> it falls apart when you go to places where the average person is poor and/or uneducated

But being poor or uneducated is not an innate property of a person. Everyone can become poor or rich, educated or uneducated at any time.

> Think: places where people express eagerness to elect a certain person to a third term.

That's exactly something where I think "Smart people don't think others are stupid" applies. Just because people don't vote in ways that would follow your logic means they are dumb. They maybe have different priorities, incentives or moral than you.