How do conservatives actually think Stephen Colbert is on their side?

[boxman15]

According to a recent PPP poll, in a hypothetical Obama/Romney/Colbert matchup, Obama gets 41%, Romney gets 38%, and Colbert gets 13%.

It's not surprising to me that liberals and moderates would consider to vote for Colbert. Hell, I would seriously consider it. But, 15% of Colbert's hypothetical voters describe themselves as very conservative, and 25% call themselves at least somewhat conservative.

How? Just how? Is their sense of irony that nonexistant or do that hate Romney that much?

[mucifer]

1. Some of them are so stupid they think he is conservative.

[Remember Me]

15. This is actually true

I was astounded and aghast not too long go when I encountered a post or comment to a blog (wish I'd have nailed down the details) wherein the poster said, "It took me about 6 months to figure out he wasn't really a conservative." Honest to God.

[northoftheborder]

24. conservatives have no sense of humor, don't understand satire

[Curmudgeoness]

2. That's hilarious.

They either do not want to tell the pollsters who they are voting for, or they are so stupid that satire goes right over their heads.

I'm betting on stupid.

[Remember Me]

16. And I'd bet you'd win --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=184063

[demtenjeep]

3. bush thought he was just like him

remember

[Xipe Totec]

4. They are conservative... well frugal... miserly, even... with expending brainpower... nt

[liberal N proud]

5. If it is said on the tee-vee it must be true.

[baldguy]

6. Because they're dumb as a post.

[Honeycombe8]

7. The same reason liberals would say they'd vote for him....dissatisfaction with the other two.

It's a protest vote, or a joke. They're in on the joke.

[IDemo]

8. The veneer is as deep as they are capable of looking

Even though Cobert's whole shtick is sarcasm, if it seems republican, it must equal godly patriotic Reagany goodness.

[Seedersandleechers]

9. I know people like that...

[RZM]

10. 15 and 25 aren't very big numbers

That means that 75 percent of Colbert's people say they are not conservative at all. That's the real story.

I imagine most of Colbert's 'supporters' are fans of his show and think he's funny and thus told a pollster they would support him for that reason alone.

[cthulu2016]

18. It's not % of colbert voters...

As the author of a post isolating those cross-tab numbers were from I feel obliged to jump in here because I really stared at the thing for a while to make sure before posting those numbers.

15% of all Americans who identify themselves as "very conservative" chose Colbert in the PPP poll. And 10% of somewhat conservative.

That's a pretty big anti-Romney protest vote.

On the 7th page:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_US_0117925.pdf

[RZM]

28. Ok. I misread the poll

But it still doesn't change my basic point. Those aren't very big numbers. Plenty of Colbert watchers are probably somewhat or very conservative. I think that's what accounts for that.

But you're right, there is a sizable anti-Romney contingent over there. But they will come around once he's the nominee because he will still look better to them than Obama will.

[Zorra]

11. Short answer -

He's not black.

[Logical]

12. I have a 100% true story......

RIGHT WING friends of mine asked me why I watched Colbert because he was a Republican. They were 100% serious. They watched him because they thought he was a right wing commentator. They did not believe me until about a week later they texted me and said "OK, we get Colbert now, he is making fun of us."
This is a hard story to tell because most people do not believe it can be true.

[joshcryer]

14. That is epic. I wish we could catch one of them on camera saying something like that.

[Logical]

17. That would be great!

[Remember Me]

19. I believe it because I ran into about the same thing --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=184063

[Logical]

20. LOL...that is great. Wow, are some people gullible.

[wiggs]

13. Wears a lapel pin. nt

[roguevalley]

21. tom delay and bill o'reilly were

[ddeclue]

22. Farce is a difficult abstraction beyond the capability of most conservatives. n/t

[Generic Brad]

23. Conservatives think?

I thought they could only "feel".

[valerief]

25. Jesus power. He says he's a believer and that locks in the conservies.

The conservies don't get the satire anyway.

[Motown_Johnny]

26. sarcasm is lost on small minds

they just can't grasp it

[Marie Marie]

27. Sorry, please don't ask me to explain away their stupidity.

Words would fail me.