Ammo to annoy your conservative friends!

“Bush supporters had significantly less knowledge about current issues,
government and politics than those who supported Kerry,” the study says.

This reminds me of Bob Altemeyer's extensive study of Right-Wing Authoritarianism.

Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Wing_Authoritarianism

The book: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ALTAUT.html