It's ok, I lived in Texas for five years, so I can say that. Plus, it's hard not to smear the state after a poll found that 23% of Texans are convinced that Barack Obama is a Muslim. There's simply no excuse for one-in-four people getting such a basic fact about a major presidential candidate so wrong. This election has been going on for nearly two years, and Obama's religion has been discussed publicly many, many times. Hell, there was a major controversy involving his Christian pastor. You'd have to be either oblivious or a liar to not know the truth. And I suspect a lot of people are the latter.

Still, there's something extra special going on in Texas. Only about 5-10% of voters nationwide think Obama is a Muslim.

More on Texas public opinion:

The poll found that 89 percent of Lone Star State voters say the country's economic situation is worse than a year ago. And President Bush and Congress both get record low marks.

Just 34 percent of Texans approve of Bush's job performance -- a big change for a former governor who won re-election 10 years ago with 70 percent of the vote. And Congress is even more unpopular: Just 8 percent of Texas voters approve of the work being done on Capitol Hill.

I've heard that Texas is very slowly turning purple, and there's a chance it could be blue within a few years. I understand the demographic trends, but these polls make that tough to believe.