Advance notes from a forthcoming Public Policy Polling survey

*Among Virginia Republicans 41% think Barack Obama was not born in the United States, 32% think he was, and 27% are not sure.

*Among supporters of Bob McDonnell 36% think Obama was not born in the US, 33% think he was, and 31% are not sure.

*Obama's approval rating with people who think he was not born in the US is 12%, which is not surprising but seriously, since when is it ok for us to just say we think politicians we don't like aren't US citizens? I will happily stand up and say I am sure George W. Bush is a citizen of our country!

*Even among African Americans 12% think Obama was not born in the country and 27% aren't sure, showing the extent to which this misinformation is getting out." (Tom Jensen, PublicPolicyPolling Blog, August 3, 2009)

Update August 7:

A SurveyUSA poll for Daily Kos has the following fascinating detail:

QUESTION: Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?

So it is those of us here in the South -- 68% -- who do not believe for sure that Barack Obama is qualified to be President. Although the numbers from the other regions are none too reassuring.

(Dave Sagarin, August 7, 2009)