Posted on 02/14/2011 3:58:16 PM PST by Hawk720
A new poll of New Hampshire voters is the latest in a string of surveys suggesting that if Sarah Palin chooses to run for president, she’ll struggle in the crucial early states.
The WMUR Granite State Poll released late Monday afternoon puts Palin close to the basement, trailing not just frontrunner Mitt Romney, but even the little-known former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. More daunting: She’s viewed unfavorably by a full 50 percent of likely Republican primary voters, compared to the 33 percent who view her favorably.
“If Palin wants to win here, and she’ll have to to get the nomination, she’ll have to focus completely on fiscal issues,” speculated University of New Hampshire pollster Andrew Smith, who conducted the Granite State poll. “And there’s no reason to think that would be enough — as the only ‘Republican’ less popular than her is the Donald.”
Veterans of presidential politics typically dismiss early national polling, in which Palin is, on average, running third behind Romney and Huckabee. But the participants in the 2012 race are keeping a close eye on the polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina—since they play a key role in shaping the presidential contest—and in all of them, Palin’s numbers are underwhelming.
In New Hampshire—a state she’s avoided and where even her boosters see her as a bad fit—Palin’s performance is especially weak.
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Another BS poll.
None of these guys has been visible in any demonstrable way during the past two years.
Sarah has and with a huge following.
I think the primary system is horribly outdated. I also think that this next cycle, given Gov. Palin’s history of tactics, will show this.
Translation: “Please trust us! Palin doesn’t have a chance so don’t even try!”
This strategy of the left to dissuade and discourage is tired and weak.
Poor Sarah. She’s besieged on all sides, and remains the only conservative with sufficient voice and guts to take on the Obamamites.
I’m still voting for her.
I know I will be attacked, but here it is. More of us want to win in 2012 then care about any one person. If she is the best person to win then she will win. My personal opinion (and it is not fair) is she cannot attract sufficient enough independents to win a general. Again, not fair but she was successfully attacked by liberal media. Thus, for independents she is toast. Just the way it is. Not going down Christine O’donnell path again.
Don’t they just re-run this story, with a couple things changed, weekly????
The idea that anyone ‘has to’ win NH to get the nomination is laughable. NH is one of Romney’s many home states and its in the Boston media market, so he’s about sown it up.
I don’t find any support for Sarah in my conservative circle of friends. There wasn’t much support in 2010 and less now. The group has not settled on who they would support, but Romney and Palin are off the list. Romney because of Romneycare. Palin they don’t believe has the experience.
Not a chance.
Since anybody who drives in can register and vote in the NH primary, I plan on being there to do just that.
Who's with me? We can charter busloads of us, just like they do.
I tried to articulate the same points to some very pro-Palin freepers this weekend. They would hear none of it and instead leveled their attacks at me. I can tell you flat out that her support has cratered even in Alaska. I have family up there that are friends with her family and they even say that her popularity among fellow Alaska conservatives has been greatly diminished. It’s a shame but there is little that can be done about it now. The treasonous media has permanently poisoned her.
All aboard the Mitt Romney express leaving on the left from track 13.
Does anybody have a list of which states allow open voting in the primaries?
I’m convinced the Dems will go all out for Mitt in the primaries knowing it will likely bring a Tea Party challenger in November.
I can’t see Baraq winning any two way race.
I’m not attacking you but your conclusion doesn’t add up.....if the media was successful to knock out a highly popular politician among conservatives - Palin. What makes you think that they won’t be successful against the rest? Are these guys better at handling the MSM spin against them once they win the nomination? Will they fight back at least like Sarah does?
POLITICO? Need I say consider the source?
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None of it matters. We have to run on principle. Time for the bull to take a break this coming cycle. The establishment suuuuure spend a lot of time telling us Sarah can’t win though. Hmmmm. Interesting.
Palin 2012.
I see your viewpoint but I am not convinced she is actually hobbled.
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