Poll Shows That Trump Voters Are More Likely To Believe In Conspiracies

The Daily Goos ^ | 12/29/2016 | Tod Perry

[GregNH]

There is no way to have a properly functioning democracy without an informed public. But time after time polls show that far too many Americans believe in conspiracy theories. A recent poll conducted by The Economist/YouGov found that a person’s political preferences are a major factor in determining whether they’ll believe a conspiracy with Trump voters being especially susceptible to them.

First, the poll found that Americans of all political stripes are ill-informed on some major issues.

Do you believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that the U.S. never found?

53% YES / 47% NO

Do you believe that vaccines cause autism?

31% YES / 69% NO

When it comes to partisan issues, Trump voters are more likely to believe in conspiracies than Clinton voters.

[GregNH]

Leaked email from some of Hillary Clinton’s campaign staffers contained code words for pedophilia, human trafficking, and satanic ritual abuse — some people refer to as “Pizzagate.”

Clinton voters: 17% TRUE / 82% UNTRUE

Trump Voters: 46% TRUE / 53% UNTRUE

President Obama was born in Kenya:

Clinton: 11% TRUE / 89% UNTRUE

Trump: 52% TRUE / 48% UNTRUE

Russia tampered with vote tallies to help Donald Trump:

Clinton: 50% TRUE / 50% UNTRUE

Trump: 9% TRUE / 92% UNTRUE

No surprises....

[Steely Tom]

I certainly believe in the VRWC, as I am its founder and its central controlling brain.

[blam]

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[Telepathic Intruder]

I’m sure what they consider to be “conspiracy theories” is highly filtered.

[SpaceBar]

And Hillary supporters are more likely to criminally conspire.

[GregNH]

We are now ALL nut job conspiracy theorist!

[Bon mots]

Here is a list of CONFIRMED TRUE conspiracies:

https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/wiki/locc

[Fiddlstix]

[Ciaphas Cain]

These people insist that "Russians" hacked the elections without evidence... and they claim it's TRUMP voters who believe in conspiracies?!?

[Palio di Siena]

Because we believe the theories doesn’t make us wrong.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This is cover for all the [CTRL] [ALT] [LEFT] conspiracy theories about Russia “hacking the election,” whatever that means.

[Colofornian]

(You mean like conspiracies like the Russians hacked the voting machines...& that taxpayers should spend $MILLIONS of dollars for recounts...THOSE kind?)

[Lazamataz]

There is no way to have a properly functioning democracy without an informed public.

This idiot managed to stuff a boatload of irony in one sentence. While bemoaning how poorly WE are informed, he doesn't even know we are not a democracy.

[grumpygresh]

A conspiracy theory is anything that opposes globalist government.

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”

William Casey CIA director 1981-87

[NobleFree]

President Obama was born in Kenya

Don't see how that's a "conspiracy" nor where it's been shown untrue.

[GregNH]

Hypocrisy Democratic Party

[Ditter]

Polls show that a majority of democrats believe Hillary is the smartest woman in the world!

[GregNH]

Oh! You must be a birther!!!

[NobleFree]

I'm an "evidence for Hawaiian birth is very thin"-er.

[Pravious]

After this past election, why should anyone believe anything with the word “poll” attached to it?