Fresh from my spooky drive through portions of the American South, I was somewhat unsurprised to come across a Kos-published poll showing that “Birthers” — those pathetic sods who actually think Obama was born somewhere other than the US — are predominantly Republican and Southern:

Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?

Yes 77
No 11
Not sure 12

And here’s the geographic breakdown of the wingnuts:

Yes   No   Not sure
Dem 93    4    3
Rep 42   28   30
Ind 83    8    9

Northeast 93    4    3
South 47   23   30
Midwest 90    6    4
West 87    7    6

Yglesias has a sweet graph created by Brendan Nyhan:

[Via Liquid Sunshine, who somehow has time to read ThinkProgress!]

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Casey Rae-Hunter
Casey Rae-Hunter is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.