Now we know who the Scott Garrett voters are

The South makes an easy target for progressives these days, what with Mark Sanford's escapades, and the lunatic asylum that is the state of Florida. But while I was in Berlin, there was a "pot, kettle" moment that I missed, when Public Policy Polling released the results of a survey which showed that almost one in five New Jersey conservatives is at least inclined to believe that Barack Obama is the Antichrist.

Here in Middle Whitelandia, where voters are getting ready to express their disgust with the council's long refusal to deal with our corrupt, alcoholic ex-mayor by electing a member from that very same council to be the new mayor, I know there are pockets of Christofascist Zombieism, given the preponderance of "John 3:16" signs that show up on lawns now more often than contractor signs. But while we like to pride ourselves here in the Land of Blueberries And Tank Farms on being at least marginally less crazy than our southern brethren, in those pockets lies some first-class lunacy:

Do you think Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ?
If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not
sure, press 3.
Yes ................................................................. 8%
No................................................................... 79%
Not Sure.......................................................... 13%

Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
United States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ................................................................. 64%
No................................................................... 21%
Not Sure.......................................................... 16%

Do you think the federal government should be
eliminated? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ................................................................. 6%
No................................................................... 83%
Not Sure.......................................................... 11%

Do you think that public education should be
eliminated? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ................................................................. 5%
No................................................................... 90%
Not Sure.......................................................... 5%

The Obama birthplace question doesn't tabulate for those who do not know that Hawaii is a state, but I'm not sure that would make a whole lot of difference. But however small the lunatic numbers seem to be, the idea that one in ten New Jerseyans either favors or is open to the idea that public education should be eliminated, that one in six either favors or is open to the idea of eliminating the federal government entirely, and that about one in five thinks Obama is the Antichrist shows that Teh Crazy is not limited to the parts of the country south of the Mason-Dixon line.