This may be of interest to Johnson County or those trying to figure us out:
A new Gallup poll found that Sen. Barack Obama has much higher support among the most educated voters while Sen. Hillary Clinton receives more support from those with a high school diploma or less.
However, while support among educated elites may be responsible in part for Obama’s excellent fundraising, it will not necessarily translate to electoral victory. Gallup points out that in the previous three election cycles the democratic candidate receiving the most support from the most educated -- Howard Dean in 2004, Bill Bradley in 2000, and Bob Kerrey in 1992 -- did not go on to win the party’s nomination.
Johnson County's got the highest education level in the state -- it's well known that you need a masters to serve coffee in this town, and a Ph.D. to be an office temp. We were also the number one Bill Bradley county in the nation in 2000 and I'm still proud of that. Dean was a close second in `04, and Bob Kerrey of course didn't get a true test in 1992.
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