Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 22, 2017
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November 22, 2017: On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F. Kennedy. Fifty-four years later, doubts still linger about just what happened on that tragic day and the days that followed. But the doubts were there from the beginning. A Gallup poll conducted shortly after the assassination found that just 29% of Americans thought Oswald acted alone.[1]
Gallup found that most Americans (52%) believed that some group was involved. Nineteen percent (19%) were not sure. However, "Only about one person in a hundred thinks Russia, Cuba, or 'the communists' may have been involved in the assassination. Almost no one mentions the 'extreme right,' or segregationists, as responsible." Gallup has asked similar questions over the years and "has consistently found the majority believing it was a conspiracy."
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- November 15, 2017 – 67 percent of Americans believe free speech ensures the truth will eventually win out
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