Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds Of Likely GOP Voters Back Trump’s Muslim Ban

[brooklynite]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s recent proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. has far from hurt his poll numbers; in fact, a poll released Wednesday found that almost two-thirds of GOP primary voters back the widely-condemned plan.

In a new Bloomberg Politics/Purple Strategies poll, 37 percent of all likely general election voters said they support Trump’s plan while 65 percent of likely Republican primary voters said they back the ban.

Support for the controversial proposal remained nearly unchanged after those surveyed were presented with more information about the plan, including the statement “it will make our country less safe by alienating the allies we need to fight ISIS.”

“We believe these numbers are made up of some people who are truly expressing religious bigotry and others who are fearful about terrorism and are willing to do anything they think might make us safer,” Doug Usher, leader of Purple Strategies’ research arm, said of the results.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/trump-muslim-ban-voter-support?utm_content=buffer38f59&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Xipe Totec]

1. It could also be that sane people are leaving the party

Thereby concentrating the remainder into the bigoted few.

[Renew Deal]

2. I don't think so

[totodeinhere]

14. I doubt it. Anyone with any measure of sanity left that party a long time ago. n/t

[onehandle]

3. They probably would endorse a 'final solution, for Muslims too. nt

[patsimp]

15. i doubt that. That's fear mongering, like trump is doing

[rockfordfile]

28. you just had a republican slime ball

you just had a republican slime ball saying they would like to murder Syrian refugees. It's not that far.

[patsimp]

29. that is a republican slime ball. most of the refugees are innocent, looking for a better life

my concern is what if the jihadists sneak in pretending to be refugees. Castro smuggled in criminals decades ago when the US allowed a lot of good, hard working Cubans to land in Florida.

[rockfordfile]

32. of course they're innocent.

Considering the thousands. During WW2 some German spies slipped through refugees fleeing the Nazis.

Anything can happen but you don't turn away people who are again fleeing. If need be tighten up security.

[Renew Deal]

4. He's speaking their language

And there is no easy way to dial them back. It's another self inflicted wound.

[RKP5637]

8. It's going to grow and grow into a frenzy. I have no idea where all of this is ending, but

I don't think it's going to end very well.

[Renew Deal]

11. They have no voices of reason

There are either zealots and lunatics or weak kneed traitors to not be trusted. So the zealots pour gas and the more reasonable types are untrustworthy (to them).

[EL34x4]

27. If Trump gets the GOP nomination and loses the general

I don't think his supporters are going to go quietly away.

[RKP5637]

39. No, I don't think so either. It will be like the teabaggers on steroids! n/t

[shraby]

5. What's Trump's standing in the polls? 30% or so?

The way I see it is approximately a third of 30% is around 10%.
That's not what I would call a large number of people.

I rounded the numbers for ease of figuring.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. Of Republican primary voters, 37% said "more likely to vote Trump after this", 16% less

http://www.scribd.com/doc/292796480/Bloomberg-Politics-Purple-Strategies-Trump-poll

[sharp_stick]

7. Good

I like it when a majority of pukes like something that the vast majority of the country finds repulsive. It increases this guys chance of winning the nomination and handing all three branches of government back to the Democrats.

[NurseJackie]

9. Trump will be the nominee!! Goodbye GOP!!

[WI_DEM]

10. And this is why the criticism from others in his party will not hurt him

it will probably help him with the mindless, racist, bigots who make up a majority of the current day Republican party.

[jeff47]

20. This is why there will not be strong criticism from others in his party. (nt)

[totodeinhere]

13. Of course they do. Trump may be a xenophobic bigoted racist Islamophobe, but he is

not stupid. And that makes him all the more dangerous.

[patsimp]

16. which means he will likely be the GOP nominee

and I think some independents and Democrats, whether we like to admit it or not, will also support a temporary ban. This means the election will be wide open.

[Purveyor]

17. I'm seeing a lot of support for Trump's muslim position coming through my store and it is not just

republicans that are in support.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

26. Most Americans never heard of "Muslims" until 9/11.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

43. It's generational

..and it's mostly bad press.

If you are over 60, your familiarity with Islam may have started with the film Lawrence of Arabia, Malcom X, athletes embracing Islam (as an ethnic identity or to avoid the Vietnam draft), and Palestinian terrorists.

If you are over 50, your familiarity with Islam may have started with the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and the hostages at the American embassy. You may also remember Cat Stevens moving to Iran and changing his name.

I don't disagree that the opinion many Americans currently hold of Islam is largely shaped by 9-11.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

44. Eventually we may wake up and realize the Muslim religion is like Christianity in another way...

It has lots of offshoots. Christianity has a ton of them. Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Church of England, Protestant, Baptist, Presbyterian, Snake Handlers, Evangelical, Jehovah's Witness, Mormon, etc, etc, etc.

Gee,...all this sects talk is getting me excited.

[ebbie15644]

18. I would be very careful because I think

this appeals to more than just typical Republican voters. I think many voters feel this way because the media is appealing to "fear" and many people agree with what he is saying.

[RKP5637]

19. Yep! The media keeps cranking up the fear level to increase viewers and hence profitability $$$$$'s.

[rockfordfile]

30. The "media" doesn't really care

[lark]

35. Yep. Reporting on the San Bernardino murders is non-stop.

It's all when did they become radical muzlims. No mention at all recently of Dear and the murders at the abortion center because the msm doesn't want to discuss that meme. The one that fanatical religious rw nuts can also be terrorists. No, they covered up his terror motive until they could move on to the Muslims.

[LonePirate]

21. I'm surprised by that low number. I would have guessed it was closer to 90%.

[leftynyc]

23. Almost 4-10 Americans

support this. Democrats can put their head in the sand and pretend it's only the lunatics but those are very startling statistics. Yes, Trump is playing into fear and bigotry but if the Democrats ignore it and pretend it's not happening, we will deserve to lose.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. Your numbers are way off....

Half of America doesn't even vote and the "vast middle" doesn't exist. Most elections are decided by 20-25% of the population.

66% of 25% is 16.5% of the population.

They're just really loud.

[Indydem]

36. Actually, it is 46% who support the ban.

"Among all voters, 46% favor a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, while 40% are opposed. "

http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/december_2015/voters_like_trump_s_proposed_muslim_ban

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. Rasmussen is famed for it's "likely voters" methodology which leans to the right.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. I wonder how many would also like to ship all the black people back to Africa.

[ellie]

31. Of course they do

They are racist shitheels.

[moose65]

33. My question is.....

How would this "Muslim ban" actually work? Has Trump or anyone else given any DETAILS (never mind, I know the answer to that)! Do they plan to just ask people? Being Muslim isn't some inherent characteristic like having blue eyes or red hair. There are Muslims who are black, white, Asian, etc. How do they plan to identify them? If they just ask, then people who want to enter the country will just lie about it, right? I don't know how they could ever enforce their "ban."

[Quasimodem]

42. It will work like it did for Bilal Rana, the Texasl anesthesiologist who landed at Houston airport.

Somebody thought Dr Rana looked suspicious so they got the police to arrest him and grill him for an hour.

Anybody who looks brown or suspicious to some fear junkie will be denied entrance. And to protect their jobs, the people tasked with making those decisions will always err on the extremely cautious side.

[lark]

34. It's really that bad? 2/3 of Repug's don't believe in the principals of the constitution?

How sad that it has come to this. Just hope that gerrymandering, voting restrictions, hacking the machines, doesn't allow them to stop enough Dem votes so they could actually steal yet another presidential election.

[atreides1]

45. Just certain parts of the Constitution!

They all love the 2nd Amendment and the part of the 1st Amendment that guarantees their free speech and their freedom to pray to Yeshua!

But, they would probably change the parts of the 1st that allows people to believe in other deities or none at all!

[lark]

46. Yeah, only the parts that they don't personally like.

[yellowcanine]

37. "65 percent of likely Republican PRIMARY voters"

That leaves out a lot of Republican general election voters and more importantly, independent general election voters. The "37 percent of general election voters" who support Trump on this is very telling.

[Blasphemer]

40. Good point, though 37% is still a scary number

I think maybe 10% of that number are the hardcore right-wing racists/Islamaphobes/Trump supporters, which means another 27% of the country is buying into the "terra, terra, terra" scaremongering.

[Dont call me Shirley]

41. That is just some real scary shit!