It would be interesting to see if the poll had any questions to see if those polled made any distinctions about “micro-evolution” v. “macro-evolution”.
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the only folks I’ve ever seeen/heard/read making that distinction are creationists and IDers. Not trying to raise anyone’s ire, just calling it like I see it.
Doesn't matter. The object is to trash the Republican party, not find out what people really think.
There is a large plurality of people out there that believe creationists are just plain stupid. Whether evolution is true or not is irrelevant. Many people look down on those that don't accept evolution, and that's just a fact.
People may vote for someone that they have some kind of minor policy disagreement with, as long as most of their platform conforms to what the voter wants. But if a voter thinks someone is just plain stupid, then they won't vote for them, no matter what other issues they may agree on.
I've argued long and hard on FR on evolution subjects. The bottom line is that fighting evolution can do no good for either political ambitions, or with efforts to promote a particular faith. Science should be left to scientists. Politicians and faithful people can only be hurt when they confront science, and they should stay away from the subject for their own good.
(In my opinion, environmental issues don't qualify as "science". It's politics under the guise of science. Attack away)
HA HA- you're killing me, a pollster or the MSM actually displaying intelligence, BWAHA HA