Post Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:32 pm

What do Republicans believe? (poll data)

The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans

If you can see past the typical DailyKos lefty rhetoric, this is some pretty worrying data. The questions were answered by people who considered themselves Republicans, as the title indicates. I know or have met people who believe these things individually, but I had no idea they were so widespread. Apparently geography plays a large role in the result, as Southerners were more likely to pick the crazier answers.

For more detail, see the exact results here.

Here are some of the most bizarre results:
  • Should Barack Obama be impeached, or not?

    Yes 39
    No 32
    Not Sure 29
  • Do you believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?

    Yes 42
    No 36
    Not Sure 22
  • Do you believe Barack Obama wants the terrorists to win?

    Yes 24
    No 43
    Not Sure 33
  • Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?

    Yes 21
    No 24
    Not Sure 55
  • Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates White people?

    Yes 31
    No 36
    Not Sure 33
  • Do you believe your state should secede from the United States?

    Yes 23
    No 58
    Not Sure 19
  • Do you support the death penalty?

    Yes 91
    No 4
    Not Sure 5
  • Should openly gay men and women be allowed to teach in public schools?

    Yes 8
    No 73
    Not Sure 19
  • Should public school students be taught that the book of Genesis in the Bible explains how God created the world?

    Yes 77
    No 15
    Not Sure 8
  • Should contraceptive use be outlawed?

    Yes 31
    No 56
    Not Sure 13
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