Shocking Poll - More than Two-Thirds of Republican Voters Believe in Demonic Possession

[sasha031]

And less than half think humans are responsible for climate change.

Less than one week away from the election, a terrifying new poll reveals that more than two-thirds of registered Republican voters believe that people can be possessed by demons.A staggering 68 percent of registered Republican voters stated that they believe demonic possession is real. Meanwhile, only 48 percent of self-identified Republicans believe in another equally if not more scary natural phenomenon: climate change.

The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, touted by NPR as “one of the most prolific polling outfits in the country.” The survey was filled with enlightening gems about how the supernatural world may affect the upcoming presidential race. Women were slightly more likely than men to believe in demonic possession, although this gender gap is not nearly as wide as that of women’s preference for Obama.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2012/shocking-poll-more-two-thirds-republican-voters-believe-demonic-possession

[Hugabear]

1. Demonic possession might explain some of the teabaggers

Seriously though, I cannot understand how anyone in this day and age would still believe in that woo-woo

[wendylaroux]

2. They know from personal experience.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Given the chance, they'd still be burning most of us at the stake.

I mean, where do you start?
Unicorns?
Earth shape/rotation?
The tooth fairy?

Santa?

Can you find any childhood monsters they don't believe in?

Sometimes I wanna be cryovacced and woken up in a 100 years.

[sasha031]

12. I think your observation is 100% correct

they would love to burn us all at the stake, same people different century .

[KansDem]

24. ...further adding to global warming.

...they'd still be burning most of us at the stake.

Of which less than half believe it's due to human activity.

[BlueStreak]

4. 80% of them think Obama is the Anti-Christ (whatever that means)

[Mike Daniels]

14. And those same 80% thought Gorbachev was the anti-Christ back during the Reagan years

n/t

[Scuba]

23. Whereas we knew it was Reagan.

[Hugabear]

15. Enjoy your time here, troll.

[geardaddy]

16. ...

[Mike Daniels]

17. Well the Bible stated that the sun revolved around the earth

Science pretty much blew that theory out of the water.

[lindysalsagal]

19. "Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery"

You know the GOP quite well. That pretty much sums up the Iraq invasion, brought to you by the people who claim to be "pro-life."

You know those people in your family who are asking you to quit the cult?

The'yre right. You need to quit, now.

[hifiguy]

28. They ain't makin' trolls like they used to.

[C_U_L8R]

6. That explains a lot

Most gullible idiots ever.

[oleander hawkmoth]

7. Quick, get the salt!

[hootinholler]

8. More than 2/3s will buy bullshit icecream because the label says chocolate.

Funny that after the purchase they think it tastes great.

(Yes, it's a metaphor for what the R party is peddling)

[SoapBox]

9. Hey...Pukes and Baggers...

BOO!

[Mike Daniels]

10. I'm sure most of them are the ""well, it's in the Bible so it must exist" type of idiots

I guess it hasn't occurred to these idiots that "demonic possession" as it was described in the various parts of the Bible was more than likely simply a manifestation of some sort of mental illness?

[fleur-de-lisa]

11. I'm sure the deep south accounts for a lot of this nonsense . . .

the morons (excuse me, I mean 'morans') around here believe in ghosts and curses and all kinds of goofy shit. I swear, sometimes living in the south feels like you're babysitting and not being paid.

[sakabatou]

13. How is that shocking?

[Fumesucker]

18. That explains this then

[stevenleser]

20. They need some sort of excuse for how they behave

Few religions consider utter disregard for the poor and unfortunate as virtues.

[magical thyme]

21. well, in fairness, after hearing Rush radio blaring from my neighbor's house

I've come to believe in demonic possession as well. I honestly didn't know how else to interpret the noise.

[Scuba]

22. Makes sense. They're possessed by evil. To wit: Nixon, Cheney, Bush, Romney, Rumsfeld, et al.

[superpatriotman]

25. K&R!

To be fair:

http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/31/scary-poll-shows-that-nearly-six-in-ten-of-voters-believe-in-demonic-possession/

Fifty-seven percent of voters believe possession is possible. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to believe in demonic possession by a 68 percent to 49 percent margin. Furthermore, women are more likely than men to believe possession is possible by a 59 percent to 56 percent margin.

Half of Democrats. Half. Look to your left. Look to your right...

[hifiguy]

26. How can people that fking stupid tie their own shoes?

[LibertyLover]

34. They don't -

they either wear slip-ons or shoes with velcro fasteners.

[yellowcanine]

27. Not shocking, same % probably thinks Noah and his family rode a dinosaur to church.

Credit to Garrison Keillor.

[MineralMan]

29. Well, The Exorcist WAS a documentary,

after all

[hifiguy]

32. Just like The Flintstones!

[bayareamike]

30. For as far as the human race has come, we haven't come very far at all it seems. nt

[MrScorpio]

31. This is for our demonic possession believing friends:

Exorcizo te, omnis spiritus immunde, in nomine Dei Patris omnipotentis, et in noimine Jesu Christi Filii ejus, Domini et Judicis nostri, et in virtute Spiritus Sancti, ut descedas ab hoc plasmate Dei, quod Dominus noster ad templum sanctum suum vocare dignatus est, ut fiat templum Dei vivi, et Spiritus Sanctus habitet in eo. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum, qui venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos, et saeculum per ignem.

[lapislzi]

33. This article falls short of credibility

"Cognitive dissidence?"

I expect that on a Yahoo message board, not Alternet.

And the fact that members of our party are referred to as Democrat voters.

Me smell something.

[just1voice]

35. (R)epukes are truly that dumb, this isn't some meaningless poll

They should poll how many (R)ethugs believe in Bigfoot, it's probably about the same number of completely gullible (R) morons.