So says a new PPP poll:

Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
United States?
Yes ……………………………………………………….28%
No…………………………………………………………51%
Not sure…………………………………………………21%

Full poll here [PDF]

Part of me find this is to be an almost unbelievable number, as the evidence on this issue if overwhelming.  Yet, on the other hand I have read too many “arguments” about Obama’s birthplace and have dealt with a sufficient number of birther-oriented commenters over time to know that the view is still quite prevalent.

That large chunks of the electorate can be so difficult to persuade on such a simple topic makes it easier to understand why we cannot come to reasonable consensus on fiscal policy.

Interestingly, with those GOP voters sure that Obama was born in the US, “Palin’s favorability rating is 41-52…But with birthers, she has a soaring 83-12.”