the proper functioning of a republic

What if Barack Obama adopted John McCain’s policies?
As the following interviews (all broadcast on the Howard Stern Show) suggest, he’d still be supported by many of his followers.
The few McCain voters who were interviewed also seemed to feel the same way.

As Thomas Jefferson said,

“An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic.”

I’m hoping the sample was not truly representative of the enlightened citizenry, because I’d hate for the proper functioning of the republic to be affected.
In other news, the Reverend Louis Farrakhan stated that the youth are listening to Barack Obama, who is the Messiah:

“When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear! And the Messiah is absolutely speaking!”
And I am absolutely voting. Against the Messiahcrats!
(I still cling to that separation of church and state meme that Jefferson and those guys started.)
UPDATE: More examples of enlightened citizenry from a YouTube video titled “Should Some People Not Vote”:

From a 20/20 segment with Bryan Caplan (author,
The Myth of the Rational Voter) who adds,

“When you watch the presidential debates, you may think that the candidates are pandering to the Lowest Common Denominator. If everyone voted, though, they’d be pandering to a much lower Lowest Common Denominator.”