THe only problem with this poll is that the number of people who pick her is the same as the number of people who think she could be President.
Which unfortunately means that she only gets support from people who want her to be president — she needs to find a way to convince those for whom she’s not the 1st choice that she could be a good president.
In my opinion, if she gets 51% of the people do decide she could be a President, she will also win, because I believe that for most people, the only reason they don’t support her is because they want a more experienced person to clean up the mess after Obama.
Yes, I know.
But Obama polled at 19% just a year and a half before the election. It all changes once the nomination is settled. Both candidates start with 45%, realistically.
Step one is to win the nomination. No matter who you are, you have about a 50/50 chance from that point on. Nobody took Obama, Clinton, Reagan, or for that matter, Mondale seriously until the won their party’s nomination.
Which unfortunately means that she only gets support from people who want her to be president
From the article:
[among Republicans] "Sarah Palin 28% Mitt Romney 18% Newt Gingrich 17% Mike Huckabee 13% Mitch Daniels 4% Tim Pawlenty 1% Mike Pence 1% Haley Barbour 1% John Thune 1% No preference 17%"
[among Tea Partiers] "Palin 26, Romney 19, Gingrich 16, and Huckabee 14."
"She also leads among a sample of all voters..."
“I believe that for most people, the only reason they don’t support her is because they want a more experienced person to clean up the mess after Obama.”
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That person simply doesn’t exist!
Are people really that far out of touch with reality? - All of the proposed candidates listed in the various polls are grossly less qualified than Palin, except for Romney, who is ideoligically unqualified.
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