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No, 1 in 5 Americans Does Not Really Think Obama Is Jewish — That Poll You Read Was an Error

Oct. 29, 2012 3:05pm Billy Hallowell

There’s been no shortage of confusion surrounding President Barack Obama’s personal faith. While he has repeatedly claimed that he’s a Christian, for some reason, doubts and confusion ensue. Since his rise to prominence in 2007, polls and studies have shown that Americans are overwhelmingly confused when it comes to their ability to note what, exactly, Obama believes.

While the president has been accused many times of being a Muslim, a recent poll raised eyebrows when it found that one in five Americans believe that Obama is — Jewish. Despite past studies that found virtually zero percent of the nation concurring with such a notion, many outlets still ran with the story. Now, the record is being set straight.

1 in 5 Americans Believe Obama is Jewish? Not Quite. | Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the White House briefing room following a briefing on Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama returned early from a campaign trip to Florida and has canceled several other campaign events to monitor the storm. Credit: Getty Images

Before we explain, let’s look at past data. Back in June, a Gallup poll showed that, after four years of Obama affirming his Christian faith, four in 10 Americans still couldn’t accurately name his religious adherence. When asked, “Do you happen to know the religious faith of Barack Obama?,” 44 percent of respondents chose “No/Don’t know.” At the time, 34 percent said that they believed him to be Christian of some sort, with 11 percent choosing “Muslim.”

A new poll, this time conducted by GfK on behalf of the Associated Press, raised suspicion when it found that more Americans actually believe Obama is Jewish than Muslim. The Jewish Forward reports:

According to the poll, which was conducted by GfK for the Associated Press on Friday, 18 percent of respondents said Obama is Jewish, while 10 percent said he is Muslim.

Despite the president’s repeated self-identification as a Christian, only a third of respondents to this year’s survey correctly identified him as such, while slightly more, 35 percent, said he had ‘no religion’.

The survey also showed that some 39 percent of Americans believed Obama was not born in the United States, while only 49 percent answered that he was.

But — here’s the problem. The bizarre finding was the result of an input error on the part of GfK, it seems. The Times of Israel, clearly suspicious of the results when they emerged, contacted the Associated Press to clarify the situation.

US President Barack Obama speaks to the press in the briefing room of the White House October 29, 2012 in Washington after being briefed in the Situation Room on the status of Hurricane Sandy as it approaches the Atlantic coast of the United States.Credit: AFP/Getty Images

“Widely reported survey features incorrectly entered data, purportedly showing more Americans think the president is Jewish (18%) than Muslim (10%). The actual finding: 2 of 1,071 respondents thought Obama was Jewish,” the Times reports.

Photo Credit: GfK/AP

The Times explains, in detail:

The finding, which never made it into an AP news story, comes from an Associated Press Racial Attitudes Survey, conducted by pollsters GfK, and released earlier this week. It surveyed 1,071 adults between August 30 and September 11. [...]

Rather than 18%, the actual figure for Americans who think Obama is Jewish is 0%, AP confirmed. But that zero was erroneously omitted, skewing all the figures from that line in the column on down. Thus, the correct figure for Americans who think Obama is Muslim is 18%, not 10% as erroneously tabulated; 10% think he has “some other religion”; 2% think he has no religion; 35% don’t know, and 2% refused to answer.

Here are the updated and corrected numbers:

Photo Credit: GfK/AP

While the error was clearly pointed out — an overarching theme continues to be progressed: Americans still have confusion surrounding Obama’s religious views. In this poll, 65 percent failed to note the proper religious category. However, among the same pool of respondents, 67 percent were able to accurately answer that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a Mormon.

This information follows a Public Policy Polling study from earlier this year that found that the majority of likely Republican voters in Mississippi believe that Obama is a Muslim.

Full disclosure: Billy Hallowell was a research associate with Roper Public Affairs & Media, part of GfK, from 2007-2008.

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DavidintheD
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:38pm
You mean the international banksters boy might be a jew?Well we did have sammy davis.

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For my Liberty!
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:17pm
Blaze…HOW do you KNOW what the “correct” faith is?? HOW many Christians talk about visiting “all 57 states”? HOW Many Christians in an interview SLIP and say “My Muslim Faith”…..HOW many Christians BOW to a King of Saudi Arabia?? HOW Many Christians have MEMORIZED the Qu’ran?? HOW many Christians have had PICTURES taken of them wearing a HAT that symbolizes that they are in the TOP percent of DEVOUT Muslims??? HOW many CHRISTIANS CANCEL the “Day of Prayer” in the White House, then have hundreds of Muslims for THEIR Holiday? HOW many Christians have put MANY, MANY Muslims in their Admin and offices in DC?? HOW many Christians write that when the “Winds blow against them, I stand with Muslims”???

I am AMAZED that you continually say that Ovomit is a CHRISTIAN…..YOU, that tells people not to believe what they are TOLD….YOU that should KNOW that Muslims are told to LIE to forward their Agenda of Sharia WORLD WIDE. Either you are trying to be PC, NOT admitting the truth, or are AFRAID to TELL the TRUTH.

OBAMA IS A MUSLIM–PERIOD!

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- Platonician
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 4:59am
  Well said!
  
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- vett
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:03am
  I know that YHWH doesn’t think he’s Jewish … more like muslim . You can’t fool God …hangin’ around with Satran !
  
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- vett
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:10am
  He has no connection with YHWH !
  
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- LovinUSA
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 10:41am
  Does anybody even need to ponder this question? Just look at him – listen to him,what has he done for this country, what truths has he told, what kind of real help do you really think he is going to give those who have just went through this devastation? GOD is waiting for the answer. And then, he will take the reign.
  
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ginjit.dw
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:23pm
An idiot is the same in any religion……. He’s Muslim though…

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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 6:56pm
Is TRAITOR a Religious Category ?

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Individualism
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:57pm
i don’t understand how you can think he is, hes not the only person to embrace the kibbutz ideology for goverment although his actions are not reflective of it just his talk. Also not many of them completely want that ideology in goverment in the first place.
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- db321
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 6:28pm
  I read the Heading and INSTANTLY knew it was the Blaze’s very own Liberal BS’er Billy Hallaway. This Article has nothing to do with anyone thinking Obama is a Jew. Billy H. loves to irritate Conservatives. Blaze readers fall for it every time.
  
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Larry E
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:22pm
From what was written in one of his wonderful biographies he’ll stand with the Mslms if the poop hits the air movement equipment I’d have to guess that he’s closer to being a Mslm than anything else. I do sincerely believe that his true religion is B Hussein Obama.

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DeathRattle
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:19pm
If Obama is Re-elected or not, I believe he will “become” a muslim in the next year.

I believe he already is, too much out there points to that.

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DivisionByZero
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:24pm
If you put yourself in the polished shoes of Obama, it makes a certain amount of sense to let people keep guessing your stand on any critical issues. Regarding his faith; the Muslims, Christians, and agnostics are kept guessing and are not able to form a solid stance for or against him based on his beliefs.

My opinion is that he is either agnostic or atheist and doesn’t follow any traditional faith. We know he follows the communist teachings of Frank Marshal Davis and Karl Marx, therefore we can assume the he also believes that “religion is the opium of the people”, and that “communism begins from the outset with atheism”. That being said, I do not believe that all atheists/agnostics are communist, but many communists are atheists/agnostics.

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- oneshiner
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 6:29pm
  Is being a Marxist a religion? I read in the “Amateur” that his long time pastor Jeremiah Wright “had a Marxist ideology, and much of that ideology can be found in obama’s remarks.”
  
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- drifterdan
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 4:43pm
  His actions are more of a Muslim than Christian. His wife does not go to Muslin countries with him, his dog is not allowed to travel in the same plane with him, and he deeply bows to Muslim Leaders.
  He knows the Koran by heart, Thinks the call to prayer is one of the greatest sounds.
  The Koran says it is ok to violate all the tenants as long as you do it to further the Muslim goals. In other words you can be intimate friends, drink, party, do drugs, etc with infidels as long as when the time comes you kill them.
  
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BlackCrow
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:21pm
Obama thinks he IS God.

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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:18pm
So the AP admits to publishing a bogus number in a presidential poll…
This is the same organization who claims that questioning their polling methods is crazy. If something so blatently in error can make it past their editors, I can only imagine how flawed their other polls are.

Once again, DO NOT TRUST OR PAY ANY ATTENTION TO POLLS, especially polls conducted by those who have a vested interest in the outcome and effect of their own polls.

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momrules
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:37pm
I think it is a statement on America and O’s ability to manipulate that nobody can claim to KNOW what faith, if any, he follows. This is just one of the many mysteries that surround the man who calls himself Obama. This is the New America and I don’t like it.

……….and I still think he is a Muslim.

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- Konservative PUNK
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:59pm
  A little spooky isn’t it?
  A bit like the “master of intrigue” spoken of by the prophet Daniel.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:12pm
  You were given the answer before the question was asked. You must have worked for a quiz show in the 50′s. (sarc).
  
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0311sgtusmc
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:35pm
I don’t think the fool believe in anything except trying to advance his “brand.” He is who I thought he was when he got elected.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:44pm
  Roger that.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:15pm
  They must have used the vote counting computer.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:43pm
  Input error? More like “operator error.” The person/people entering the data skewed it intentionally. This is sometimes known as “an error between the chair and the computer.”
  
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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:34pm
“Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.” – James 2:18

Lying, Coveting, Blaspheming, Murdering, Thieving, etc.
These are Obama’s deeds.
How does this “affirm” his Christian faith again?

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- moonstruck2
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 5:02pm
  The same way you affirm the deeds of all your other presidents! The first few presidents who were christians owned slaves,further up the chain of christian presidents you have womanizers, also,having the Oval Office disgraced by a president having Oval….oops! oral sex in the Oval office! Further up the chain you have the christian murderers named Bush (father and son)who started wars where the indiscriminate bombings of innocent civilians which was cavalierly chalked up to collateral damages, and then up to the current administration with its drone killings and more collateral damage.
  
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mike551
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:30pm
Quote…”While he has repeatedly claimed that he’s a Christian, for some reason, doubts and confusion ensue.” If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck………need I say more? IMPEACH THE MUSLIM OBAMA NOW!!! GET US OUT OF THE UN!!!

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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:29pm
Michele and her daughters are going to look lovely in head coverings, once the truth is revealed.

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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:26pm
He was raised Muslim in Indonesia where he studied Quran teachings, then back to Hawaii to learn Marxism. He’s a Muslim/Marxist/fascist/anti-american subversive. His religion is: destroy the American Constitution and the US Military.

There is a move out by Fern Sida and here is an interview about it with Gloria Greenfield the producer of “unmasked Judeophobia” at : http://www.noisyroom.net/blog/2012/10/28/is-jew-hatred-alive-and-well/

THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE…..First they came for the…… Wake up America, by the time they get to you ……will there be anyone to stand up for YOU?

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pandora
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:25pm
Muslim.

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anothercomment
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:21pm
They left out a selection: NARCISSIST. And YES I believe he is and engages in self-worship.

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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:18pm
“after four years of Obama affirming his Christian faith, four in 10 Americans still couldn’t accurately name his religious adherence”

Show me where he has affirmed his faith by actions. His actions say that he is anything but a Christian. This may account for the confusion. If he wants us to believe him, it’s real easy. Confess your sins, come clean, turn from them and glorify Jesus Christ. It’s that simple.

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Konservative PUNK
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:15pm
It seems disingenuous that anybody purports to know what religion Obama has, if any. It’s not that Americans do not know what Obama claims to be, but many of us simply do not believe his claim. He has demonstrated himself to be an adherant to the Christian faith, as Christians are not know for lying, thieving, homosexuality, abortion, murder, etc.

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The-Monk
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:14pm
Why else would the die-hard Obama supporting Jewish voters be voting for him?

He’s one of them of course…..

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 7:27pm
  He does look like Sammy Davis Jr.
  
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Metallicat
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:14pm
Why would anyone doubt that Obamas a Christian? Just because he has imposed Sharia on one American doesnt mean he will do it to us all. Yah,hes totally a Christian and his love for Jews is evident.

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Gonzo
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:14pm
He worships his own image.

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- barber2
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:17pm
  Agree. Think Obama is a politically expedient Christian / atheist who worships the ground upon which he alone walks. The humility thingy hasn’t caught on !
  
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- chips1
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 4:23pm
  When Santa checks his list twice, he’s in big doo doo.
  
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:11pm
Jewish: no
Muslim: no
Christian: no
Satan in the Flesh: YES

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bluetick1955
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:09pm
NO!, He’s muslim

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- Lilybean
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:12pm
  I agree Blue!
  
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- Carrie3570
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:18pm
  I agree. He’s Muslim. There is not a single Christian, that I know of, that would ever say, “My Muslim faith.” It just doesn’t happen. Every time I try to say to myself, he might be a Christian… I am reminded of his statement. Glenn Beck can say Obama is a Christian all he wants, but I gotta ask – would “My Muslim faith” ever come out of Glenn’s mouth? I think not. People who aren’t Muslim don’t say that.
  
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- lobster
  Posted on October 29, 2012 at 3:19pm
  Everyone that is a Christian KNOWS the day of his conversion. BHO doesn’t nor does Jeremiah Wright who was at his supposed conversion. He must be a closet muslim as the muslims haven’t tried to kill him yet unlike what they do to all others that become Christians.
  
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- mtnhimike
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 12:19pm
  I also agree, he is a closet Muslim and when out of office in January he will head to the nearest Muslim Country he could become President or Dictator of and head for the UN to try and do more harm to the America that he hates as does his wife Michelle.
  
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