I thought it was a legally-unworkable and below-the-belt maneuver when it was leveled against Obama. Romney thought the same, which is why he stayed away from it. I wonder to what extent the birther movement helped to energize pro-Obama voters, out of a sense that his GOP birther critics were a bunch of scumbags.
You mean apart from the fact that it is an actual requirement?
. I wonder to what extent the birther movement helped to energize pro-Obama voters, out of a sense that his GOP birther critics were a bunch of scumbags.
None. What energized pro-Obama voters is his color. He was elected on no merit beyond that. The thought of having a "black" President gave the Media people orgasms. They elected him with their biased coverage.
It is a shame that the first black President had to be an idiot.