Posted on 08/11/2010 3:07:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A proposed mosque to be built two blocks from the World Trade Center has little support nationwide, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests.
According to the new survey out Wednesday, nearly 70 percent of all Americans oppose the controversial plan to build the mosque just blocks away from the solemn site in lower Manhattan while just 29 percent favor the construction.
Broken down by party affiliation, 54 percent of Democrats oppose the plans while 82 percent of Republicans disapprove. Meanwhile, 70 percent of independents said they are against the proposal.
The poll also showed opposition did not vary widely by age.
"Support for the controversial project is slightly higher among younger Americans than older Americans, but even among those under the age of 50, six in ten oppose the plan," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
Poll details are available on PDF at the link.
This tells you that 32% of the NYC population are Muslims.
how near is near. I thought it was built at ground zero it self. If not, who cares
I say let ‘em build it then blow to smithereens.
I had no idea that there was such a large percentage of racists in our country. How can this be? In January of ‘09, we were 79% non-racist! Something in the water?
I think what gets me is the start date of 9/11.
That is just so in your face.
Welp, time to herd the hogs through there...
RACISM!/s
Yeah, well, that result is good but this poll also claims that 52% of Americans think gays should have a constitutional right to marry and 60% support the recently passed teachers union bailout.
I have very little faith in any of these polls other than the most generic Presidential and Congressional approval numbers. Too often they are trying to shape public option rather than just tell us what people are actually thinking.
You never know. There just might be Christian sleeper cells sending 19 young men for flight training soon. /s
f*** the majority.
They are nothing but bigots.
They are of no consequence.
They should not even be allowed to vote.
Only the empty headed, lazy and degenerates should be allowed to express their opinions and be able to vote.
Democratic Directive 101
Mayor Bloomberg is getting a back ache from holding his ankles on this one.
“how near is near. I thought it was built at ground zero it self. If not, who cares”
The landing gear assembly from one of the planes landed at the site where the Mosque is to be built, and destroyed the Burlington Coat Factory that was there at the time. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=179037
It’s definitely a part of ‘ground zero’.
Our elitists will decide!
The building being torn down... was struck by building debris on 9-11.
Why can’t some enterprising freeper in NYC just dump a bucket of pigs blood on the site and be done with it!?!
I care. The goal of the muslim religion is to take control over the whole world. They do not want to coexist with anyone, and muslim countries prove that. Mosques mark the success of this takeover, and the ground zero Mosque is one huge, in your face, marker.
They have not announced a groundbreaking date. The “start date of 9/11” is pure speculation (i.e., it’s made up - there is no evidence that work will start anytime near 9/11)
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