# One Quarter of Republicans think Obama may be the AntiChrist
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**Created:** [March 25, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748 "2010-03-25T15:28:50Z")
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/1 "2010-03-25T15:28:50Z")
…according to a Harris poll:
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100325/sc\_livescience/quarterofrepublicansthinkobamamaybetheantichrist](http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100325/sc_livescience/quarterofrepublicansthinkobamamaybetheantichrist)
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> Americans have some extreme views of President Obama, with a new survey revealing 40 percent of adults believe he is a socialist, and about a quarter of survey participants thinking the president is a racist, anti-American and even doing things Hitler did.
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> The whammy: 14 percent of Americans say President Barack Obama may be the anti-Christ. When split by political party, 24 percent of Republicans and 6 percent of Democrats viewed the nation’s leader in this way.
What kills me are the 6% of _Democrats_, according to this poll, who think so, too. What the Hell are they thinking?
“Well, he may be our president, from our party, but we suspect he’s the AntiChrist.” Maybe they think that makes him cooler.
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> Here’s the percentage breakdown of respondents’ views of President Obama:
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> ```
> * 38 percent say he wants to take away Americans' right to own guns.
> * 32 percent say he is a Muslim.
> * 29 percent think he wants to turn over the sovereignty of the United States to a one world government.
> * 29 percent think he has done many things that are unconstitutional.
> * 27 percent say he resents America's heritage.
> * 27 percent say he does what Wall Street and the bankers tell him to do.
> * 25 percent say he was not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president.
> * 25 percent say he is a domestic enemy that the U.S. Constitutions speaks of.
> * 23 percent say he is a racist.
> * 23 percent say he is anti-American.
> * 23 percent say he wants to use an economic collapse or terrorist attack as an excuse to take dictatorial powers.
> * 20 percent say he is doing many of the things that Hitler did.
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> ```
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> When broken out by political party, results showed some stark differences. For instance, the majority of Republicans believed the president is a Muslim and a socialist, while around 40 percent believe he is a racist, someone who resents American heritage and “wants terrorists to win.”
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### Author:  [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/2 "2010-03-25T16:39:22Z")
I wonder if someone said “yes” to all the questions.
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/3 "2010-03-25T16:45:29Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#):
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> I wonder if someone said “yes” to all the questions.
The weird thing is that there wasn’t much overlap between people’s answers from one question to the next. 100% of the people surveyed believed at least two of those things but there was no rhyme or reason to it.
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### Author:  [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/4 "2010-03-25T16:49:58Z")
Of course he does many of the same things as Hitler. He eats, sleeps, shaves, pisses…
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/5 "2010-03-25T16:54:05Z")
Only a quarter?
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### Author:  [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/6 "2010-03-25T16:58:46Z")
I’m worried that it will turn out he escaped from the Phantom Zone.
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/7 "2010-03-25T17:05:49Z")
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> 38 percent say he wants to take away Americans’ right to own guns.
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> - 32 percent say he is a Muslim.
> - 29 percent think he wants to turn over the sovereignty of the United States to a one world government.
> - 29 percent think he has done many things that are unconstitutional.
> - 27 percent say he resents America’s heritage.
> - 27 percent say he does what Wall Street and the bankers tell him to do.
> - 25 percent say he was not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president.
> - 25 percent say he is a domestic enemy that the U.S. Constitutions speaks of.
> - 23 percent say he is a racist.
> - 23 percent say he is anti-American.
> - 23 percent say he wants to use an economic collapse or terrorist attack as an excuse to take dictatorial powers.
> - 20 percent say he is doing many of the things that Hitler did.
- 100 percent will give any controversial answer to stupid polls just for a laugh.
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/8 "2010-03-25T17:34:14Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> - 100 percent will give any controversial answer to stupid polls just for a laugh.
Indeed. The dumber the poll, the dumber the answer. I should just put this in my profile and link to it every time this topic comes up.
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### Author:  [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/9 "2010-03-25T17:36:48Z")
What does it even mean to say “he resents America’s heritage”? And what kind of poll would include “is he the anti-christ”?
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/10 "2010-03-25T17:37:32Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> - 100 percent will give any controversial answer to stupid polls just for a laugh.
This is bullshit, actually. It’s an answer that people like to give about polls that are embarrassing to them, but it’s not an objection with any demonstrated, empirical validity.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/11 "2010-03-25T17:43:55Z")
> [@stpauler](#):
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> What does it even mean to say “he resents America’s heritage”? And what kind of poll would include “is he the anti-christ”?
A poll commissioned to ask that question.
I’m amazed that almost 60% of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim. what the hell is going on with that party?
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### Author:  [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/12 "2010-03-25T17:54:26Z")
As much as I lack respect for the Republican party right now – I find those poll results really, really hard to believe. I’d be moderately surprised if that many people actually _believed_ in an anti-Christ.
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### Author:  [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/13 "2010-03-25T17:55:01Z")
My only guess about this is that many of the Republicans who responded ‘yes’ to “Do you think Barrack Obama is a Muslim” are doing so out of a sense of party unity. They don’t actually _believe_ he is a Muslim, but they have been told to say that he is, so they do.
Some seriously weird shit is going down in DC right now.
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### Author:  [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/14 "2010-03-25T17:57:20Z")
> [@Skammer](#):
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> As much as I lack respect for the Republican party right now – I find those poll results really, really hard to believe. I’d be moderately surprised if that many people actually _believed_ in an anti-Christ.
Every single evangelical that I have met really DOES believe in the eventual existence of The Antichrist.
The fact that some of these folks believe _Mr. Obama_ is The Antichrist speaks more to their party indoctrination than anything else. He doesn’t fit the profile, for one thing.
Of course, if the guy is unfortunate enough to suffer a fatal head wound and then miraculously recovers, all bets will be off. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/15 "2010-03-25T19:04:26Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> This is bullshit, actually. It’s an answer that people like to give about polls that are embarrassing to them, but it’s not an objection with any demonstrated, empirical validity.
OK (but I don’t accept the implication that the poll embarrasses me, as I am neither a Republican nor even an American).
Perhaps it would be fairer to say that 32 percent of a small subset of Republicans, when asked a leading question (i.e. “Do you think Obama is a Muslim?”) answered “Yes”.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/16 "2010-03-25T19:35:34Z")
No, because [57% of Republicans answered yes](http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=culture&c=news&l=on&pic=obama-antichrist-poll-100325-02.jpg&cap=SIDE-BY-SIDE%3A+From+seeing+President+Obama+as+a+Socialist+to+the+Antichrist%2C+the+diverging+views+held+by+Republicans%2C+Democrats+and+Independents%2C+as+reported+by+the+new+Harris+poll.+Graphic+by+LiveScience&title=), because it was representative sample, not a subset and because it isn’t a leading question. Are you sure you know what a leading question actually means? If so, please explain why that question is leading.
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/17 "2010-03-25T19:43:53Z")
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> No, because 57% of Republicans answered yes,
According to that link, 13% of Independents think Obama may be the AntiChrist. Weird stuff.
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### Author:  [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/18 "2010-03-25T19:55:22Z")
So, Obama, politically speaking, is about half white, mostly black, mostly muslim, and about an eighth antichrist?
Wasnt there something in Nostrodamas’s Quantrans about fractions that dont add up and the end times?
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### Author:  [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/19 "2010-03-25T19:59:42Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#):
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> The weird thing is that there wasn’t much overlap between people’s answers from one question to the next. 100% of the people surveyed believed at least two of those things but there was no rhyme or reason to it.
Wait, where did you find results broken out by individual respondant? I’d like to see that. Are you saying that every single person surveyed believed at least two of these things, and that no one believed none of them?
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### Author:  [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-quarter-of-republicans-think-obama-may-be-the-antichrist/533748/20 "2010-03-25T20:27:05Z")
> [@Telcontar](#):
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> Of course he does many of the same things as Hitler. He eats, sleeps, shaves, pisses…
[Obama is literally Hitler.](http://obamaisliterallyhitler.tumblr.com/)
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