regular readers know of course that none of the above statements are true. nor were the respondents given any ground for these assumptions.

conversely, in describing this project to my friends, i've encountered the following assumptions about my respondents:

1. they are all over 40 years of age.
2. they are inherently stupid.
3. they are white-collar fat cats.
4. they are homophobic racists.

i've found none of the above to be true. to be fair, i originally made that first assumption myself. but a surprising number of earnest young republicans have also made themselves known to me.