ABC News: Palin dropping like a rock!

[tblue]

Sarah Palin Boom Busts: Poll Casts Doubt on Experience Prior to Vice Presidential Debate
Less Than Half Convinced of Palin's Grasp on Complex Issues, Experience

ANALYSIS by GARY LANGER
Oct. 2, 2008—

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Just 35 percent say Palin has the experience it takes to serve effectively as president, down a dozen points since early September; 60 percent think not, up 15. And just 46 percent think Palin "understands complex issues," while 49 percent think she doesn't -- a poor assessment on this most basic qualification.

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Among independents, Palin's presence on the ticket has gone from a 10-point net positive to an 11-point net negative.

And her reception has turned negative among another key swing group, white Catholics; they're now 19 points more apt to say Palin pushes them away from McCain than toward him.

Similarly, just 40 percent of white women now say Palin has the experience it takes to serve effectively as president, down 12 points; 56 percent think not. It's lower still among independents, 32 percent, down 17 points.

And among white Catholics the sense that Palin is qualified has plummeted from 54 percent early last month to 27 percent now. It's dropped nearly as far among non-evangelical white Protestants as well.

There are related trends in favorability; favorable views of Palin have dropped, for instance, by 20 points among white Catholics (from 69 to 49 percent), by 15 points among Midwesterners (who gave her a particularly favorable initial reception) and by 18 points among non-evangelical white Protestants.

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http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5930646

[BlooInBloo]

1. Quick! Somebody throw her an anvil!!!

:rofl:

[Cali_Democrat]

4. I love that line

:thumbsup:

[TexasObserver]

2. Sarah Palin's stock is falling faster than Wall Street's.

[mcctatas]

3. I wonder if we'll hear about Palins problem with White women

from the punditocracy? I kinda doubt it...

[27inCali]

9. you'll never hear them say

but is Sarah female enough?

[mcctatas]

19. I have my doubts...

:evilgrin:

[TTUBatfan2008]

5. Still higher than it should be...

She should be down in the gutter with Bush at 20%.

[Stop Cornyn]

6. k&r

[Cha]

7. "35%".. that's too

bad.

[Mz Pip]

12. That's

not just bad, it's pathetic. And scarey. Some people must think that being president just requires one to be able smile and shake hands. It's not like you really have to know anything to do that.

[Mojambo]

8. That, my friends, is a crash.

She can't climb her way out of this hole. Not even.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. And she'll be facing a completely different Alaska

when she comes home. We're wise to you now, Sarah.

[Cha]

16. That's what so

ironic in this whole collossal picture..that she could rue the day she met john mccain as his vp choice just 'cause she fit what he thought he needed(female fundie) right after our amazing DNC.

[davepc]

18. Has there been any recent polling on her up there by the local media?

[cui bono]

22. I think it was KO who said she's dropped from 82% to 60something.

So now McCain is lying every time he says she's the most popular governor.

:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

35. Yes, there has.

What is most noticeable in the recent polling is that her support among Democrats and Independents, with whom she used to play nicely, has plummeted. Republicans are still 93% in her corner, but her overall approval has dropped from 82% to 68%. Among Democrats her approval rating has gone from 60% to 36%, and among Independents from 82% to 64%.

http://www.adn.com/politics/story/542179.html

[DoctorMyEyes]

33. I've wondered if she's ruined her careeer

I was wondering how she'd fare back in Alaska after she burns out so spectacularly on an international stage. It doesn't seem like she could just pick up where she left off. She's an embarrassment to Alaska and it feels like she's done herself in with her own unrealistic ambitions.

[PBS Poll-435]

11. My friends, I f**ked up

Meet my new running mate, the Geico Lizard.

[tblue]

21. Bwaaaaaahahahah! Or the Aflac duck!

[JI7]

13. that 35 percent is mostly the same ones who still approve of Bush

[Zen Democrat]

14. My dream question for Palin at the debate would be

to ask her about why most Americans can't find Iraq on a map. I'll bet Miss South Carolina gave a more coherent answer to that than Sarah could.

[BlooInBloo]

15. hahahaha!

[jberryhill]

17. The internals are not much better....

75% said "Does not play well with others".

On "Runs with scissors" voters were split, with a slight majority wanting to encourage her to do so.

[cui bono]

23. Oh, you just reminded me I used to have a t-shirt that said "Runs with Scissors"

Now what ever happened to it?...

[Shine]

"The shine has diminished"...and now McLame is stuck with her.

it's just too perfect.

:toast:

[opihimoimoi]

25. Bad Breath and Phalin Lipstick does not make a pretty Picture

Something in Wasilla is an Embarrassment to Alaska.....the Peepes there do not need nor deserve this odorous stench of Peterism Gone Female...as in Peterette.

Phalin Palin is Failing only because she deserves to.

She knows she is not really ready for the awesome responsibility of the VP slot.. and yet she persists...by hook or crook...mostly crook....by fooling the easily fooled.....

[opihimoimoi]

26. dupe

[Yanez Houston Jordan]

20. Recommend (5 votes)

[TheKentuckian]

24. That 46% "understands complex issues," is insanely high

That one should surely be down to to the whacked out 28% with just over half of those actively lying to themselves.

[BlooInBloo]

27. People typically judge of other people by comparison with themselves.

[blue-kite]

29. Does she understand any issue?

[Lochloosa]

28. God's will.

[Arugula Latte]

30. In other news, Palin is also dumber than a rock.

[bdamomma]

31. the woman is not qualified period.

[MindMatter]

32. Nothing in that survey about Jews

I've been wondering how her extremist fundie background would play out with the Jewish community. my guess is that this is a big factor in the move in Florida towards Obama when this was a solid McCain fortress for months.

[JPZenger]

34. Letterman's Top 10 List - Things Heard at Palin's Debate Camp

Letterman's Top 10 Things Heard at Palin's Debate Preparation Camp:

10. "Let's practice your bewildered silence."

9. "Can you try saying 'yes' instead of 'you betcha'?"

8. "Hey, I can see Mexico from here!"

7. "Maybe we'll get lucky and there won't be any questions about Iraq, taxes or healthcare."

6. "We're screwed!"

5. "Can I just use that lipstick-pit bull thing again?"

4. "We have to wrap it up for the day -- McCain eats dinner at 4:30."

3. "Can we get Congress to bail us out of this debate?"

2. "John Edwards wants to know if you'd like some private tutoring in his van."

1. "Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?"