COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A poll says half of the Southern Democrats responding to a poll say they were either opposed or outraged by a South Carolina congressman's outburst as President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress.
The State of Columbia reported that the Winthrop University poll also showed large majorities of both independents and Democrats reacted negatively to U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's interruption of Obama's speech by shouting "You lie!"
Winthrop's poll, which included questions asked exclusively for The State, showed almost 68 percent of independents said they were opposed to Wilson's outburst. Overall, 30 percent of independents said they were opposed to and outraged by Wilson's actions.
The survey was conducted Oct. 24-Nov. 7 by telephone. There were 866 respondents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
