Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez (C-BS Poll)

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[Sub-Driver]

Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez Posted: 11:53 AM ET

(CNN) — A majority of Americans think Sarah Palin is stepping down as Alaska's governor for political reasons, according to a new national poll, with a majority of Republicans now saying that they do not believe that Palin would be an effective president.

Only 33 percent of Republicans questioned in a CBS News survey released Monday night say that Palin would have the ability to serve effectively as president. Last fall, 71 percent of registered Republicans felt that way.

"It's unclear whether the change in Republicans' view of Palin is the result of her decision to step down as governor, or whether the GOP rank-and-file felt they had to defend their party's vice-presidential nominee during the campaign but don't feel the same tug of party loyalty today," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Either way, this is bad news for Palin, whose first task in 2012, if she runs for the White House, will be to convince Republican primary voters to support her."

Fifty-two percent of all respondents in the CBS survey said that Palin is resigning because she thinks its better for her political career, with one in four agreeing with Palin's comments that her resignation would benefit Alaska. Most Democrats and independents feel Palin's resignation is politically motivated, while Republicans appear divided, with 36 percent indicating the move is to advance her political career and 31 percent agreeing with Palin's explanation.

"That's another indication that Palin may face a skeptical GOP primary audience if she chooses to run for president," Holland says.

[jern]

you betcha!

[Regulator]

Oh, a CNN poll...how objective...

[Mr. Jazzy]

BS, unless the only repubs they talked to were from DC.

[cripplecreek]

And a community organizer turned partial term senator was?

[caver]

Of course, I would believe a poll from CNN.

[agere_contra]

CBS do polls now? How quaint.

[steve-b]

I hope you’ve got your asbestos suit on....

[Puppage]

questioned in a CBS News survey

And that's all I need to know.

[missnry]

And the qualifications to become President of the United States are?

[FlashBack]

Only 33 percent of Republicans questioned in a CBS News survey
I don't believe there are that many republicans that will have anything to do with CBS in the first place...I do not trust their numbers.

[Ben Mugged]

Like I’m gonna believe a CNN poll!

[Kandy Atz]

Whatever...

CNN - Consistently Negative News

[MarineBrat]

CNN whistles past their own burial site.

[Republic]

lol! Don’t buy this poll for a MINUTE! She is UBER QUALIFIED compared to Uhbama and he won. Of course, no one has ever said the duped democrats are the brightest bulbs in the nation.

[wny]

CNN poll....why even read...

[italianquaker]

I bet that these are the same “republicans” in the cbs poll whose approval of odumbo went up by 7 points lol

[SkyDancer]

But The Zer0 is, huh .....

[Always Right]

Wonder how many times they reworded the question until they got their desired result.

[Woebama]

Stockholm Syndrome.