Economist Poll Shows 17.5% Support for Ground Zero Mosque

I have two quick thoughts here -

1. It's stunning to me that any President would support anything this unpopular less than 90 days from an election. Obama's showing just about the same level of disregard to his own party as he does Republicans. Maybe that old quote where Obama says he'll stand with the Muslims (Dreams of My Father?) was accurate.

2. It surprises me that even something as near-universally reviled as the Cordoba House project isn't enough to get Democrats to stand united against it - only 41% of Dems are against the project, while 28% are for it. Presumably the other 31% have put the matter completely out of their minds. Support of Obama is an exercise best practiced in ignorance.

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The Islamic cultural centre that is sorta near ground zero

Mosque-building and its discontents

Aug 19th 2010, 13:59 by R.M. | WASHINGTON, DC

From this week's Economist/YouGov poll:

Do you think the Islamic cultural centre and mosque should be built near the World Trade Centre site, or not?

Whether or not you think the Islamic cultural centre and mosque should be built near the World Trade Center site, do you think that Muslims have a constitutional right to build a mosque there?

Which of these statements comes closest to your opinion?

How much would you say you know about the religion of Islam and its practices?

As of today, what is your impression of the religion called Islam?

And then there's this.

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