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The Daily Kos engaged the polling company Research 2000 to poll self-identifying Republicans on various issues. Below are a few selected tidbits, but you really should go read the entire poll.
A few selected results:
Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?
Yes: 63%
No: 21%
Not sure: 16%
"I don't think that word means what you think it means."
Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates White people?
Yes: 31%
No: 36%
Not sure: 33%
The closeness of this one is frightening. And a third of respondents aren't sure?
Should openly gay men and women be allowed to serve in the military?
Yes: 26%
No: 55%
Not sure: 19%
Actually, the 26% in Yes is higher than I thought it would be...
Should same sex couples be allowed to marry?
Yes: 7%
No: 77%
Not sure: 16%
No surprise here, I suppose.
Should openly gay men and women be allowed to teach in public schools?
Yes: 8%
No: 73%
Not sure: 19%
Again, no surprise. Just a sad sigh... and boy, they'd really hate my university.
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%
Good grief. Let's make our students really stupid.
I found the poll interesting, in a sad sort of way -- though in fairness, a few of the results somewhat surprised me...
Do you believe the birth control pill is abortion?
Yes: 34%
No: 48%
Not sure: 18%
I really thought more would hold to the view that a birth control method that some contend prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus is the equivalent of an early abortion. Nearly half are saying "No"
Are marriages equal partnerships, or are men the leaders of their households?
Men: 13%
Equal Partnerships: 76%
Not sure: 11%
Again, I expected a higher percentage of patriarch proponents here. Glad that 76% actually contend it's an equal partnership, but I'm sorry for the 13% and wonder why 11% can't make up their minds... But this question should have been rephrased to say "Are marriages equal partnerships, are men the leaders of their households, or are women the leaders of their households?" I'd have found that to be more interesting.
Should women work outside the home?
Yes: 86%
No: 4%
Not sure: 10%
That's pleasingly overwhelming -- as I expect it would also be if self-identifying Democrats were polled. It's good to see we've made some progress in the last century.
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It'd be interesting to see results of the same poll with self-identifying Democrats, and then with self-identifying independents. I suspect the latter poll could conceivably be chaotic -- but that's the one in which I'd really be interested, since Independents are a large bloc of the voting population (that's where I place myself.) It might answer the question as to whether those who don't self-identify with one party or the other lean significantly left or right, or whether they're just all over the map.
A few selected results:
Do you think Barack Obama is a socialist?
Yes: 63%
No: 21%
Not sure: 16%
"I don't think that word means what you think it means."
Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates White people?
Yes: 31%
No: 36%
Not sure: 33%
The closeness of this one is frightening. And a third of respondents aren't sure?
Should openly gay men and women be allowed to serve in the military?
Yes: 26%
No: 55%
Not sure: 19%
Actually, the 26% in Yes is higher than I thought it would be...
Should same sex couples be allowed to marry?
Yes: 7%
No: 77%
Not sure: 16%
No surprise here, I suppose.
Should openly gay men and women be allowed to teach in public schools?
Yes: 8%
No: 73%
Not sure: 19%
Again, no surprise. Just a sad sigh... and boy, they'd really hate my university.
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%
Good grief. Let's make our students really stupid.
I found the poll interesting, in a sad sort of way -- though in fairness, a few of the results somewhat surprised me...
Do you believe the birth control pill is abortion?
Yes: 34%
No: 48%
Not sure: 18%
I really thought more would hold to the view that a birth control method that some contend prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus is the equivalent of an early abortion. Nearly half are saying "No"
Are marriages equal partnerships, or are men the leaders of their households?
Men: 13%
Equal Partnerships: 76%
Not sure: 11%
Again, I expected a higher percentage of patriarch proponents here. Glad that 76% actually contend it's an equal partnership, but I'm sorry for the 13% and wonder why 11% can't make up their minds... But this question should have been rephrased to say "Are marriages equal partnerships, are men the leaders of their households, or are women the leaders of their households?" I'd have found that to be more interesting.
Should women work outside the home?
Yes: 86%
No: 4%
Not sure: 10%
That's pleasingly overwhelming -- as I expect it would also be if self-identifying Democrats were polled. It's good to see we've made some progress in the last century.
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It'd be interesting to see results of the same poll with self-identifying Democrats, and then with self-identifying independents. I suspect the latter poll could conceivably be chaotic -- but that's the one in which I'd really be interested, since Independents are a large bloc of the voting population (that's where I place myself.) It might answer the question as to whether those who don't self-identify with one party or the other lean significantly left or right, or whether they're just all over the map.