January poll shows 41% of the general public is either unsure or doesn't believe Obama was born in America. Fifty nine percent believe Obama was born in America. Among Republicans only 29% believe Obama was born in America. Seventy three percent of Republicans are unsure or do not believe Obama was born in America.
Journalists and many activists keep getting it wrong! It doesn't matter where he was born. He didn't have two American parents. My position is that if he was born on the capital steps he would not be eligible because he only had one American parent. Consider this conversation at McCain’s eligibility inquiry by the U.S. Senate: "My assumption and my understanding is that if you are born of American parents, you are naturally a natural-born American citizen," Chertoff replied. "That is mine, too," said Leahy. What's interesting here is that Sen. Leahy, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary, confirms that a "natural born" citizen is the child of American citizen parents. Parents -- that's two. That's BOTH parents.
We know Marco Rubio of
Obama and Rubio not eligible to be president - Alan Keyes - http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2011/10/obama-and-rubio-not-eligible-to-be.html
Journalists and many activists keep getting it wrong! It doesn't matter where he was born. He didn't have two American parents. My position is that if he was born on the capital steps he would not be eligible because he only had one American parent. Consider this conversation at McCain’s eligibility inquiry by the U.S. Senate: "My assumption and my understanding is that if you are born of American parents, you are naturally a natural-born American citizen," Chertoff replied. "That is mine, too," said Leahy. What's interesting here is that Sen. Leahy, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary, confirms that a "natural born" citizen is the child of American citizen parents. Parents -- that's two. That's BOTH parents.
We know Marco Rubio of Florida , Bobby Jindal of Louisiana
Obama and Rubio not eligible to be president - Alan Keyes - http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2011/10/obama-and-rubio-not-eligible-to-be.html
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Another poll:
"There's no marginalizing those who want this matter investigated by Congress," said Fritz Wenzel of Wenzel Strategies, who conducted the telephone survey June 16-19. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.85 points.
"Even among Democrats, more than one in four – 28 percent – said they now want an inquiry, as do 43 percent of independents and 77 percent of Republicans. Interestingly, men are much more skeptical than are women about the question of eligibility – only 42 percent of men said they think Obama proved his eligibility by releasing the electronic birth certificate, compared to 59 percent of women."
The poll indicated 43.5 percent of Americans believe that a Hawaii birth would make no difference in Obama's eligibility, as the Constitution requires both parents of a U.S. president to have been U.S. citizens – and Obama's father was not a citizen.
The figure included 56.9 percent of the GOP, 40.2 percent of independents and 32.9 percent of Democrats.
The figure included 56.9 percent of the GOP, 40.2 percent of independents and 32.9 percent of Democrats.
There is a significant portion of the general population, roughly 40% who are uncertain about Obama's eligibility.
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On April 27, 2011, Obama released a copy of his fraudulent long form birth certificate to reporters and posted a copy on the White House website. This dramatic (and well-covered) tactic seemed to finally turn the tide of public opinion.
From April 23-26, 2011, YouGov surveyed 1000 Americans and asked, “Please tell us whether you think the following statements about Barack Obama are true or false… Barack Obama was born in the United States
As the table below indicates, the public’s acceptance of Obama ‘s ineligibility decreased. The proportion of the public who said that Obama was born in the United States
"Barack Obama was born in the | |||
April 2011 | |||
Before Release of Birth Certificate | After Release of Birth Certificate | ||
True | 55% | 67% | |
False | 15% | 13% | |
Not Sure | 30% | 20% | |
This change was especially dramatic among Republicans (those respondents who initially identified as Republicans as well as those independent voters who lean to the Republican party).
"Barack Obama was born in the | |||
April 2011 | |||
Before Release of Birth Certificate | After Release of Birth Certificate | ||
True | 30% | 47% | |
False | 25% | 23% | |
Not Sure | 45% | 29% | |
It seemed, the Obama administration had found a solution to its problem. But was this moment fleeting? Given the public’s reaction to previous information on this question, could Obama’s action really be the last word on the matter?
To assess the lasting power of the release of Obama’s birth certificate, a January 27-31, 2012 YouGov poll asked 500 respondents whether “Barack Obama was born in the United States of America
"Barack Obama was born in the | ||||
April 2011 | January 2012 | |||
Before Release of Birth Certificate | After Release of Birth Certificate | |||
True | 55% | 67% | 59% | |
False | 15% | 13% | 17% | |
Not Sure | 30% | 20% | 24% | |
These polls demonstrate that the power of Obama’s action was short lived. Two-thirds of the initial 12-point increase in the percentage of respondents who say that Obama was born in the United States
This trend is again especially pronounced among Republicans – the percentage of respondents who accept the Birther myth is, if anything, even higher than it was before Obama released his long-form certificate.
"Barack Obama was born in the | ||||
April 2011 | January 2012 | |||
Before Release of Birth Certificate | After Release of Birth Certificate | |||
True | 30% | 47% | 27% | |
False | 25% | 23% | 37% | |
Not Sure | 45% | 29% | 35% | |
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