Right wing conspiracy lovers "theory" #1
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:45 pmThe delusional belief among a third of Republican primary voters that the U.S. military is poised to take over the state of Texas is just the tip of the nutjob iceberg.
You thought it was just some fringe extremist belief? No. According to a recent poll from Public Policy Polling, the idea that the special forces training exercises the U.S. military have scheduled in several Western states (the same exercises run during the Bush administration, we hasten to point out)is really a plot against Texas has become right-wing gospel in the eyes of more than just conspiracy theorists.
In its general GOP presidential poll, “We also tested the recent conspiracy theory that the federal government is trying to take over Texas — 32% of Republican primary voters buy into it compared to 40% who don’t,” according to the poll from PPP, a Democratic survey firm whose history has a record of historical accuracy.
At least it’s not a plurality; I guess we can take some comfort in that.
Molly Weasly K.O.S.
You thought it was just some fringe extremist belief? No. According to a recent poll from Public Policy Polling, the idea that the special forces training exercises the U.S. military have scheduled in several Western states (the same exercises run during the Bush administration, we hasten to point out)is really a plot against Texas has become right-wing gospel in the eyes of more than just conspiracy theorists.
In its general GOP presidential poll, “We also tested the recent conspiracy theory that the federal government is trying to take over Texas — 32% of Republican primary voters buy into it compared to 40% who don’t,” according to the poll from PPP, a Democratic survey firm whose history has a record of historical accuracy.
At least it’s not a plurality; I guess we can take some comfort in that.
Molly Weasly K.O.S.
