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Title: Poll: Low Favorability Ratings for Sarah Palin
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CBS NEWS
URL Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001980-503544.html
Published: Apr 8, 2010
Author: CBS NEWS
Post Date: 2010-04-08 12:48:05 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 1449
Comments: 8
CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues to receive unfavorable ratings from the American public overall, a new CBS News poll shows, though many Republicans do hold a favorable opinion of her. But even as the former GOP vice presidential candidate continues to build up her persona as a media personality and conservative spokesperson, nearly four in 10 self-identified conservatives say they do not have an opinion of her or know too little about her to have an opinion. Twenty-four percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin, while 38 percent view her unfavorably, according to the poll, conducted March 29 through April 1. Thirty-seven percent of the public is undecided or hasn't heard enough to offer an opinion. Her ratings have held fairly steady over the past year. Only 7 percent of Democrats say they have a favorable view of Palin and 59 percent have a negative view. By contrast, 43 percent of Republicans have a positive view of Palin and 16 percent have a negative view. Palin has become a sort of spokesperson for the conservative Tea Party movement. She gave the keynote speech at the first National Tea Party convention this year, and she kicked off a national Tea Party bus tour last month. Still, 39 percent of conservatives said they were undecided or hadn't heard enough to have an opinion of Palin, compared with 36 percent who had a favorable view and 23 percent who said they had an unfavorable view of her. College graduates were also among the demographic groups likely to have a negative view of Palin, the poll found: 52 percent of Americans with a college degree said they had an unfavorable opinion, while 33 percent of those without a degree had an unfavorable opinion. Among both groups, 24 percent had a favorable view. Geography has some impact, too. While the former Alaska governor receives net negative ratings across all regions of the country, she gets her highest favorable rating from Americans living in the Midwest at 31 percent; her lowest comes from those residing in the Northeast at 18 percent. Men and women have similarly unfavorable views of Sarah Palin.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Shes not on ballot this year. Please make a note of it. Those that are on the ballout this year, however, are almost uniformly TERRIFIED. Rightly so. And thats both parties btw. But hey, lets fixated on the irrelevant....(laughing)
Those that are on the ballout this year, however, are almost uniformly TERRIFIED. Rightly so. And thats both parties btw. But hey, lets fixated on the irrelevant....(laughing) You support this dame? Tell me you aren't.
Depends on what she's up for. On the 2012 ticket? Nope. but a cabinet position...energy secretary...ok. She does know the topic.
but a cabinet position...energy secretary...ok. She does know the topic. Yeah, she taxed the hell out of the Oil companies in Alaska and left the state with a huge budget hole. No thanks!
Thats a simplistic statement. I don't have a problem with the taxation of the oil companies in Alaska, given the raw wealth they realize from that states abundent natural resources, and the program giving back a couple of grand each year to the citizens of that state. As for the budget, she didn't produce it, the state legislature did. No governor in this nation is a dictator on financial matters, some just pretend they are when it suits their political needs of the moment. If they were, Arnold wouldn't be at 20% approval in California, for example. And as a Cabinet member, she wouldn't have control of the federal budget in any case....so I don't see the point here in this specific instance.
#7. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#6)
Do you see now? He really never has anything to say.
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#2. To: Badeye (#1)
hes not on ballot this year. Please make a note of it.
#3. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#2)
#5. To: Badeye (#3)
Depends on what she's up for. On the 2012 ticket? Nope.
#6. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#5)
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