The Moonbat Percentage

I have noticed a pattern: about 21% of my countrymen are bonkers. Time and time again in polls I see very close to the same percentage holding to the most outrageous fringe beliefs. In this space, I will document instances of this for comparison. I will site the source whenever possible. Keep in mind all polls are fuzzy and the source and methods must be considered.

Update on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 9:14PM by Annoyed White Male

Pro-Illegal Immigration Rallies

More interesting polling data (all released yesterday) on immigration. A SurveyUSA poll of 500 adults in Phoenix shows 47% believe the recent pro-immigration protests are "creating a backlash," while 30% believe the mass demonstrations have helped the protesters "achieve their goals." Asked if "people who enter the United States illegally" make the country a better or worse place, 73% chose "worse" and only 21% "better."

The same questions were asked in a SurveyUSA poll of 500 Denver adults: 50% believed the demonstrations were backlashing, while 28% found them benefiting the protestors; and the worse/better breakdown was 71% to 24%. That worse/better question brought a 76% to 14% margin in a Little Rock, while in Wichita, 82% of those polled by SurveyUSA want to "increase border security to keep illegal immigrants from entering the U.S." (14% oppose such) while 73% believe the government should "attempt to find and deport those who are in the U.S. illegally" (only 20% oppose such).

Update on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 9:20PM by Annoyed White Male

Bush knew about 9/11

This one was several years ago, by Rasmussen:

"Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats believe he did know, 39% say he did not know, and 26% are not sure. Republicans reject that view and, by a 7-to-1 margin, say the President did not know in advance about the attacks. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 18% believe the President knew and 57% take the opposite view. Overall, 22% of all voters believe the President knew about the attacks in advance. A slightly larger number, 29%, believe the CIA knew about the attacks in advance."