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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's Official: The Majority Of Republicans Are Insane
More: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/17/poll_64_of_republicans_are_birthers/
A whopping 64 percent of Republicans think its probably true that President Obama is hiding important information about his background and early life, including his possible birthplace, according to a new nationwide survey of registered voters from Fairleigh Dickinson Universitys PublicMind project examining Americans belief in political conspiracy theories.
Belief in conspiracy theories is not unique to Republicans 56 percent of Democrats believe in one of the four popular myths researchers asked about but it is more common. Among registered GOPers, 75 percent said at least one of the four theories was likely true. Moreover, researchers noted: Generally, the more people know about current events, the less likely they are to believe in conspiracy theories but not among Republicans, where more knowledge leads to greater belief in political conspiracies.
Belief in conspiracy theories is not unique to Republicans 56 percent of Democrats believe in one of the four popular myths researchers asked about but it is more common. Among registered GOPers, 75 percent said at least one of the four theories was likely true. Moreover, researchers noted: Generally, the more people know about current events, the less likely they are to believe in conspiracy theories but not among Republicans, where more knowledge leads to greater belief in political conspiracies.
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It's Official: The Majority Of Republicans Are Insane (Original Post)
Jamaal510
Jan 2013
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Initech
(99,909 posts)1. That's been official since the early days of the Bush administration.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)2. Kick.
kentuck
(110,947 posts)3. I was waiting for the official word.
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