the chart may be a joke but the facts are not

It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so. — Will Rogers

This is the infamous chart that shows the average IQ of states that were won by Gore or Bush in 2000: the Gore-won states are at the higher end of the scale. Almost certainly not statistically valid, but the correlation between facts that aren’t and support for the president is more likely to be accurate and disturbing.

The American Assembler – States With Higher IQ Vote Democrat:

A significant percentage of Americans are factually incorrect about very important issues. These include whether we found WMDs in Iraq, Iraq’s ties to 9/11, and Iraq’s ties to al Queda and terrorism in general.

What’s more striking is that of those who hold factual misperceptions of one or more of these issues, a vast majority support Bush.

Bush’s support is directly proportional to misperceptions of facts. This should give even the most allegiant Bush supporter pause.