Research 2000 poll: Only 42% of Republicans believe Obama was born in the US

[The Vorlon]

You know you're in ****** when the locals are convinced the moon landings are fake, but that professional wrestling is real.

**** = name of southern state you wish to pick on.

But seriiously....

MOE = 2% suggesting a sample of +/- 1600 or means just 400 or so for the regional subsamples.

When you stratify an entire sample often the subsamples get waaaaaay distorted.
I like to see a proper poll done on this one before I jump to any conclusions.

Didn't the DailyKOS tracking polll have Obama winning 47 states or something?

[The Vorlon]

Not that I'm aware of. I think Research 2000 is actually a republican leaning pollster.

Incorrect.  Research 2000 is an independent polling firm that has been hired by a bunch of media organizations over the years, but has been doing a lot of recent work for Daily Kos, which is the furthest thing possible from a Republican-leaning website.

For the record, Del Ali, the lead guy at R2K is a decent pollster, with long standing democratic roots.  A mild lean to the Democratic side.

DailyKOS, is, well DailyKOS