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Politifact quotes me in article exploring why public belief in the Obama Muslim myth has increased http://j.mp/aK9tkD
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| PolitiFact | Why do so many people think Obama is a Muslim?
President Barack Obama has declared himself a Christian. He has worshipped in Christian churches, prayed with Christian ministers, and recounted how he knelt beneath a cross and felt God’s spirit. And yet, a surprising number of Americans keep telling pollsters they believe he’s a Muslim. The Pew Research Center last week reported that 18 percent of Americans believe Obama is a Muslim, up from 11 percent in March 2009. A Time magazine poll also released last week found even more — 24 percent — said he was a Muslim. Dig deeply into the polls, however, and you see the roots …
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John Sides breaks down Pew data on Obama Muslim myth by subgroup — results consistent w/my argument about role of elites http://j.mp/dvT79n
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| Ezra Klein – Why do more people think Obama is a Muslim? By John Sides By now, you’ve probably heard of the Pew Center poll that found that fewer Americans believe Obama is a Christian and more believe he is a Muslim or simply don’t know what his religion is. The question…
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Sides finding refutes idea that problem is simple ignorance — myth has increased *more* among high educ. Repubs. http://j.mp/dvT79n
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| Ezra Klein – Why do more people think Obama is a Muslim? By John Sides By now, you’ve probably heard of the Pew Center poll that found that fewer Americans believe Obama is a Christian and more believe he is a Muslim or simply don’t know what his religion is. The question…
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My post on pundits blaming the public and Obama for Muslim myth updated to include appalling Fox News Sunday discussion http://j.mp/dhOz57
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| Pundits blame the victims on Obama Muslim myth – Brendan Nyhan
Last week, a Pew Research Center poll was released that showed an increase in the proportion of Americans who falsely believe President Obama is a Muslim. The conversation since then has largely focused on the failings of the public. Slate’s…
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