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MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:49 PM Dec 2015

30% of Republican primary voters nationally say they support bombing Agrabah...

...That would be the fictional country in Aladdin.

Yes, yes... it's true and the Guardian has it here: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/18/republicans-are-so-bullish-on-war-that-30-percent-would-bomb-a-fictional-country

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30% of Republican primary voters nationally say they support bombing Agrabah... (Original Post) MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 OP

LOL Iliyah Dec 2015 #1

It's funny, but it was not a very good poll malthaussen Dec 2015 #2

Words scare people. Rex Dec 2015 #3

Where's the Genie when you need him? rsexaminer Dec 2015 #4

makes sense ... napkinz Dec 2015 #5

Homersimpsion... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #6

MargeSimpson... 0rganism Dec 2015 #7

Liberals didn't fare any better, if you go to the original poll (buried on p. 68) magical thyme Dec 2015 #8

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. LOL

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:52 PM

Dec 2015

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

2. It's funny, but it was not a very good poll

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 03:00 PM

Dec 2015

For one thing, there was no "Agrabah doesn't exist" option, just the usual "yes/no/not sure." For another, more than 50% of Repubs appear to have selected "not sure," or possibly "I'm not putting up with this idiocy." A greater % of Dems actually chose the "bomb/don't bomb" alternative than did Repubs, but since 36% of them voted "no," it is unclear if they thought the place existed or not.

-- Mal

Rex

(65,616 posts)

3. Words scare people.

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 03:02 PM

Dec 2015

Some don't believe that mere words could scare a mass of humans into irrationality, yet here is proof.

rsexaminer

(321 posts)

4. Where's the Genie when you need him?

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 03:04 PM

Dec 2015

SMH.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

5. makes sense ...

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 03:14 PM

Dec 2015

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

6. Homersimpsion...

Reply to napkinz (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 05:29 PM

Dec 2015

0rganism

(23,957 posts)

7. MargeSimpson...

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:23 PM

Dec 2015

Marge: "i don't understand why we have to build a raygun to aim at a planet i never even heard of"
Homer: "don't blame me, I voted for Kodos"

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

8. Liberals didn't fare any better, if you go to the original poll (buried on p. 68)

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 07:10 PM

Dec 2015

24% of very liberal support bombing........50% of somewhat liberal support bombing for a total of 74% liberals in support.

25% of somewhat conservative support bombing.......31% of very conservative support bombing for a total of 56% in support.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2648818-GOPResults.html#document/p1

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