West Virginia Democrats Face an Uneasy Time.

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6. Wisconsin is actually the 2nd smartest state in the nation.

That's according to this article. They found Vermont to be the smartest state. And what are the dumbest states?

10. New Mexico
09. Louisiana
08. Alabama
07. Mississippi
06. Georgia
05. Alaska
04. Hawaii
03. California
02. Arizona

And the dumbest state of all is Nevada

Poor Nevada. Not only are they one of the unhappiest states in the U.S., but they also have a terrible education system. According to one recent survey, Nevada had the worst public school system in the country, excluding D.C. (lucky for them, not a state and thus not ranked here). On top of this, fewer than 20 percent of Nevadans have completed a bachelor’s degree and only 86 percent have graduated high school. The average SAT score in this state was a 1485, which was the 11th worst nationwide.

In 2008, the Nevada Policy Research Institute argued that the problem was not the amount of money spent on education, but rather where that money went. “By the time a child takes the NAEP fourth-grade reading exam, Nevada has spent more than $40,000 on that child's education,” the institute wrote. Unfortunately, Nevada is still struggling to get it right. The governor recently announced plans for cuts in education spending.

http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/smartest-dumbest-states

Sorry, West Virginia wasn't among the 10 smartest or the 10 dumbest, so it wasn't mentioned in this report. But based on other studies I've seen, we rank around #37. That puts us almost among the 10 dumbest but not quite.

I used to think people were stupid if they didn't believe the same things I do. Then I realized I was being stupid for thinking that way.