But if this recent ABC News/Washington Post poll is correct, she's got a lot of convincing of the American people to do or she doesn't stand much of a chance. The poll was conducted of 1,202 adults between October 25th and 28th, and has a margin of error of 3.5%. Even giving Palin that full margin of error, she really polls poorly as clear majorities of Americans think she's not qualified and view her unfavorably. Here are the numbers:
DO YOU VIEW PALIN FAVORABLY?
Favorable...............39%
Unfavorable...............54%
No opinion...............7%
And it gets even worse when the respondents were asked if they thought Sarah Palin was qualified to be president. Here are those numbers:
Qualified...............27%
Unqualified...............67%
No opinion...............6%
Ouch! Those are pretty bad numbers. You can give her the margin of error and those who had no opinion and she's still below 40%. Here's the numbers for different groups:
UNQUALIFIED
Republicans...............46%
Conservatives...............48%
Tea party supporters...............48%
Independents...............70%
Moderates...............77%
Democrats...............82%
Liberals...............84%
Only two groups had a majority rating her as qualified -- 55% of conservative Republicans said she was qualified and 73% of "strong" tea party supporters agreed.
Unless this woman is even stupider than I think she is (and that would be hard to do), she has to know she has no chance to be elected president. I think she'll run anyway though. It's the best way to extend her fifteen minutes of fame and insure she can go on making a ton of money by making appearances and giving speeches. And there is little doubt that greed is her primary motivation.
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that unless there's a total meltdown of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Sarah Palin is not going to run for President in 2012.
ReplyDeleteAnd why should she? If it's about political clout, Palin has found a niche that affords her much more authority with a lot less responsibility and scrutiny. And if greed were her primary motivation, there's plenty more money to be had in her current role than if she were just one more face in a crowded primary field.
Democrats have a vested interest in keeping her in the forefront, too. As far as fundraising is concerned, Sarah Palin plays as important a role to Democrats as Ted Kennedy did to Republicans a generation earlier. If she seeks elected office and loses (a possibility that Kennedy never faced), they'll be denied one of their most prized bogeymen (or, in this case, bogeywoman).
Oh, one last thing - Palin Divorce Watch: Day 456.
haha..I like the curious texan
ReplyDeleteyah,she's going where the money is..no way is she going to give that up for being pres.