Ok, so the birther thing turned out to be crazy. Likewise the FEMA camps and the Obama Youth. But this time for sure:
That's right. Obama stole the election in... Oh, let's say Florida.
Of course, this is going to turn out to be just as well-founded as the belief that Hawaii isn't really a state, but these people never let reality hold them back. "In order to believe that Obama wasn't the true winner of the 2008 election," writes TPM's Eric Kleefeld, "one would have to think that ACORN (and perhaps other groups) stuffed ballots to the tune of over 9.5 million votes, Obama's national margin."
Still, expect this to be the new, hot thing among Republican voters. ""Belief in the ACORN conspiracy theory is even higher among GOP partisans than the birther one, which only 42% of Republicans expressed agreement with on our national survey in September," says PPP communications director Tom Jensen.
The stupid just never ends...
Talking Points Memo:
The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it.
That's right. Obama stole the election in... Oh, let's say Florida.
The poll asked this question: "Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?" The overall top-line is legitimately won 62%, ACORN stole it 26%.Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- an outright majority -- saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided. Among McCain voters, the breakdown is 31%-49%-20%. By comparison, independents weigh in at 72%-18%-10%, and Democrats are 86%-9%-4%.
Of course, this is going to turn out to be just as well-founded as the belief that Hawaii isn't really a state, but these people never let reality hold them back. "In order to believe that Obama wasn't the true winner of the 2008 election," writes TPM's Eric Kleefeld, "one would have to think that ACORN (and perhaps other groups) stuffed ballots to the tune of over 9.5 million votes, Obama's national margin."
Still, expect this to be the new, hot thing among Republican voters. ""Belief in the ACORN conspiracy theory is even higher among GOP partisans than the birther one, which only 42% of Republicans expressed agreement with on our national survey in September," says PPP communications director Tom Jensen.
The stupid just never ends...
