The Source: Low Information Voters And The Ravenous Brain

Paul Flahive — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:11 +0000

In the first segment:

The low-information voter: The often-complained-about citizen who knows when voting day is, but not enough to make a sound decision on the issues, or candidates.

At least that is what the people who lose think.

This term is often thrown around when "people vote against their interest" or "the media frames an issue in a way to mislead."

District 21 Congressman Lamar Smith New Chair Of Science Committee

David Martin Davies — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:49:14 +0000

In the next congress, Republican Lamar Smith will be giving up his powerful chairmanship on the House Judicial Committee to become chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Smith will lead the committee that has oversight over NASA and other Texas research institutions.