Most Americans have little knowledge about the outside world, and little desire to learn anything either, according to a new poll:
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed.
Candidates in the US presidential primaries “may have their work cut out for them as they work to get people interested in the election,” wrote the Harris Poll group, which surveyed 2,225 adults between July 6 and 13 for the poll.
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“Well over half (57 percent) say they do not like learning about political issues in other countries,” and 32 percent expressed a lack of interest for homespun politics, the Harris Poll group said.
Quiz them on the latest doings of Britney, Lindsay, or Paris, though, and I’m sure they’ll have plenty to tell you.
