PPP Uses the Power of Pyramids to Figure Out Which Republican Candidate Has the Weirdest Supporters

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One of the charming things about Public Policy Polling is that they have a habit of asking weird questions that no one else will. Today’s example: What do you think the pyramids were built for? This is for South Carolina only, and sadly, they only asked Republicans. Still, the breakdown by candidate gives us a peek at which of them has the weirdest supporters. Results are on the right.

It’s a close call, but Donald Trump’s supporters seem to have the best handle on reality. Marco Rubio (!) runs away with the grain crowd, beating out even heavy favorite Ben Carson. And Jeb Bush ekes out a win from the aliens crowd. This is not, perhaps, what you would expect. I wonder why Rubio has so many supporters who believe the grain theory but none who believe the aliens theory? It is a mystery.

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