What can we learn from our ignorance?

If more than a third of Americans believes weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, what does that tell us?

That more than a third of the public is totally out of touch?

That 34 percent of the people don't believe news reports?

That roughly one in three people want to give the answers they think pollsters are looking for?

Or that people will believe what they want to believe - or are conditioned to believe - regardless of all evidence to the contrary?
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"It's always amazing how ill-informed people are," said Lori Weigel, Denver-based vice president of Public Opinion Strategies.

"But ask them who won 'American Idol' and they'll know."
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