Does this mean Sarah Palin is still popular?
July 24, 2009 3:44 pm ET by Eric Boehlert
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that as Palin leaves office in Alaska, 53 percent of U.S. voters view her negatively, and 57 percent don't think she understands the complex issues of the day.
Still, given how some news outlets have recently been bending over backward to claim she remained "popular," despite previous polling data that showed just the opposite, we'll have to see if the press is able to report the ABC/WP poll results a bit more accurately. Because I'm pretty sure it's no longer accurate to describe Palin as "popular."
I'd love to see Fox News' Greta Van Susteren have Byron York back on her program so they could once again discuss how "popular" Sarah Palin is.
Both of those points apply to herr dubyah too.
In 2008, 56.8 % of the voters showed up at the voting booths. That was the largest percentage since 1968.
More than 132,000,000 people voted in the presidential case.
All I'm trying to do is to point out that popularity is not always judged by a 50%+ rating.
And I did not vote for McCain/Palin and she would not get my vote in the future, but that doesn't diminish her popularity among a sizeable portion of the population.
23. Changing topics, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
7/18/09 40 20 20 53 19 34 7
10/23/08 LV 46 28 18 51 11 40 3
9/29/08 RV 51 29 23 40 11 29 9
9/22/08 RV 52 31 21 38 10 27 11
9/7/08 RV 58 35 23 28 11 17 15
9/4/08* RV 52 34 18 37 14 23 11
* "the Republican nominee for vice president"
24. Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Sarah Palin, or not?
7/18/09 - Summary Table
Yes No No opinion
a. She understands the problems of people like you 47 47 5
b. She is a strong leader 40 54 6
c. She is honest and trustworthy 52 40 9
d. She shares your values 48 47 6
e. She understands complex issues 37 57 6
Trend where available:
a. She understands the problems of people like you
Yes No No opinion
7/18/09 47 47 5
10/23/08 LV 50 47 3
9/29/08 RV 58 38 4
b-d. No trend.
e. She understands complex issues
Yes No No opinion
7/18/09 37 57 6
9/29/08 RV 46 49 5
Her strong favorables have dropped consistantly over time, her strong unfavorables have increased consistantly over time. People also don't think she understands complex issues. So I think in this case, less than 50% think she's favorable really does mean the country in general has an unfavorable opinion of her.
No. I just said that, according to the exit polls, had Perot not been in these races, the results would have been tighter, i.e., Perot siphoned off more votes from Bush. I'm surprised you could have misread it that badly.
All I'm trying to do is to point out that popularity is not always judged by a 50%+ rating.
Fine, I'm not disputing that. But you were the one who tried to marry the concept to election results. Don't blame me for your own little rabbit trail.
And I did not vote for McCain/Palin and she would not get my vote in the future,
I always figured you were reasonable.
but that doesn't diminish her popularity among a sizeable portion of the population.
Again, I don't think anyone doubts that. She can trot out her meager credentials, say incredibly foolish things, get buried in a debate, etc., and will still have her die-hard fans.
The irony to me is that one of McCain's early selling points against Obama was how incredibly popular he was.
McCain sealed his fate the day he picked Palin as his running mate. I can think of no one who helps the Democratic Party more than she does.
Keep her out there and keep her talking.
They complained that he was only 2 years into the senate. Palin is 2.5 years as Governor then quits because her administration became ineffective.
She is popular amongst the biggest hypocrites this side of heaven.