“It remains to be seen whether that damage is unsurmountable, but it was pretty extensive.”
The last Rasmussen Poll concerning Palin was taken at the end of January, it found that 52 percent have a favorable opinion of her, including 61 percent of independent voters. Her poll numbers in Alaska remain about 60-63 percent. Palin’s Evansville speech, her defense of Carrie Prejean, her comments regaring 0bama’s appearance at Notre Dame, her speaking out against 0bama’s cuts in missile defense, her appearance on American Chopper, her lengthy interview with Christian Living magazine, and Franklin Graham’s featuring her on his fundraising literature, and the good job she is doing in Alaska have all helped her tremendously. You can also add very positive write-ups regarding Todd Palin appearing in Esquire, Men’s Journal, Sports Illustrated, and even The New Yorker, have also helped. Even the fact that Bristol handled herself well during several interviews and was featured on the cover of People magazine and given favorable coverage, has also helped. Let’s not forget her book deal, which generated widespread coverage and comment.
Palin-Bolton 2012!
> Her poll numbers in Alaska remain about 60-63 percent
They used to be about 85%, if I remember correctly.
> Even the fact that Bristol handled herself well during
> several interviews
I could be wrong, by my impression of at least one of those Bristol interviews is that she implied that teaching abstinence doesn’t work. With that kind of logic, we may as well teach children “safe” drug use and “safe” drink driving.