Americans favour Barack Obama to defend against space aliens, poll says
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JUNE 28, 2012
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the annual picnic for Members of Congress June 27, 2012 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON - Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday.
National Geographic Channel contacted 1,114 adults across the United States last month for its fanciful opinion poll ahead of its new cable television documentary series "Chasing UFOs."
Thirty-six per cent of respondents said they were certain that unidentified flying objects exist. Eleven percent were confident they had spotted a UFO, and 20 per cent said they knew someone who claimed to have seen one.
With Obama facing re-election in November, 65 per cent said Obama would be more adept than Romney to respond to an alien invasion, with women and younger Americans more likely than men and over-65s to agree with that prospect.
National Geographic Channel said the results of the email and online "Aliens Among Us" survey dovetailed with the research underpinning "Chasing UFOs" which premieres Friday with Texas and Colorado residents describing their encounters with mysterious flying objects.
The poll had a margin of error of 2.9 per cent.
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