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[madscience.livejournal.com]

This was apparently tweeted by (semi-famous?) Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle. The person who posted it on FB thought he was just some dude and felt the need to redact his name.

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[madscience.livejournal.com]

"Do you or do you not agree that the closure of Gitmo would result in a backlash against the politician(s) that did so"

A small one by idiots with big mouths, perhaps. A clever politician could have handled it. And Obama is nothing if not a clever politician.


"the vast majority of the American populace believes the Gitmo detainees to be terrorists"

Source?


"disregarding all other policy stances and considering only his actions on Gitmo"

Source on how many Americans are single-issue voters on this issue?


"If Gitmo had been closed by Obama in 2009, would you vote for him in 2012"

I would have been significantly more likely to, yes. I voted for him in 2008, partly because of his promise to close Gitmo. I didn't vote for him in 2012, partly because of his failure to do so.

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

A small one by idiots with big mouths, perhaps. A clever politician could have handled it. And Obama is nothing if not a clever politician.

I disagree. It is my opinion the backlash would be large, possibly 75-80% of the population, mostly excluding the small upper class. Patriotism and American exceptionalism, combined with distrust of foreign influence, are rife amongst middle- and lower-class Americans.

Source?

*bored* Aggregated polling on Gitmo closure as done by independent groups, combined with general information on the low-information political knowledge patterns of the majority of US citizens. You know, I'm not going to do the homework for generally recognized data for you. You do have access to Google, you know.

Source on how many Americans are single-issue voters on this issue?

None provided. I am asking him, directly, how he would vote on that single issue alone. That does not require a source, as I don't claim everyone is a single-issue. I'm not proclaiming a fact; I'm asking a hypothetical.

I would have been significantly more likely to, yes. I voted for him in 2008, partly because of his promise to close Gitmo. I didn't vote for him in 2012, partly because of his failure to do so.

Goody for you. I should note that I only care what 404's answer is, if he deigns to provide one.