Over Half of Republican Primary Voters Are Still Birthers, Poll Finds

By Nick Greene Tue., Feb. 15 2011 at 3:35 PM

According to a new poll, over half of Republican primary voters don't believe Barack Obama was born in the United States. Politico reports that Public Policy Polling asked 400 people across the country who planned on voting in the GOP primaries where they thought President Obama was born. 51 percent responded they didn't think he wasn't born in the United States. Everyone take a deep breath, count to 10, and consult your apocalypse manual.

28 percent said they believe Obama was born in Hawaii, and 21 percent said they aren't sure either way. Way to commit, guys.

The report breaks down who benefits from the large birther turnout:

Among those who do not believe Obama was born in the United States, Mike Huckabee is their first choice for president, followed by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich and then Mitt Romney.

Those who do think the president is a citizen favor Romney over the rest of the field. Huckabee, Palin and Ron Paul trail Romney among believers in Obama's birth in Hawaii.

Two things to take into account from these numbers: 400 is not a large sample size, and Politico described the polling firm as "Democratic-leanign [sic]." One thing to take into account from these numbers: there are 204 very confused, very stupid people in America, and they are agreeing to respond to poll questions.

Poll: 51 percent of GOP'ers still want the birth certificate [Politico]

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It's false to say that we know that O was born outside the U.S. *and* it's also false to say that we know he was born in the U.S.

While Nick Greene is still trying to figure that out, let me explain. The important part of the paragraph above is *what we know*. Because, we don't really know for sure where it was. While it's highly likely that he was born in the U.S., he has not definitively proven it.

All the forms of evidence he's presented so far are full of holes. For just one example, the announcements don't even list his name and there's no indication of who exactly caused those announcements to appear. They aren't proof.

For yet another example of just how sad the "AntiBirthers" are, I posted a smarts/integrity test for "AntiBirthers" over five months ago. Today, thousands of views later, only one (1) Obama fan has come close to figuring it out:

24ahead.com/n/10211

Five months and thousands of views later, only one (1) Obama fan has come close. That indicates a very serious problem.