Why isn’t America sick of Sarah Palin yet?
More importantly, why does a recent Gallup poll, as reported by Newsweek, say that 58% of Republicans believe that Palin is qualified for the job of being President, but 65% of them would vote for her. For those of you who know that probabilities must add up to 100% and possess the skill of subtraction, this means that at least 7% of Republicans think that Palin is unqualified to be President but would still vote for her. Gallup.com does not report the actual intersection between these sets, so keep in mind that 7% is a lower bound on that figure.
Um, hi, Republicans? Just FYI, no cause for alarm, but… There is something wrong with your brains.
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There’s an old chestnut about half the dataset resting below the mean.