Posted on 02/16/2010 10:16:22 AM PST by SmokingJoe
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republican voters say Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped John McCains bid for the presidency, even as news reports surface that some McCain staffers think she was a liability.
Only 20% of GOP voters say Palin hurt the partys ticket, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Six percent (6%) say she had no impact, and five percent (5%) are undecided.
Ninety-one percent (91%) of Republicans have a favorable view of Palin, including 65% who say their view is Very Favorable. Only eight percent (8%) have an unfavorable view of her, including three percent (3%) Very Unfavorable.
When asked to choose among some of the GOPs top names for their choice for the partys 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful challengers for the presidential nomination this year — Mike Huckabee of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 11%.
Ditto Same here.If Palin didn’t run I would have stayed home.
I believe that keeping Dan Quayle cost GHW Bush the election to Clinton.
For handling the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008, neither Obama, Biden, McCain or Pailin had any financial cred -- but Romney did...
Nonsense.
GHW Bush's breaking of his promise of “Read my lips, no new taxes”, finished him off for good in that election.
“For handling the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008, neither Obama, Biden, McCain or Pailin had any financial cred — “
McCain completely killed any chances of winning when he voted for the bailouts. After that, nothing was going to save him. Without Palin he'd have lost on a massive scale jut like Walter Mondale did.
If you think Romney would have won you are delusional. He’s no better than McLame!
Explain how the white politician running on “business as usual” beats A New Hope offering Change?
What lost the election for Bush was the Friday night kneecapping by the Special Prosecutor before the Tuesday election, it stopped and reversed his closing momentum.
Romney lost. There is a reason that Romney always loses, except for that one time.
Romney wanted to run for reelection as Governor but he left office with an impossible 34% approval and lost the seat to the Democrats.
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