Education levels and the electorate

Education can be a powerful political predictor.
Education can be a powerful political predictor.
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Election season comes with much discussion on voting blocs. Participants in polls are often grouped by race, gender or generation.

But how does their level of education play into who voters choose to support?

Political reporters Asma Khalid of NPR and Janell Ross of The Washington Post joined MPR News host Kerri Miller and discussed how having a degree — or not — may be one of the most powerful predictors of this campaign.

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