Just had some time on my hands... so I check the IQ issue. Here is the real deal from here:

http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/m...ha6cGEMGuwWF2-

And here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/


State IQ Candidate

Massachussets 101.5 Obama
North Dakota 101.4 McCain
Vermont 101.2 Obama
Montana 101.1 McCain
South Dakota 101.1 McCain
New Hampshire 101 Obama
Minnesota 100.8 Obama
Wisconsin 100.3 Obama
Wyoming 100.2 McCain
Iowa 100 Obama
Idaho 99.9 McCain
Main 99.9 Obama
Nebraska 99.7 McCain
Virginia 99.7 Obama
Ohio 99.6 Obama
Washington 99.6 Obama
Colorado 99.4 Obama
New Jersey 99.3 Obama
Kansas 99.2 McCain
Oregon 99.1 Obama
Michigan 99 Obama
Utah 99 McCain
Connecticut 98.9 Obama
Delaware 98.8 Obama
Missouri 98.7 McCain
Alaska 98.6 McCain
Pennsylvania 98.6 Obama
Indiana 98.5 Obama
Kentucky 98.3 McCain
Illinois 97.8 Obama
New York 97.8 Obama
South Carolina 97.5 McCain
North Carolina 97.4 Obama
Maryland 97.2 Obama
Texas 97.2 McCain
Oklahoma 96.9 McCain
Rhode Island 96.8 Obama
West Virginia 96.7 McCain
Tennessee 96.6 McCain
Arkansas 96.5 McCain
Georgia 96.5 McCain
Florida 96.1 Obama
Arizona 95.9 McCain
Nevada 95.2 Obama
Louisiana 95 McCain
California 94.7 Obama
New Mexico 94.5 Obama
Alabama 94.4 McCain
Hawai 94.4 Obama
Mississippi 93.3 McCain

Top state:Massachussets 101.5 Obama
Bottom state: Mississippi 93.3 McCain

Top state Obama:Massachussets 101.5
Top state McCain:North Dakota 101.4

Bottom state Obama:Hawai 94.4
Bottom state McCain:Mississippi 93.3

Obama states average IQ: 98.5
McCain states average IQ: 97.9

These stats pretty much seems to show IQ is not a really significant factor... it's not as clear a cut as in the post that first mentioned this... BUT when you consider that McCain leads 13-12 in the 25 bottom states and Obama leads 16-9 in the 25 top states... it does show that the "smarter" states actually made the difference this time around.


Ponrauil