USA Today/Gallup: Only 38% Say Obama “Definitely” Born In The USA

April 26th, 2011 (9) Posted By Pat Dollard.

U.S.A. Today:

WASHINGTON — Republicans may be ready for a fling with Donald Trump, but a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows they have reservations about installing him in the White House.

The real estate developer and reality TV star, who scores at the top in polls of the GOP field these days, falls to fourth when Republicans are asked to rate who among the contenders would be a “good” or “great” president in office.

Fifty percent of Americans, including 31% of Republicans, say Trump would make a “poor” or “terrible” president.

“Trump is filling a huge void in the Republican Party right now, and he’s gathering a protest vote: protest against the way Washington works; protest with the establishment Republicans,” says Scott Reed, manager for Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. “The jury is still out whether Trump can translate that into a real candidacy for president.”

His possible bid faces broad resistance: 63% of Americans, including 46% of Republicans, say they definitely will not vote for Trump for president. In comparison, 46% of Americans say they definitely will not vote for President Obama — significantly lower but itself a hurdle to winning the 2012 election.

Though Trump initially got attention by expressing doubts whether Obama was born in the USA, that issue is not driving his support. Among those who say they definitely or might vote for Trump, only about a third question whether the president was born in the USA.

Support from the “birthers” is stronger for Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. The issue has persisted even though Hawaii has released an official Certificate of Live Birth showing Obama was born there, a fact confirmed in non-partisan investigations by FactCheck.org and others.

Still, in the USA TODAY poll, only 38% of Americans say Obama definitely was born in the USA, and 18% say he probably was. Fifteen percent say he probably was born in another country, and 9% say he definitely was born elsewhere.

Republicans are inclined to say the president was born abroad by 43%-35%.

For what it’s worth, not everyone is convinced Trump was born in the USA either: 43% say he definitely was born here, and 20% say he probably was; 7% say he definitely or probably was born in another country. Nearly three in 10 say they don’t know enough to say.

The poll of 1,013 adults, taken Wednesday to Saturday, has a margin of error of +/–4 percentage points.

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  • Ohnooo

    What’s odd is on USA Today, the article shows the copy of the certificate with the name Barrack Hussein Obama II..I thought he was born Barry Soetero and changed his name at a later time..hmmmm..it does make you wonder who his real daddy was too…

  • http://www.thecitizenscall.com John Q Citizen

    The issue over the birth certificate is not principly about the location of the Vulgar King’s birth. It is the question as to whether Obama meets the constitutional requirements for eligibility, ALL the requirements. And as to whether he has assumed office by means of criminal fraud. CNN and all other news agencies, including at times FoxNews, fail to address this most important fact. Obama is a fraud and pretender regardless of birth location and the information contained in the full set of requested documents meets the material proof of the crime. This is the only reason he refusues to release them, because to do so is an admission to fraud.

    • Desert Rat

      :beer: :beer:

    • http://www.thecitizenscall.com John Q Citizen

      The White House today has released their copy of the long form birth certificate for Obama. As I said above this certificate is now material evidence in the case against Obama’s eligibility on the basis of parentage. Birth location is now irrelevant to the claim. This document now records that Obama’s father was a foreign citizen and not an American citizen. Obama is ineligible to hold office as POTUS and should be immediately removed.

  • mikethetruth

    This is proof that the average American will belive anything if it is repeated enough. They won’t do any research to investigate our supposed leaders leaving it up to the rigged media and their agenda. So a fraud like Obama can rise to the highest postion in the land with no one even looking. BUT ask your average american male the batting average of his favorite baseball player and he stands proudly and recites it like the imbecile he has become. Well done America. Keep sleeping. The beds on fire idiot!

  • twistedaround

    Well said! These poll numbers are likely skewed a bit in whatever his name is, favor. What was that SS #? Who,what,when and where is this freedom hater from? Hope this new book blows this crap wide open. These people are out to destroy our country by whatever means.

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