostile to any educational funding.
But who knew they were this self-aware about it?