Only 1 in 5 Americans say they follow news about mosque

[mike r]

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1695/hear-good-news-oil-spill-economy-interest-new-york-mosque-islamic-center

About one-in-five (19%) say they followed news about the planned mosque and Islamic cultural center near the site of the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan very closely, with 5% saying it was the story they followed most closely. News about the planned mosque, which accounted for just 2% of the newshole, was followed more closely by Republicans (27% very closely) than Democrats (16% very closely); 19% of independents say they followed the story very closely.

[mmonk]

1. 57 million people is too many for a manufactured issue.

[Uncle Joe]

2. I don't view that as a low percentage, particularly during election season.

I would imagine a larger percentage of people that follow any news, (outside of celebrity fluff) closely are more likely to be politically active; in one form or another.

Apparently this issue is inciting Republican motivation with 1 in 4 following it very closely.

Thanks for the thread, mike.