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Trump loves the poorly educated —and America's IQ decline explains why
The Stupid Voter Story Is Doing Cleanup for PowerWhat the source actually saysThe piece argues that Americans are getting less cognitively sharp, points to falling test scores and IQ measures, blames phones, social media, noise, and overstimulation, and then folds all of that into Trump’s political rise. It uses education data, a stalled bipartisan cellphone study bill, and district-level voting patterns to suggest that declining attention and comprehension are reshaping U.S. politics.The blame is pointed in the wrong directionThe article keeps calling the electorate stupid, but the more…
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