Obama can't shake Muslim rumors
WASHINGTON -- One in 10 voters believes Barack Obama is Muslim, an impression that lingers across party lines, a poll shows.
Fourteen percent of Republicans, 10 percent of Democrats and 8 percent of independents mistakenly think he is Muslim, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just over half of each group correctly identified him as Christian, while about a third said they don't know his religion.
Conservatives, less educated voters and white evangelicals are more likely to believe Obama is Muslim, as are people from the South, the Midwest and rural areas, the poll showed. Nearly a quarter of white Democrats with unfavorable views of Obama say he is Muslim, though overall, blacks are about as likely as whites to hold the misconception.
AP