POLL: What is Palin's BIGGEST Scandal Right Now?

[RoadRage]

What issue are MOST voters going to view as Palin's biggest "problem"? I'm talking about those voters who haven't made up their minds yet (not political freaks on DU like us or Bible Thumping Repugs who won't change their vote anyway).

Edited to add: AIP Party option.

So many scandals.. only 10 lines. :eyes:

[scheming daemons]

1. IF PROVEN, it's the affair....... otherwise, it's troopergate

[Avalux]

2. I don't care. We need to quit talking about Ms. Palin.

She isn't worthy of the attention and our interests would be best served if we ignore her. We need to focus on Cpt. Combover.

[gauguin57]

16. But Capt. Combover may not even make it through one term.

We could be talking about President Palin.

So she is relavent as hell.

[chelsea0011]

3. Troopergate...by far. Misuse of power to fire someone no matter what

the other mitigating issues are.

[patrice]

4. Left Wasilla, a town of 6000, $20 Million in debt, for malls & sports club, and without good roads.

[cloudythescribbler]

12. and this after $27 million in federal money for a teensy little town

[cloudythescribbler]

14. Overall -- that we have seen the face of 21st century FAUX POPULISM & her name is Sarah Palin

[NightWatcher]

5. Scandal: possible affair. Non Scandal-hypocrisy: being in McSame's "Pork List" 3 years running

[On the Road]

6. Real Scandal

Involvement in the Alaskan Independence Party.

Media Scandal: Possible affair.

If the Enquirer really has the goods on her, it's over.

[RoadRage]

8. CRAP - Totally forgot about AIP

It's hard to keep everything straight.. and it's even more pathetic that I don't have a line where I can add the AIP. Ehh.. maybe i'll delete "none" and add it there.

I agree.. i will pay $100 to listen to Rush tap dance around this if it's proven that she DID have an affair. After watching them to back flips and handstands after the Edwards story broke.. i'll laugh for days. At least we didn't nominate Edwards.. Anyway, i'm getting ahead of myself!

[rurallib]

7. Her dealings with the state dairy farm.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/29/115716/030
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/9330/95523

The first is a nice summary, the latter a bit lengthy.
The MatMaid incident highlights much of Sarah's lovableness. Irrational hirings and firings, squandering money, arrogance.

edit to add: the very shady dealings surrounding the Wasilla rec center deserve some mention also.

[RoadRage]

9. GEEZ! I haven't even heard about this one...

Do we have a post going that lists ALL of the current PROBLEMS with Palin? If not.. someone needs to start one, this is impossible to keep track of. And, i'd like to have something to send to my inlaws who think she's just "fabulous" (read: she's pro-life, so what's not to love). Idiotic one issue voters who vote with their bibles instead of their brains drive me up a fucking wall.

[Blue Meany]

10. Use of Town Offices & Staff for Political Campaign

While she was mayor, she used town offices, phones, faxes, computers, supplies, and staff for her campaign for Lt. Governor. She ran her campaign from the town office. Ironically, she later criticized other politicians for much lesser use of public facilities. And she still hasn't reimbursed the town for any of this.

This was thoroughly documented by an Anchorage paper, who did interviews and searched the computer records of the town. She admitted it to the paper's editor, then, when he published this information, she accused him of starting a smear campaign.

[Lilith Velkor]

11. For the bridge to nowhere before she was against it AND KEPT THE MONEY

Don't forget that last bit.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

13. OTHER: Not talking to the media

[RoadRage]

15. Yup.. good point. I see she's campaigning with him today.. i wonder why no press questions?

[alwysdrunk]

17. This

I picked something else but you're right. Reporters won't like this and won't let this go after about a week. Talk of "coaching" will be the only thing to fill the silence.

[Rectangle]

18. Other: Not going on the talk shows!!!!!!!!!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

19. IMO Her main problem is not being home w/ her 5 children, 1 w/Downs & 1 w/child - RWers don't

have a high opinion of this type of mothering.

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Sad to say, it's probably the affair.

The last 8 years have proven that Republicans don't care about abuse of power (Troopergate). Or treason (AIP). Or racism (McCain "hates gooks" and that never bothered them, so why would "Sambo"). Or embezzling millions of taxpayer dollars (Halliburton or Bridge to Nowhere)

But if somebody fucks someone they shouldn't be fucking, now THAT is a goddamn outrage!!

[stillcool]

21. Jeez...it's only been a week...

It's too soon for me to pick.

[southern_dem]

22. Affair

Sex sells and sadly that is the only one that will actually knock her off the ticket. As bad as Troopergate is barring impeachment in the next 2 months, I don't see it being fatal.

[Oak2004]

23. Right now, as in today, I think it's the fake E-Bay jet sale

Troopergate will be fun if it reaches the recommendation to impeach level. But the cumulative baggage is what will sink her. Really, there's a scandal here for everyone's taste.

[alteredstate]

24. You forgot this one:

http://africanamericanopinion.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=75