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Title: Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It!
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Published: Nov 21, 2009
Author: Eric Kleefeld
Post Date: 2009-11-21 08:16:24 by Kamala
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Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It! Eric Kleefeld | November 19, 2009, 12:28PM The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it. This number goes a long way towards explaining the anger of the Tea Party crowd. They not only think Obama's agenda is against America, but they don't think he was actually the choice of the American people at all! Interestingly, NY-23 Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is now accusing ACORN of stealing his race, and Fox News personalities have often speculated about ACORN stealing the 2008 Minnesota Senate race for Al Franken. The poll asked this question: "Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?" The overall top-line is legitimately won 62%, ACORN stole it 26%. Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- an outright majority -- saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided. Among McCain voters, the breakdown is 31%-49%-20%. By comparison, independents weigh in at 72%-18%-10%, and Democrats are 86%-9%-4%. Now, the obvious comparison would be that many Democrats felt that George W. Bush didn't legitimately win the 2000 election. But there are some clear differences. First of all, Al Gore empirically won the national popular vote in 2000, and lost in a disputed recount process in Florida. By comparison, John McCain lost the national popular vote by a 53%-46% margin. In order to believe that Obama wasn't the true winner of the 2008 election, one would have to think that ACORN (and perhaps other groups) stuffed ballots to the tune of over 9.5 million votes, Obama's national margin. PPP communications director Tom Jensen says: "Belief in the ACORN conspiracy theory is even higher among GOP partisans than the birther one, which only 42% of Republicans expressed agreement with on our national survey in September."
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#18. To: Kamala, Original_Intent, Lod, buckeroo (#0)
Just like the Dems thought Bush stole the election. Hello, elections are frauds! The chosen wins regardless.
#19. To: farmfriend. all (#18)
The Help America Vote Act (black box voting machines) put the final nail in the voting coffin.
Darn, I was going to post that. If the election of Obama has proven anything, it's the hypocrisy of the Democrats and Republicans.
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Replies to Comment # 18. Just like the Dems thought Bush stole the election. Hello, elections are frauds! The chosen wins regardless.
#22. To: farmfriend (#18)
Just like the Dems thought Bush stole the election.
Almost makes me wish for a 3rd party. Almost.
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