Posted on 11/16/2009 7:00:49 AM PST by PapaBear3625
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republican voters say former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin shares the values of most GOP voters throughout the nation.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 21% of Republican voters disagree and think the 2008 vice presidential candidate does not share their values. Twenty percent (20%) are undecided.
By contrast, 74% of Republicans say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. Only 18% of Republican voters believe their elected officials have done a good job representing the base.
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What did Ras conduct the poll at a Log Cabin Republican spa party?
I know Rasmussen is the most respected of the pollsters, but I wish there was information on the SPECIFIC values these “Republicans” find different from the rather traditional, down-the-line values of Sarah Palin.
Not 5%, or even 15% but 41%?!
I call Bull$hit.
I share her opinions. I also think that, especially by resigning, she’s made herself an embarrassment to my cause. I wonder how many of that 59 percent agree with me?
Then why did they vote them in?
Almost 2 to 1. More will jump on after the book tour. Run Sarah, run in 1012!
Heloooooooo GOP! Can you hear me now?
Not me.
Yeah, but who cares about winning. The election of 2008 clearly shows winning is an overrated goal.
>> Probably...but if they won’t vote for her, it doesn’t matter *why.* The question is, can she sell the other 41%?
That’s an interesting point.
I observe that when RINO John McCain was nominated, us conservatives were told we just needed to “hold our nose” and vote for him. IMHO pretty much all of us did. (Reasonable minds can disagree about that last statement, but I think it’s basically true).
Suppose Sarah Palin, who apparently has the support of nearly 60% of the (R)s, gets nominated. Would we be out of line if we insisted that the MINORITY RINOs hold their noses and vote for her?
It’s the 20% who are undecided is where Sarah has to direct her attention to.
Let’s see,
She Values her Faith and Family
She values Life
She values Freedom
She values Patriotism
She values the Constitution
She values a Strong Defense
She values Energy Independence
I am more interested in the values that the other 41% say that they don’t share. I know what she values, because she not only articulates them well, she lives them.
Hmmm...so the MSM is working hard to try to decide how best to fracture the electorate in the face of a Sarah Tsunami....
Independents are fleeing the socialist democrat party as well. After Oboma, people are going to be screaming for conservatism. There's still a years worth of Obomas damage to come.
from the snippets of sarah on oprah, she will implode.
Sarah was terrible. (but they were only a few seconds on tape)
Everyone’s on the bandwagon. I could give a flip about polls but that’s not what the poll takers want! They need to be talked about, need people to ask, ‘what do the polls say’ - they want to have people think ‘in mass’ to sway people. So much for clear thinking voters! Conservatives DON’T go with the flow and, yet, polls live by it and encourage it!
Can you point to a survey which shows a higher score for any other likely GOP contender?
Can you point to a survey which shows a higher score for any other likely Dem contender?
It will grow over the week.
Only 59% and 74%? Hmmm.
Looks like Palin and the Congressional Pubbies have a lot of work to do.
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