Poll finds that 39% of those whom feel Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in America's history don't know where Benghazi is
Benghazi has been back in the news lately, especially over at Fox News, which is soon to change its name to BSN or Benghazi Spin Network (yes, BS'n). But while Fox News, Congressional Republicans, and other conservatives obsess over Benghazi more than Screech Powers obsessed over Lisa Turtle, most Americans wish Congress would focus on something other than the September 11th attack of last year, according to a poll just released by Public Policy Polling.
According to this poll, the public trusts Hillary Clinton over Congressional Republicans on Benghazi by a 10-point margin (49 to 39). Also, Clinton's approval hasn't declined at all due to the attacks, as it remains at +8 (52% approval, 44% disapproval), just like it was in a poll taken in late March. The poll also showcased that Congressional Republicans are still less popular than Oscar the Grouch when he first awakens in the morning, as they're at a net -21 (36% approval, 57% disapproval).
That's the least interesting thing about the poll, however. It gets more intriguing when solely focusing on Republicans. According to this poll, 41% of self-identified Republicans feel that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in American history, while 43% disagree. In other words, Republicans are about 50/50 in claiming that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in the history of this country. Yes, the alteration of talking points over the deaths of four Americans was a bigger cover-up than the alteration of talking points over the deaths of 4,000+ Americans via the false Weapons of Mass Destruction claim which led us to the war in Iraq. Republicans believe by a 74/19 margin that Benghazi i a worse scandal than Watergate, and believe by a 70/20 margin that it's a worse scandal than Iran-Contra. Unfortunately, questions were not asked of these Republicans to explain what Watergate and Iran-Contra were exactly. In my own make-believe poll, it shows that 87% of Republicans don't know what Watergate is and 94% of Republicans don't know anything about Iran-Contra.
That segues perfectly into another poll finding. Of those whom feel that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in this country's history, 39% don't know where Benghazi is. That's not a typo. Of those whom feel Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in America's history: 10% think it's in Egypt, 9% believe it's in Iran, 6% feel it's in Cuba, 5% claim it's in Syria, another 4% believe it's in Iraq, 1% think it's in North Korea, another 1% feel it's in Liberia, with another 3% whom were unwilling to make a guess. Upon seeing these results, I have a feeling the following numbers are likely true of those whom feel Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in our nation's history:
- 52% believe the Iraq War was fought in Australia
- 59% believe the proper way to ask for ice in Spanish is, "May I have some Cubas?"
- 74% believe Syria is often times eaten for breakfast
- 83% believe Iran is a healthy workout routine
- 69% believe Pepto Bismol can cure one of Korea
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/05/voters-trust-clinton-over-gop-on-benghazi.html
According to this poll, the public trusts Hillary Clinton over Congressional Republicans on Benghazi by a 10-point margin (49 to 39). Also, Clinton's approval hasn't declined at all due to the attacks, as it remains at +8 (52% approval, 44% disapproval), just like it was in a poll taken in late March. The poll also showcased that Congressional Republicans are still less popular than Oscar the Grouch when he first awakens in the morning, as they're at a net -21 (36% approval, 57% disapproval).
That's the least interesting thing about the poll, however. It gets more intriguing when solely focusing on Republicans. According to this poll, 41% of self-identified Republicans feel that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in American history, while 43% disagree. In other words, Republicans are about 50/50 in claiming that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in the history of this country. Yes, the alteration of talking points over the deaths of four Americans was a bigger cover-up than the alteration of talking points over the deaths of 4,000+ Americans via the false Weapons of Mass Destruction claim which led us to the war in Iraq. Republicans believe by a 74/19 margin that Benghazi i a worse scandal than Watergate, and believe by a 70/20 margin that it's a worse scandal than Iran-Contra. Unfortunately, questions were not asked of these Republicans to explain what Watergate and Iran-Contra were exactly. In my own make-believe poll, it shows that 87% of Republicans don't know what Watergate is and 94% of Republicans don't know anything about Iran-Contra.
That segues perfectly into another poll finding. Of those whom feel that Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in this country's history, 39% don't know where Benghazi is. That's not a typo. Of those whom feel Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in America's history: 10% think it's in Egypt, 9% believe it's in Iran, 6% feel it's in Cuba, 5% claim it's in Syria, another 4% believe it's in Iraq, 1% think it's in North Korea, another 1% feel it's in Liberia, with another 3% whom were unwilling to make a guess. Upon seeing these results, I have a feeling the following numbers are likely true of those whom feel Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in our nation's history:
- 52% believe the Iraq War was fought in Australia
- 59% believe the proper way to ask for ice in Spanish is, "May I have some Cubas?"
- 74% believe Syria is often times eaten for breakfast
- 83% believe Iran is a healthy workout routine
- 69% believe Pepto Bismol can cure one of Korea
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/05/voters-trust-clinton-over-gop-on-benghazi.html
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