When we announced that we had been defrauded by Research 2000, the wingnuts rejoiced! You see, that meant that the poll we ran exposing the birthers had to be bunk! Nevermind that about half a dozen subsequent polls confirmed the results, they convinced themselves in their narrow little minds that all was safe, and that the beliefs they all obviously held weren't really widely held beliefs.
But still, reality has a way of intruding into their fantasy world.
The president celebrates his 49th birthday Wednesday. On the same day, a new national poll indicates some Americans continue to doubt the president was born in the United States. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, more than a quarter of the public have doubts about Obama's citizenship, with 11 percent saying Obama was definitely not born in the United States and another 16 percent saying the president was probably not born in the country.
Forty-two percent of those questioned say they have absolutely no doubts that the president was born in the U.S., while 29-percent say he "probably" was.
"Not surprisingly, there are big partisan differences, although a majority of Republicans thinks Obama was definitely or probably born here," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Eighty-five percent of Democrats say that Obama was definitely or probably born in the U.S., compared to 68 percent of independents and 57 percent of Republicans. Twenty-seven percent of Republicans say he was probably not born here, and another 14 percent of Republicans say he was definitely not born in the U.S."
41 percent of Republicans don't think Obama was born in the United States.
41 percent of Republicans have completely lost their grip on reality.