You Already Knew It But Didn't Want to Believe It >> 51% of Republicans are birthers

[struggle4progress]

Obama Was Not Born in U.S., Republicans Say
October 22, 2009

... As you may have heard over the last few months, there have been groups demanding to see President Obama’s birth certificate. Do you believe that Obama was born in the United States of America or not?

I believe he was born in the U.S.
All 70%
Dem 87%
Rep 49%
Ind 75%

I do not believe he was born in the U.S.
All 30%
Dem 13%
Rep 51%
Ind 25%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,009 American adults, conducted from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/34338/obama_was_not_born_in_us_republicans_say

[YOY]

1. Shows one of three possible things to my immediate mind.

1. That the rats are abandoning the sinking ship.

2. The crazy is spreading.

3. Online interviews are not exactly very accurate.

[Cleita]

2. Actually, that doesn't bother me that much as long as

31% of Americans still consider themselves Republicans. If that stat were 51% of all Americans, then I would really be worried.

[lapfog_1]

10. It's only 20 percent now.

yup, only 1 in 5 voting age Americans identify themselves as Republicans.

so that means only about 10% (50% of 20%) of voting age Americans are "birthers". Sounds about right.

[Codeine]

3. Online polling is ridiculous. Means nothing. nt

[struggle4progress]

6. I think I'd prefer to shove it in their faces until they begin to deny it themselves

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. Considering other things Republicans believe

We're dealing with people who think the Flintstones was a documentary

[nevergiveup]

5. I still do not believe it.

It is political show. Republican/Conservatives say they are birthers because it is politically correct as a conservative today to say this. This is not to say there is still not a group of brainless right-wingers who believe Obama was not born in the U.S. but I don't think the numbers are as high as in this poll.

[struggle4progress]

7. It doesn't matter: if they're saying they believe it, I'll say they believe it

[Hekate]

8. But only 20% of voters admit to being Republican in the first place. Talk about a small minority!

Only the crazies are left.

Hekate

[KakistocracyHater]

9. wasn't McCain also not born in America? Doesn't that matter?

Because if it doesn't, then neither does Obama's birth-place. I seriously doubt he was born in Kenya, I haven't bothered to hunt for the pic/pdf of his birth certificate because I'm one too-a certificate of live birth. Testeria