This is not a surprise, but it's so sad. In the deep parts of the South, many of them still believe Obama is a Muslim.
In the midst of tight GOP primaries in both states, Public Policy Polling (PPP) has released information showing that a majority of likely GOP primary voters in the Deep South do not see Obama as a Christian. PPP's Alabama survey of 600 likely GOP primary voters found that only 14 percent consider Obama a Christian, while 45 percent said he is a Muslim and 41 percent answered that they were not sure.Why must the South continue to live up to the stereotypes?
A similar picture surfaced in Mississippi. Of 656 likely GOP primary voters surveyed, 12 percent said Obama was a Christian, 52 percent classified him as a Muslim, and 36 percent fell in the "not sure" category.
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Oh Mississippi.
ReplyDeleteHow glad I am that I moved away from you when I was six months old.
No lasting effects.
Unfortunately, stupidity is prevalent there, it's probably the legacy of the isolation of segregation (and I live in the South). Equally regrettable, it isn't limited to just the South!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have to agree with Roger. Ignorance isn't just a Southern problem. I've met plenty folks above Dixie with attitudes that have made my skin crawl. I've heard similar things here in Pennsylvania. Sad, just sad.
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