Posted on 07/24/2013 6:29:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Fox News just released a nationwide poll in generall in keeping with many others, finding voters are unhappy with the economy and want Obamacare repealed.
But what's truly eye-opening are the comparisons of partisan opinions of President Barack Obama and George Zimmerman, who was acquitted July 13 of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges for shooting unarmed Miami Gardens 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012.
Republicans have a more-favorable opinion of Zimmerman, a figure of sympathy to a number of conservatives, than Obama. That's right: The Democratic occupant of the White House is held in less favorable regard by Republicans than the guy who shot an unarmed teenager and successfully pleaded self-defense.
Specifically: Republicans are two-and-a-half times more-likely to have a favorable opinion of Zimmerman than Obama. And they're almost three-times more likely to have an unfavorable opinion of Obama than Zimmerman.
Republicans, with independents siding more with them, also agree with the verdict more than Democrats (who disagree with it). There's also a clear racial divide......
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That’s like saying I like a sirloin steak more than I like a dog **** sandwich.
You don’t have to prove anything, but the fact is you are trying to make a claim that Zimmerman is not fully supportive of Obama. Which isn’t true.
Maybe **Robert** Zimmerman, Junior, but I’ve seen nothing from you about George. Not one word.
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