USA Today/Gallup Sarah Palin Survey
If Sarah Palin were to run for president in 2012, how likely would you be to vote for her?
- Very likely 19%
- Somewhat likely 24%
- Not too likely 13%
- Not at all likely 41%
Among Republicans
- Very likely 35%
- Somewhat likely 37%
- Not too likely 14%
- Not at all likely 11%
Among Independents
- Very likely 19%
- Somewhat likely 25%
- Not too likely 14%
- Not at all likely 39%
Among Democrats
- Very likely 6%
- Somewhat likely 11%
- Not too likely 11%
- Not at all likely 70%
Would you, personally, like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, or not?
- Would 39%
- Would not 52%
Does Governor Palin’s decision to resign make you feel more favorably toward her, less favorably toward her, or does it not affect your opinion of her either way?
- More favorably 9%
- Less favorably 17%
- No effect 70%
Thinking now about the way in which the news media has covered Sarah Palin from the time she was announced as John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last August until the present time, do you think the news media’s coverage of her has been unfairly positive, about right, or unfairly negative?
- Unfairly positive 9%
- About right 28%
- Unfairly negative 53%
Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted July 6. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin to be “a major national political figure for many years to come,” while three-fourths of Democrats hope she won’t be.
Independents by 55%-34% would prefer she leave the national stage.
The findings underscore how polarized opinions of Palin were even before Friday’s surprise announcement. Seven in 10 Americans say their views weren’t affected by her decision. Among those whose opinions have shifted, Democrats by 4-1 and independents by 2-1 feel less favorably toward her. Republicans, however, are inclined to see her more favorably.
“For independents and Democrats, she’s already not their candidate, and with Republicans her support is not based on her record as governor of Alaska,” Republican media consultant Alex Castellanos says. “The basis of her support is that she represents the social conservative wing of the party, that she’s a new-generation working-mom conservative, and that she’s a victim of the news media. And she’s still those three things.”
By way of comparison, when Gallup in 2005 asked a similar question about Hillary Clinton running for president in 2008, 52% of registered voters said they were at least somewhat likely to vote for her, including 28% who said they were very likely to do so.
The poll finds 53% describing the news media’s coverage of Palin as “unfairly negative,” while just 9% say it has been “unfairly positive” and 28% say it has been “about right.”
When Gallup asked a similar question about news coverage of Palin shortly after the Republican National Convention last September, Americans were more evenly divided in their views, with 33% saying the coverage was unfairly negative and the plurality of 36% saying it was about right. At that time, 21% thought the media were being unfairly positive toward Palin.
Palin’s complaints about unfair treatment by the news media resonate with many. Three-fourths of Republicans, more than half of independents and even a third of Democrats say coverage of Palin has been unfairly negative.
Men were significantly more likely than women to say Palin has been treated unfairly.
Overall, 53% call the media’s coverage unfairly negative, a jump from the 33% who held that view after the Republican convention in September.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Aron maybe you can help me here. Do you find Palin attractive?
I really just don’t see it.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Wow, the 26% who say her decision to quit matters to their vote sure undercuts all the hyperventilating over the decision (myself included).
July 7th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Doug,
Maybe I can help. She is quite attractive. She has that homecoming queen, All American, winning girl next door look. The kind of gal both your mom and dad would like. But underneath the surface, I see more good natured deviousness than ditzyness. So yeah, she is attractive.
But she’s still a bit out of her league when it comes to politics at the national level.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I think she’s sooooo pretty! It almost makes me feel bad to dislike her. She’s a beautiful woman.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Doug,
So the Traddy Catholic and the Gay Guy both think she’s very attractive.
What more do you need?
July 7th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
WOW! Despite the trashing and the Obama quazi-Honeymoon, still 43% would vote for this Republican woman. No wonder we need her to fund-raise for GOP candidates.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Sure, I find her attractive. She’s hotter than 95% of all women her age, has a killer body and great legs. If I saw her in a bar or club, I would definitely try to pick her up (provided Todd wasn’t there, of course). That said, she’s not that good looking without makeup that she could land a modeling gig here on South Beach. Politics, it’s been said, is Hollywood for ugly people. So, all things relative, the ‘naughty librarian/slutty stewardess’ looks like Giselle or Bar Rafaeli to most political junkies and nerds.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Yes, it is funny how only 17% of the public are less favorable towards Mrs. Palin, the Romney camp sure blew it on this one.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
The portion that our colleague from Miami left out….she’s in a similar position as the former First Lady was in 2000 with respect to her presidential aspirations according to the gallup analysis. Remember, despite Jaype’s protestations, that eight years later polling showed Hillary Clinton defeating the most popular Republican in the country in the reddest of red states such as Kentucky, West Virginia, and Arkansas by decent margins at the end of the primary season.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-07-07-palin-poll_N.htm
“[Palin's] overall standing is only slightly more negative than that of Hillary Rodham Clinton in November 2000, eight years before she nearly won the Democratic presidential nomination.
Then, 47% told Gallup they were likely to vote for Clinton for president if she ran in 2004 or 2008; 51% weren’t. Now 43% are likely to vote for Palin; 54% aren’t.”
July 7th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
8 – That may go up with time or it may not. However, I wouldn’t be too psyched about a poll that shows only 72 percent of Republicans likely to vote for her over Obama.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
True, but twice as much are less favorable than more favorable to her due to her decision to resign. 43% is not a bad number, but its not a good number. 53% of ndies say at this time they wouldnt vote for her and about the same amount say she should leave the national stage. I’d rather have her at least at 48% or above. Certainly Hillary improved her numbers though, which were quite polarizing.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
“If Sarah Palin were to run for president in 2012, how likely would you be to vote for her?”
What a crummy way to ask the question of Republicans? Did Gallup mean, how likely would you vote for her in a primary or in a general election against Obama?
However, I think it’s reasonable for us to can intepret the independent and Democrat number to be an indication of how she would perform at this time against Obama among these two groups.
She’d get 17% of Democrats and 44% of indies against the Messiah? I’ll take those numbers considering that Obama’s approval rating among indies is 54% and 90% among Democrats.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/politics.aspx
July 7th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
“However, I wouldn’t be too psyched about a poll that shows only 72 percent of Republicans likely to vote for her over Obama.”
Getreal, that’s consistent with the PPP polling for Romney as well. 25% of Republicans approve of Obama’s performance according to gallup (Rasmussen has him at 20% approval among republicans). If you are a Republican and like the job he’s doing, why wouldn’t you vote for him again?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/politics.aspx
July 7th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
#5, Perhaps I’m just weird. I don’t like Palin’s look. It’s not that she’s ugly but the glasses, up-do look doesn’t appeal to me.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Mac,
I question whether any other Republican would get 43% against Obama if they were polled at this time against the Messiah.
While it is a cardinal sin to compare pollsters, PPP has not shown anyone else at the 43% that Palin received in this gallup poll with the exception of Mike Huckabee in the last PPP poll.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
“I wouldn’t be too psyched about a poll that shows only 72 percent of Republicans likely to vote for her over Obama.” No, I not psyched out because I do not think she is running anyways, but frankly I wonder if Mr. Romney and Mr. Huckabee could do much better than 72% at this point in the game under the same circumstances. Hey, as a Republican, I hope they can do it because is Mr. Pawlenty does not pull his socks up, one of the two Ms will have to pull up their socks. Haha, I guess like Mr. M. Jackson, Mrs. Palin is even more popular in political death. Not bad numbers for somebody who is not only out of the game, but somebody in the opposition party.
July 7th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
It’s weird that Michael Steele would say 2012 is off the table for Palin when 72% of his own party says they’d be likely to vote for her. (She’s hot in the recent Runner’s World.)
July 7th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Birch,
Steele clarified:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0709/Steele_takes_Palin_2012_off_the_table.html#comments
UPDATE: Steele spokeswoman Gail Gitcho e-mails: “Steele was saying this morning that TALKING about 2012 is off the table — because she has make it clear that resigning was a personal decision and has little to do with future aspirations. Palin has said that everything is on the table. Steele takes no issue with that.”
July 7th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
“25% of Republicans approve of Obama’s performance according to gallup.” Yeah, and that is not going to magically change just because Mr. Romney or Huckabee might lead the party. The two Ms have their work cut out for them just as much. I wish one or both of them well.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I hope she remains a national figure for years to come. She should be on every republican ticket for the next 3 general election cycles, at least.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
You missed the memo Kevin, she is not going to be on any ticket. However, she will raise funds to get rid of your friends in Congress. See yah.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Gold Rush In Alaska
By Kathleen Parker
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/07/AR2009070702338_pf.html
The sins of Sarah Palin
By Roger Simon
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=525ECFFC-18FE-70B2-A86DD66A7F17F00F
Chill of Downturn Spreads North to Alaska
Palin Dealt With Lower Oil Prices and Weak Tourism in Final Months as Governor; Empty Rooms in Lodges
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701694938409543.html#printMode
Palin Faces New Ethics Complaint Over Reimbursements
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/07/AR2009070702711_pf.html
Lessons from Wasilla
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/07/08/lessons_from_wasilla?mode=PF
McDonnell eludes questions on Palin’s help
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/08/mcdonnell-eludes-questions-about-palin-campaign-he/?feat=home_headlines
July 7th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Obama Adviser Says U.S. Should Mull Second Stimulus
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=ajQbZ.WrAVwQ
Reid Slams Door on Second Stimulus, as Obama Leaves Options Open
The Nevada senator says Americans are only just beginning to realize the benefits of the Obama administration’s first stimulus bill, which passed in mid-February, and stressed that only 10 percent of the $787 billion package has made it to the states.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/07/obama-wont-second-stimulus-option-table/
July 7th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I’d hit it
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July 7th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I think it’s an exercise in futility to read the Boston Globe. It’s like reading the New York Times and hoping for a fair-handed article about conservatives…
July 7th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Was Alex Castellanos connected with one of the Republican presidential campaigns this last go-around?
I’m thinking I remember his name, either working for Romney’s or McCain’s team…
July 8th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Castellanos was Romney’s media adviser.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Obama’s Strategic Mistake
by Jay Cost
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/07/obamas_strategic_mistake_1.html
In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Say No?
Questions About Cost And Limits Linger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/07/AR2009070702745_pf.html
Support Slips for Tax on Employee Health Benefits
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701192458308917.html#printMode
White House Assures Drug Makers on Reimportation
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124700977149808565.html
Does Obama Want to Own the Airlines?
Welcome to government for the benefit of government officials and their hangers-on.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701148185808655.html#printMode
Barack Obama offers to scrap missile shield in return for help from Russia with Iran
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6662885.ece?print=yes&randnum=1247026722657
For Jaded Russians, Obama’s Star Power Does Not Translate
No one was swooning as President Obama gave the graduation speech at the New Economic School in Moscow on Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/world/europe/08russia.html?_r=2&hpw
Far-Right extremists ‘are plotting spectacular terrorist attack in UK’, police warn
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198003/Far-Right-extremists-plotting-spectacular-terrorist-attack-UK-police-warn.html
Oil Falls a Sixth Day as Equities Drop, Gasoline Supply Gains
Crude oil fell, poised for the longest losing streak since December, as equities slumped and an industry report showed an increase in U.S. fuel inventories.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aqJpnhhcLX.8
Oil Prices Need Government Supervision
Producers and consumers benefit from stability.
By GORDON BROWN and NICOLAS SARKOZY
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701217125708963.html#printMode
U.S. Considers Curbs on Speculative Trading of Oil
Reacting to the violent swings in oil prices in recent months, federal regulators announced on Tuesday that they were considering new restrictions on “speculative” traders in markets for oil, natural gas and other energy products. The move is a big departure from the hands-off approach to market regulation of the last two decades. It also highlights a broader shift toward tougher government oversight under President Obama.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/business/08cftc.html?pagewanted=print
Despite Shift on Climate by U.S., Europe Is Wary
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said during a visit to Washington in late June that she had detected a “sea change” in Washington’s approach to climate change since Mr. Obama took office, raising the odds for a successful outcome to the treaty negotiations, to be held in Copenhagen in December. But Europe is also unhappy with the Obama administration’s reluctance to accept aggressive near-term goals for cutting greenhouse gases and its refusal so far to formally accept language that would limit the rise in global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above pre-industrial levels.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/science/earth/08climate.html?pagewanted=print
Some surprising numbers from Ohio
By Michael Barone
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Some-surprising-numbers-from-Ohio-50129962.html
Waxman: GOP “rooting against” USA
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0709/Waxman_GOP_rooting_against_USA.html
Stormy Daniels to Sarah Palin: Let’s talk!
http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0709/Stormy_Daniels_to_Sarah_Palin_Lets_talk.html?showall
Sarah’s Secret Diary
By MAUREEN DOWD
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/opinion/08dowd.html?pagewanted=print
Sarah Palin is smarter than the media think
The news junkies can’t get enough of her
By Jon Friedman
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/story/print?guid=AB76F7AE-52E4-488A-9D9D-CE3677B702E5
July 8th, 2009 at 6:11 am
If Sarah can pull 44% of the Independent vote with only a +2% (recent Pew poll) favorable over unfavorable, think what Mitt can do with a +19% (same poll) differential.
July 8th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Good article:
Republicans’ Short Bench Problem
View What links here Submitted by Chris Palko on Tue, 07/07/2009 – 13:10
in 2012 Presidential Election GOP Governors Senate
One of the overlooked downsides to the electoral wipeout the Republican Party has endured in the past two election cycles is how those elections have drastically shrunk the amount of Republicans who are nationally prominent. Without the Presidency, and the loss of Governors, Senators, and Representatives, there aren’t very many potential leaders left among Republicans. Also, even the most loyal party man surely isn’t enamored with every Republican elected official. What you hear these days is a cry wondering where Republican leadership is. Debates about who is the “leader” of the Republican Party are distracting at this point, but there seems to be a paucity of those who could even be in the discussion. Republicans have a short bench problem, which hurts their ability to have national leadership in Congress, in the states, and in the future, in the White House.
Governors
In the 1990s, Republican Governors (along with some big city mayors) were instrumental in making public policy changes that would eventually be successful at the national level. Part of the reason why Bush’s 2000 campaign was successful was because he made himself the custodian of the achievements that Tommy Thompson, John Engler, Rudy Giuliani, and even Bush as Governor achieved.
There are 22 Republican Governors at the moment. What is more distressing is how few innovative leaders there are among Republican Governors. Many Republican Governors are governors of small Plains or Rocky Mountain States that are invisible on a national stage. There is surprising vitality in New England with three GOP governors, but they are generally too moderate for the national Republican Party. Two standouts who deserve some national attention are John Hoeven from North Dakota and Donald Carcieri of Rhode Island. Hoeven was reelected last year with 74 percent of the vote when McCain only received 53 percent. National Republicans have begged him to challenge the state’s two Democratic Senators. Carcieri somehow managed to be elected twice as an actual conservative in one of the most liberal states in the country. Neither is of Presidential timber, but they could be excellent future Senatorial candidates or national Republican voices.
Some Governors have been failures (Schwarzenegger), some are good for their state but too moderate nationally (other New England governors, perhaps Crist), some have just been installed in the past year, and at least one is too busy in Argentina to be taken seriously. I would say there is a handful of top tier Republican Governors at this point. Bobby Jindal, by his own acknowledgment, is too green to make any moves yet. John Huntsman is certainly a formidable figure, but he also is a more long-term hope considering he will be Ambassador to China for the next few years. Haley Barbour has generally been a successful Governor of Mississippi and could fill the Southern slot in a primary. Tim Pawlenty has been a rare blue state Republican in recent years. I think he is likely to be a 2012 candidate and would be considered a top contender if he ran. The crown jewel, in my opinion, is Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana. He’s probably the best Republican politican in America right now. Earning nearly 60 percent of the vote last year when Obama won Indiana indicates he has some crossover appeal. He claims that he is not interested in seeking higher office, which is a real shame.
Senators
Republicans have lost 15 Senate seats in the past three years. This attrition clears out opportunites for Republicans to come up with national leaders. The 40 Republicans left are bereft of national figures. McConnell is a master floor manager but no national spokesman. McCain is a real leader, but his national campaign days are over. The GOP caucus is dominated by Southern good ol’ boys and small state senators. Guys from Wyoming or Idaho won’t find national traction and the good ol’ boys are better vote jockeys than communicators.
I would say the following Senators are, or could be, good national leaders for Republicans: John Kyl, Judd Gregg, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, John Thune, and Bob Corker. Coburn and DeMint already are good conservative voices in the Senate, but would never be Presidential material. Kyl does a good job on Judiciary, but is somewhat in the shadow of McCain. To my mind Gregg has been the most articulate Senator in the past year, but he always indicates that he wants to retire. Corker is still a freshman, but was the point man for GOP efforts on the car bailouts. Thune is also a freshman, but is the youngest Republican Senator by a mile. There are virtually no 2012 Presidential candidates in the Senate. I believe this is why Ensign was trying to run for President before his affair was disclosed. Of the entire Republican Senatorial membership, I could only see Thune having a serious campaign in 2012.
Others
Members of the House of Representatives are not national leaders (Speaker of the House exempted). Impressive Representatives like Paul Ryan and Mike Pence would need to become Senators or Governors to have a real shot at the Presidency. If Jack Kemp couldn’t win the nomination from the House, then I don’t think any non-Speaker would be able to.
Of course, there are still the retired political figures and those who were candidates last time. Romney seems a near lock to run again and would have to be considered the frontrunner. Huckabee will never be President, but he may run, especially if no Southerner is in the race. I think Palin’s resignation indicates she won’t run in 2012, but she still is young and already has a big national following. I don’t think we’ll see another Wesley Clark/Fred Thompson fantasy candidate next time.
Conclusion
The Republican bench is very thin at this point. If you are looking towards 2012, I would predict right now the only serious candidates who will run are Romney, Pawlenty, and Barbour. Daniels would certainly be in that grouping if he decided to run. Sure, you would get the Tom Tancredos of the world running no shot campaigns, but those candidacies are irrelevant. I think beyond 2012 Jindal, Huntsman, Thune, and perhaps Palin 2.0 would be serious Presidential candidates. There really is a leadership vacuum in the Republican Party right now. A smart, ambitious Republican could certainly find an easy path to the top.
July 8th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Well, I hope your sake Illinoisguy, and maybe all of our sakes that you are correct Illinoisguy, but Independents are not the only ones who vote. Conservative Democrats and various Republicans also vote.
July 8th, 2009 at 7:16 am
#31 – we have already established that Mitt is doing well with those voters. When you add the independent factor, it just shows that Mitt is stronger than the Rasmussen poll indicates.
July 8th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Illinois,
“If Sarah can pull 44% of the Independent vote with only a +2% (recent Pew poll) favorable over unfavorable, think what Mitt can do with a +19% (same poll) differential.”
That doesn’t necessarily translate. Palin is a more polarizing figure, so pretty much everyone who approves of her will be voting for her in the general. Romney, being a little less polarizing, is more likely to have people who approve of him and Obama, but end up voting for Obama.
July 8th, 2009 at 7:28 am
MWS – whatever you say genius!
I think I’d much rather have the +19%!
July 8th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Why don’t you go fight for your guy to get off of his 1% and let the Palin folks come up with their own spin?
July 8th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Illinois,
Of course I’d rather be at +19 than +2. My point is that it doesn’t mean that Romney will necessarily transfer the same % of favorables into votes. Obama might be at +20 favorable, for instance, but that doesn’t mean he will win 60-40.
July 8th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Illinois,
“Why don’t you go fight for your guy to get off of his 1%”
Patience, grasshopper. I single handedly boosted Huckabee from 2% to almost the nomination, and I didn’t get cracking on that until the summer of ‘07. Imagine what I’ll accomplish when I start boosting Pawlenty in the SPRING of ‘11!!!
July 8th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Well, I’ll say this, in spite of what current polls may show, Pawlenty has a better crack at the nomination than Sara. When the debates start, she’ll be a laughing stock. Personally, I like her, and appreciate her good qualities, but she simply must learn the issues and how to articulate a coherent thought.
July 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
#38 – Illinois, I’m not so sure why you think that Sarah will be a laughing stock? She held her own against Biden who is supposed to be an expert in foreign policy…which was the sole reason why he was picked by Obama…his foreign policy credentials. I don’t think anyone in the Republican field could beat Palin in a debate today, except for maybe Gingrich.
Also, I’m not so sure why Republicans and conservative would want to see the destruction of one of our best spokesman, or spokeswoman in this case, when we’re fighting, quite possibly, the greatest threat to our own national security and way of life…our own President. This type of infighting has got to stop or we will be relegated to a regional party!!!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:32 am
I’d like to add that I think it’s sad that some Republicans are using the Democrat’s tactics that she is dumb or doesn’t understand the issues. She is a successful Governor of our most enrgy producing state, an political, energy expert. Runs an economy. Is briefed, regularly, on National Security…due to her state’s location and the missile defense structure in Alaska.
July 8th, 2009 at 9:00 am
“we have already established that Mitt is doing well with those voters.” Not quite as good as the other major candidates, for a start. Further, Mr. Romney’s negatives are low right now because nobody is challanging him right now and he does not have to defend certain things as a sitting governor. It will not be a bed of roses either for the two Ms when they have to start defending things. Good luck to them, but it is unrealistic to think that they will continue to get a pass. Besides a plus 19 is only so valuable at this point in the game.
July 8th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Bingo Jersey, it is funny in deed how some Republican even after Mrs. Palin’s resignation must throw out empty slogans like laughing-stock and that she does not know the issues. Among other things, anyone who’s name does not begin with the letter M must be labled a joke and whatever other name they can dream up.
July 8th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Furthermore, Jersey, I would like to see all these people from the Lower 48 who think everything is funny and such a big joke to run Alaska or any other state they wish and see who the real laughing stocks are.
July 8th, 2009 at 9:25 am
At the oldest candidate out there, the demographics for him are not good.
Granted, he has money for good health care and has never smoked or used
caffeine, but still – Dude can’t live forever or even stay well forever.
Of course, due to his past weight issues, Huck may have some long term
problems too that he might not be aware of.
July 8th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Listen Jersey and OJ….I don’t know what to say…maybe laughing stock is too harsh…and maybe I shouldn’t have used it, even if it is accurate. She had one debate with Biden; she refused to answer some perfectly leigitimate questions. And Biden is no Mitt Romney, nor is he a Newt Gingrich; he isn’t even a Mike Huckabee when it comes to debating. And gentlemen, if you recall, there were ten debates last time, not ONE! A lot more territory will be covered. She will have to articulate positions on a wide variety of topics, and at least for right now, she can’t do that. None of use know for sure how much she may learn between now and then; I’ll grant you that, but right now she would lose the debates badly. Even her prepared resignation speech was very poorly done, and the speech she gave after that was no better. She needs help guys….and I think those of you supporting her would readily admit that and do all you can to help her understand that.
I don’t in any way want to see the destruction of what could be a fine spokesperson for our party. I hope that doesnt happen. So far it hasn’t. But, if she enters the political arena for the Presidency, she will absolutely have to know a whole lot more than she does now, and learn how to articulate those thoughts in a much more coherent manner. People like Krauthammer and scores of others know a lot more about this than I do, but that’s what nearly all of them are saying. I want the best for Sarah, but I also want the best person in the presidency, and I couldn’t care less if its a female, and I couldn’t care less if she was a beauty queen, or a point guard. I’ll never be an affirmative acton proponent, especially for our party’s nominee. We’ll leave that to the Democrats.
July 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
More on Rasmussen yesterday:
Thirty-three percent (33%) of GOP voters list economic issues such as jobs and economic growth as most important, followed by 27% who rate fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending that way. For 15%, national security issues are the priority, while 10% list domestic issues such as Social Security and health care as most important. Five percent (5%) say cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion are number one.
Among those Republicans who put economic issues first, Romney and Palin are tied with 24% support if the state primaries were held today. Huckabee is backed by 20%, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 15% of their vote.
But Romney at 34% is far and away the favorite among those who say fiscal issues are most important, followed by Palin (24%), Huckabee (17%) and Gingrich (14%).
Palin is first with 29% support among voters for whom national security is most important. Romney runs a close second at 26%, with Huckabee at 19% and Gingrich at 16%.
July 8th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I see people on here saying that Sarah Palin doesn’t have experience, but look at obama-he had NO experience to warrant his current position today-look where its gotten us with him. The difference is, this country has a majority of far-left nutjobs who want to give up the rights of everybody else except for themselves. What the dimwitted, sheep should be wanting, is for nancy pelosi the nazi to be ousted from office! She’s the detrement to our country. Everyone puts so much emphasis upon speeches, but I prefer someone who backs up and does EVERY thing they say. obama can’t even do one speech as proven without a telepromter, for Odin’s sakes, yet he is credited completely undeservingly with giving great speeches-which, by the way, he’s turned the worm on about everything he said he was going to do. I’d like to know from Palin-bashers is why isn’t pelosi being bashed for her actual crimes since people are interested in “fairness”. Why doesn’t she comply with state and federal mandates set for her to follow(allowing amnesty in san francisco-illegally) and her role in GITMO(yes, she knew ALL about everything going on)as well as her abuse with using airlines and government aircraft past the point of abuse for her position!! You people want a person deserving of what Palin’s been dished-its pelosi, why don’t you say something about that subject if you want to pick someone apart! My vote goes for guys like Bill O’Reilley, Shawn Hannity, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh-those are true American values for which I fought in the Marine Corps-NOT for some liberal blowhard who cannot even deliver a simple sentence without a telepromter on an apology tour with our enemies-and doesn’t even have the RESPECT enouogh for us troops, soldiers and America to properly acknowledge our flag for which we and others fought and died for!!! How the hell he got elected in the first pace just tells you how messed up this country has gotten!! Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his grave right about now to witness the state this country is in-shame on you people!! When are you going to wake up!! You think you’re entitled to welfare now!? Where’s the drive for success, and why don’t you teach your kids to be hard workers instead of showing them how to beat the system and find all the loopholes to live their whole lives on welfare? Well, you lazy bastards arent getting my hard earned money while you sit back and expect obama to hand you rich people and middle-class people’s hard earned money! I’ll bet after 4 hard years of self-destrutive leadership(I use that term loosley as it applies to obama)and our country’s financial devastation at the hands of democraps and an inept obama, that you blind sheep will STILL want him or another liberal like him in office-because people like you never learn until its too late, and you still argue even then!!! You want all our guns taken away, don’t you, but then when shit hits the fan, you are the same ones who’ll come running and screaming for us “white-trash”, or “redneck” people to come to you and your families aid!! You liberals make me sick, like you’ve made our country sick-why don’t you just go someplace that shares your viewpoints, like france, and leave this country to those whos closer to the colonial mindset and deserve to live in the land of the free and home of the brave-yoiu’re not wnated or needed here!!
July 11th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
“For independents and Democrats, she’s already not their candidate.”
Can that be true? Democrats aren’t bullish on Palin? I didn’t see that coming.
And as for the independents, did I miss something? Who is their candidate?
It’s beginning to look like it’s not going to be Obama.