Politics | President Obama 14% Think Obama Born Outside US ABC/Washington Post poll puts a number to the birthers By John Johnson Posted May 7, 2010 2:13 PM CDT Copied President Obama addresses the Business Council in Washington, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Hmmm, maybe President Obama ought to stop cracking jokes about his birth certificate. In a new ABC/Washington Post poll, 14% say he was born outside the United States. Which means that a year and a half into his presidency, a sizable chunk of people think he's not legally entitled to the job, notes the Post's Behind the Numbers blog. About half the respondents knew he was born in Hawaii specifically. Read These Next Kate McKinnon shares her weird medical condition. Baltimore QB 'forgot where I was' and shoved an opposing fan. She walked out on her gig due to JD Vance, doesn't regret it. Trump's reception at US Open isn't warm. Report an error