01 August 2009

Who makes up the birther movement?

No surprises here. A DailyKos/Research 2000 poll shows the bat-shit birthers are Republican and from the South:
Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?

Yes 77%
No 11%
Not sure 12%

Polling breakdown (pay special attention to those Republican and Southern numbers):

Democrats

Yes 93%
No 4%
Not sure 3%

Republicans
Yes 42%
No 28%
Not sure 30%

Independents (No party affiliation)

Yes 83%
No 8%
Not sure 9%

Northeast

Yes 93%
No 4%
Not sure 3%

South
Yes 47%
No 23%
Not sure 30%

Midwest
Yes 90%
No 6%
Not sure 4%

West
Yes 87%
No 7%
Not sure 6%
Markos Moulitsas, publisher and founder of DailyKos, talked with Ed Schultz about the polling results...