kevin
@ July 31, 2009


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I think this graph, from a Research 2000 poll commissioned by Kos speaks for itself.  The question's exact wording was: "Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?" No polling tricks, just a simple yes/no/unsure.  Obviously part of this is a partisan split, but there's an almost equal divide between the South (47 yes to 53 no/unsure) and everyone else (closer to 90/10) than Democrats (93/7) and Republicans (42/58).

birthers.png

That is some crazy shit.


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Here's how to put this in perspective. By region, how many people who didn't vote for Obama are sure he is a citizen? I'll assume that everybody who voted for him knows that he is a citizen. McCain vote minus (No + Unsure on this survey) = sane opposition:
Northeast: 40 - 7 = 33
South: 54 - 53 = 1
Midwest: 44 - 10 = 34
West: 40 - 13 = 27

To sum up: McCain voters in South are crazy.

And Dave Weigel figures 70% of Southern whites are birthers or unsure.

http://washingtonindependent.com/53396/how-many-southern-whites-believe-obama-was-born-in-america

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