7 of 10 in the GOP Say They Would Vote for Sarah Palin for President
Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee in 2008, to be "a major national political figure" in the future. 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 polled say their views weren't affected by her decision. Among those whose opinions shifted, Democrats by a 4-1 ratio and independents by 2-to-1 view her less favorably. Republicans are somewhat inclined to see her more favorably.
The poll Monday of 1,000 adults — including 321 Democrats, 323 independents and 316 Republicans — has a margin of error of +/–3 percentage points for the full sample and 6 points for the partisan subsamples.
Palin's complaints about unfair treatment by the news media resonate with many respondents. Three-fourths of Republicans, more than half of independents and a third of Democrats say coverage of Palin has been unfairly negative.
When it comes to a potential presidential run, the USA TODAY Poll displays Palin's strength in the Republican base and weakness among swing voters, who traditionally decide national elections. Republicans by 71%-27% say they'd be likely to vote for her if she ran for president in 2012, while independents by 51%-44% would not.
"Don't know what the future holds," Palin said Tuesday on ABC. "I'm not gonna shut any door. That — who knows what doors open?"
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- bansheewail
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Those Republicans do love a quitter. Conservatives love it when you talk about Jesus. If you put Jesus in a speech on the TV box, you can do whatever you want to in "real" life. You can cheat on your wife. You can ditch your kids on Father's Day. You can abuse the power of your office. You can had a homosexual "relationship" witha Congressional Page ( a perk). You can spend other people's money. You can break US and international law. You can even have gay sex in an airport bathroom. Just make sure you call yourself a Conservative. All you have to do is "talk the talk". Words speak louder than actions. Conservatives have Faith. And everyone knows that faith in preception is SOoo much more important than REALITY! (I'm laugh and throwing-up at the same time.)
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- bansheewail
- 5 months ago
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I hope she runs. Fox and Limbaugh have pulled the wool over the eyes of conservative viewers and listeners but a minority of all Americans represent Fox and Limbaugh fans. She represents an assured win for Obama. She's just that bad.
Rawstory had an article describing an interview in which she stated if she were the president she would be immune from all these ethics charges. She's thinking about a run. ::::::::fingers crossed:::::::::::
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here here! Palin 2012!
Slogan: "Good Luck Chumps".
her running mate could be Joe the Plumber.
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Yup, Sarah Palin is a Hot Mess...check out the video to see for yourself.
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I think that says more about 70% of Republicans than it does about Sarah (the quitter) Palin.
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Being a Democrat, I can't help liking that prospect from one POV. Being a citizen of the U.S., I can't help regretting it from another. We need at least two rational parties to keep one another strong and on track. And supporting Palin is by no means indicative of rationality.
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She shall be at her demise....
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- metalcookiesxy70
- 5 months ago
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There would be no way in hell i would vote her in as President. Nothing but a quitter. Do we honestly want someone like that as president
