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As for whether the survey is a trap, maybe. But it is a relatively easy one to avoid if one wishes. If given the access I would ask every candidate for high office I would ask these three questions:
1. Do you believe the world is less than 8,000 years old?
2. Do you believe your personal religious beliefs provide a rational basis for you to impose laws on others.
3. Do you believe any of the following are innocent of murder? OJ Simpson, the Baretta guy, Phil Specter.
Sure, those questions are designed to identify idiots. But it isn't my fault if they answer in such a way to self identify as idiots.
If the questions in the survey are ridiculous (and I'm sure that two years ago a similar questionnaire would, and probably did, show equal idiocy by Democrats) then wouldn't the ideal resolution be that very few people gave ridiculous answers? Is it not ridiculous that in any population of people 58% of people are not sure or believe that Obama was not born in the United States. Is it not ridiculous that in any population 73% of people would say that homosexuals should be barred from teaching in public schools? That 31% still believe contraceptives should be illegal.
The group did show they were able to avoid non-ridiculous positions. Only 4% think women should not work outside the home.
So sure, the touting of the results is tilted to make Republicans look as ridiculous as possible but surely they were met halfway in the actual responses?
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