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| Politifact quotes me in article exploring why public belief in the Obama Muslim myth has increased http://j.mp/aK9tkD | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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I am an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Duke University in 2009 and served as a RWJ Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan from 2009-2011. I also tweet at @BrendanNyhan and serve as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Previously, I co-edited Spinsanity, a non-partisan watchdog of political spin, and co-authored All the President's Spin. For more, see my bio or academic website.
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Reihan Salam has some intersting thoughts on the "Obama as Muslim" issue - including comments on Brendan's thesis (and John Sides article as well).
http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/245026
Also of note is his thoughts on the "death panels" memes (both the original Palin meme and the counter-meme that seems to be promoted by Brendan).
http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/244934
As an aside, I just recently discovered Reihan's blogging and I find his empiricism a refreshing change from much of the political driven blogging on both the left and right.
Posted by: MartyB | August 30, 2010 at 02:15 PM