Pretentious academic

Another Peek Inside the Brain of the Electorate - washingtonpost.com

This is a very common complaint amongst my colleagues. We work with young and future voters every day - and they have no idea what they are talking about. None. That being said - many of my colleagues are just as bad. There are some really smart people out there who really don't know anything - because either they find it boring or they depend on one source and get a such a ridiculous, biases report (both on the left and the right) that when they try to explain their views, a pointed question sends them running off to cry.

And it IS depressing. Maybe if we knew something about the world around us we'd be less likely to elect people who don't understand the very basics of politics. Maybe.