NBC/WSJ Poll: Palin Biggest Problem For McCain
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, McCain, Palin, Polls, Veep
More polls continue to state the obvious: the Palin pick is destroying McCain’s chances.
That doesn’t appear to be the case with McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin. Fifty-five percent of respondents say she’s not qualified to serve as president if the need arises, up five points from the previous poll.In addition, for the first time, more voters have a negative opinion of her than a positive one. In the survey, 47 percent view her negatively, versus 38 percent who see her in a positive light.
That’s a striking shift since McCain chose Palin as his running mate in early September, when she held a 47 to 27 percent positive rating.
Now, Palin’s qualifications to be president rank as voters’ top concern about McCain’s candidacy (34%) - ahead of continuing President Bush’s policies (23%), enacting economic policies that only benefit the rich (20%)…
By the way, Obama now leads McCain by 10 points in this poll (52% to 42% ) up from a 6 point lead last week.
And so it goes…
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October 21st, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Sarah Palin is losing her approval among the people. What’s worse, she has become a liability to the McCain camp. Perhaps this is why she is opening herself up to the media more readily now. But the question remains, what does she stand for? Is she qualified to be a vice president? You can answer these questions for yourself by going to the Dailysource’s special section on Palin at dailysource.org/palinvideos. You’ll find video footage outlining Palin and the big issues, like healthcare and the environment.
October 21st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
OMG - I’m gonna be in charge of the Senate! Queen of the Senate, so I can get in there and shake things up all Mavricky.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Sarah Palin Is The Most Disliked Candidate Of The 2008 Election…
From today’s New York Times:
“Mrs. Palin’s negatives are up, to 41 percent now from 29 percent in September…. Mr. Obama’s favorability is the highest for a presidential candidate running for a first term in the last 28 years of Ti…
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
[...] to a recent Wall Street Journal poll, 55 percent of voters don’t feel she’s qualified to serve as commander in chief in a [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
[...] to a recent Wall Street Journal poll, 55 percent of voters don’t feel she’s qualified to serve as commander in chief in a [...]
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 am
One of the reasons why Palin is so frightening, is her dishonesty. Everything she does, says, acts, is dishonest.
At the Biden/Palin debate she never answered the questions that were asked, only what she remembered from the *drum in sessions* the three days prior in *school camp*. She has done many things in Alaska that shall come to the fore now people dare to speak up, she looks scary (personally, I think she is very unattractive. Tina Fey is beautiful, Palin is not), loves to hunt (wolves and moose), does not mind to have her *dude* of a husband use her office and staff to help sack their former brother-in-law on completely bogus accusations, and so I could continue.
Her baseless and slanderous attacks on Obama are so unladylike and have a terrible smell of racism and hatred, that she should be taken off the ticket immediately. Even the slightest chance that this woman who has no education to speak of and has a corrupt mentality (21.000 dollars spent on *travel for the kids: Alaska’s taxpayers footed that bill), 150.000,on clothes from the Republican party the last few weeks, to name a few, would get into the White House, is the most frightening and destructive thought imaginable indeed.
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:39 am
Is it any wonder that Palin is self destructing after everything she has been involved in: Trying to sell the Former Gov. plane on Ebay, spending $20 grand on taking her family all over the US and then lying and saying they were invited, when in fact they were not, Alaska paid for that, spending $150 grand on clothes and things to look good, the RNC paid for that, and who could forget “Troopergate” and the ethics investigation she is under. This women is out of control and she wants to critize the Dems for their spending? Wait for Nov 5th when the fingerpointing starts and McCain turns on her just like he turned on Bush this week.