Originally Posted by kane

I'm not sure where you are getting 58% it looks like 11% (or 23% if you include those that reply 'don't know') are the ones that think he is illegal.

This is simply the republican party doing what they think they need to do in order to become relevant in this country again. There is a faction of the republican party that feels like they have to go back to pandering the far right base and that is what this is all about. This is why some republicans won't denounce these "birthers" because it gives them fire and it helps the to stoke the culture war. They are hoping to use this to get the base fired up and help them win some elections in 2010. Nothing new about this tactic.