The latest national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) — in addition to its intriguing finding that Republicans think the government should stay out of Medicare — also supplies a complex study of the Birther issue.
The poll found that only 62% of voters said President Obama was born in the United States, 25% saying he was not and 14% not sure. Among Republicans, a 44% plurality say he was not born in the U.S., to 36% who say he was, and the remaining 20% not sure.
But if we’ve established a belief that Obama was not born here, exactly where did the blessed event occur? Respondents were asked in order whether Obama was in Indonesia, whether he was born in Kenya, or the Philippines, or France. Among the 38% who did not say Obama was born here, 10% said Indonesia, 7% said Kenya, 1% said the Philippines, and zero percent said France.
It seems odd that more Birthers would say Obama was born in Indonesia, given that everyone knows Kenya is the right answer. Perhaps this was simply caused by Indonesia being the first foreign country on the list.
