If the results of this survey is close to right, and I believe it is, then the Republican base has a lot of very scary people in it. The survey is from Public Policy Polling, and was done between February 20th and 22nd of a random national sample of 316 Republican primary voters. It has a margin of error of 5.5 points.
It seems that science denial is rampant among Republicans. About 66% say they don't believe in global warming, and 49% say they don't believe in evolution -- even though more than 95% of scientists say both are true. It bothers me that these people think they can pick the parts of science they are willing to believe, and toss out the parts that don't necessarily agree with their religion.
But it is that third chart that bothers me most of all. A significant majority of Republicans (57%) are willing to toss out part of the First Amendment to our Constitution -- the part that guarantees religious freedom. They would like for our federal government to establish christianity as the official state religion -- which of course, would mean the government (and everyone else) would be free to discriminate against anyone who is not a christian. That is scary!
The poll also asked those Republicans who their presidential preference was, and the results are shown in the chart below. It shows that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has risen in the polls in the last few weeks. I hesitate to call him the leader though, since 3 out of 4 Republicans either want someone else or are unsure who they would want.
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