AlaskaPoll: Palin at 61% Unfavorable

USelectionnews.com ^ | Thursday, April 21st, 2011 | Alexandra Taylor

[unique]

Sarah Palin may be having some trouble with the voting demographic from her own home state of Alaska. According to results released Wednesday, the Dittman Research Corporation’s AlaskaPoll showed the former Governor and potential 2012 Presidential candidate rated at 61% unfavorably by a survey taken between March 3 and March 17th of approximately 400 Alaskans.

[devistate one four]

If I were polled on this question, I would answer the same way just to skew the results.

[F.J. Mitchell]

400 hermits from some extremely remote corner of Alaska and out of contact with the outside world except for propaganda leaflets dropped from planes by the DNC, are not going to influence my opinion.

[OldDeckHand]

"Wow - 400 Alaskans!"

Actually, a sample size of 400 in a state that only has a population of (roughly) 700K is better than almost all national polls, which generally never have a sample size greater than 1K in a country of over 310M.

Also, this poll isn't at all out of line from a similar poll taken by Rasmussen last May.

Just 41% in Alaska Would Vote for Palin for President

Shortly after Palin quit as governor, her approval rating in AK plummeted, and it has never recovered.

[mountainlion]

Sarah was forced out as governor by legal fees in the millions form demorat frivolous law suits. One rat sued her and lost all 19 law suits costing Sarah millions in legal fees.

[Rennes Templar]

If she is that unpopular, quitting as gov would have raised her poll numbers. If folks are unhappy that she quit as gov,
that means they liked her as gov. Depends on how the poll was worded.

[Aria]

I deal with the people on MSNBC by ignoring them - they are absurd.

[dhuynh73]

This poll is full of liberals crab; just flush it down the toilet.

[PA Engineer]

Small survey, but notable results.

Really? Not likely voters or registered voters. No party affiliation. I just love this gem from the comment section"

Dittman Research & Communications was named in a FELONY SUIT along with Governor Murkowski chief of staff Jim Clark for hiding the illegal campaign contributions to Gov. Murkowski.

There is nothing "unique" about PDS.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I agree, here is a similar one from several months ago;

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/12/for-palin-theres-no-place-like-homein.html

[GoCards]

I cant do it. Its my mission today to rip them a new one. Sorry.

[Aria]

Of course you are right about the GOP/RINO establishment’s role in trashing Sarah - how could I forget them?

Glad she laid into them in her speech in Wisconsin. However, because she did this I suppose she has already decided not to run.

[Rational Thought]

It’s basically a “hit piece”. Yet even some Freepers are taken in by the headline.

From a link I found;

http://www.alaskaforum.org/2007%20news%20stories/September_2007_News_Stories.htm

Veco routinely paid for candidates’ polling
MURKY LEGALITY: When, why, for whom determine lawfulness.
By KYLE HOPKINS
khopkins@adn.com
Published: September 23, 2007
Last Modified: September 23, 2007 at 03:43 AM

In April 2006, then-Gov. Frank Murkowski’s popularity sagged among the worst of any governor in the nation, and the state waited to see if he would run for re-election.

Anchorage pollster David Dittman — who later became Murkowski’s campaign strategist — said he came up with an idea. While everyone was mad at Murkowski, Dittman would conduct a poll asking people about good things Murkowski had done as governor.

The poll cost $20,000. Dittman said in an interview last week that, as best as he can remember, Murkowski’s chief of staff told him to send the bill to Veco Corp.

Wait. Is that legal?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Newsflash: Poorly Conducted Alaskan Poll Produces Poor Results

[onedoug]

Phooey. I´ll be voting for her anyway, even if I have to write her in.

[Carling]

I’m just saying, she quit, regardless of the reason for quitting. That may be reflected in her AK poll numbers. The RINO Murk’s write-in victory was basically a referendum on Palin, IMO.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Hit Poll PING!

[GlockLady]

Thanks much for the link, Rational Thought.

[JPG]

pissant may be gone but there are many who are eager to step in and promote the PDS cause.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

I’m just saying, she quit, regardless of the reason for quitting.

If she "quit," as you say, then why are we having this discussion?

[dirtboy]

Better find a bunker somewhere quick.......And don’t forget to line it with asbestos.

More like line it with bulls***. Check out post 19, the poll is garbage, and in your typical PDS fashion, you lap it up and ask for seconds.