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1st Reaction to White House Release of Long-Form Obama Birth Certificate: 28% Still Have Doubts, Including 10% Who Say It’s a Forgery:

SurveyUSA Breaking News - 04/28/11 08:02 AM

A SurveyUSA nationwide poll, including cell-phone and landline respondents, conducted after the White House 04/27/11 released a more detailed certificate showing the President’s birth, shows that 71% of Americans who have seen the newly public “long-form” now are satisfied that the President was born in the United States. 18% of those who have seen the certificate still have doubts about where the President was born. Another 10% say the document released by the White House is a forgery.

Of those who have seen the newly public birth certificate:

63% say Obama was definitely born in the United States.
19% say Obama was probably born in the United States.
11% say Obama was probably born in another country.
6% say Obama was definitely born in another country.

57% say they knew all along that the President was born in the USA.
14% say they had doubts, but now are satisfied that the President was born in the USA.
18% say they still have doubts about where the President was born (including 40% of Tea Party, 33% of Republicans, 27% of Conservatives.)
10% say they are sure the document released 04/27/11 is a forgery (including 17% of Tea Party , 18% of Republicans, 16% of Conservatives).

Both 27% who have seen the certificate and 27% who have not seen the certificate say the matter is still an open item for debate.
64% of those who have seen the certificate say the matter is now a closed incident.�
49% of those who have not seen the certificate say the matter is now a closed incident.

When all Americans are asked whether Obama will be re-elected in 2012, 33% say he will be re-elected, 49% say he won’t be.
When just responses from those who have seen the certificate are considered, 41% say he will be re-elected, 44% say he won’t be.

26% of Americans say they will vote for Obama in 2012 no matter who else is on the ballot.
34% of Americans say they will vote against Obama in 2012 no matter who else is on the ballot.
35% say they need to know who else is on the ballot.

9% of Americans consider themselves to be part of the “Birther” movement.
34% of Americans are not following news stories about the birth certificate.

Full results of this poll can be found here.

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