Jon writes:
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Of course none of those things stopped Barack Obama from becoming President, so...
All the birther and other BS were never intended to stop or rid of Obama. They were intended to cover up all the obstructions of Obama's policies.
There is a very old principle in social studies that the Nazis took full advantage of. If you repeat a lie enough times, people will believe it to be either partially true or fully true.
Cases in point.
The right keeps repeating the lie that taxes has gone up through the roof under Obama even though it's gone down. And most people believe this lie.
The right keeps repeating that Obama is not a christian (like it matters anyway). Result? A significant portion of the US population actually believes he's a muslim.
The right keeps repeating that Obama hasn't achieved anything, and most people believe this lie. The reality is he's done a remarkable job at achieving many things despite republican obstructionism. I think the biggest achievement so far by Obama is to keep us out of another decade long war in Iraq. Remember when the republicans were pissing and moaning demanding that we send in full ground forces again when ISIL made a big splash?
I can go on with a dozen different other things.
Most people are simply too willing to believe lies put out by the right. And because of this, a loony like Ted Cruz might actually have a chance (as much as I hate to admit it).