Posted on 07/14/2009 9:34:41 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez Posted: 11:53 AM ET
(CNN) A majority of Americans think Sarah Palin is stepping down as Alaska's governor for political reasons, according to a new national poll, with a majority of Republicans now saying that they do not believe that Palin would be an effective president.
Only 33 percent of Republicans questioned in a CBS News survey released Monday night say that Palin would have the ability to serve effectively as president. Last fall, 71 percent of registered Republicans felt that way.
"It's unclear whether the change in Republicans' view of Palin is the result of her decision to step down as governor, or whether the GOP rank-and-file felt they had to defend their party's vice-presidential nominee during the campaign but don't feel the same tug of party loyalty today," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Either way, this is bad news for Palin, whose first task in 2012, if she runs for the White House, will be to convince Republican primary voters to support her."
Fifty-two percent of all respondents in the CBS survey said that Palin is resigning because she thinks its better for her political career, with one in four agreeing with Palin's comments that her resignation would benefit Alaska. Most Democrats and independents feel Palin's resignation is politically motivated, while Republicans appear divided, with 36 percent indicating the move is to advance her political career and 31 percent agreeing with Palin's explanation.
"That's another indication that Palin may face a skeptical GOP primary audience if she chooses to run for president," Holland says.
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Cheer up. ObaMao is doing his job marginalizing the media whores who sold him to us.
Give it until about October when unemployment is 13%, the Dow has tanked another 1500 points and the deficit has doubled and the sheeple will vote for Mickey Mouse.
Sarah is no wallflower who will wilt in the face of the media onslaught. JUst wait until she starts hitting back.
I like your line of thinking there!!!!
What to do....what to do....
One thing to ask is what was the RINO vs Conservative breakdown among pollees...
And you *know that Ellen Goodman is just a soft-spoken, northeastern lady. Right down the middle in her thinking.
HA!
She can’t stand the way that Sarah Palin lights up a crowd.
Sarah: You’re over the target!
The rats are terrified of this woman.
Why? We all know why.
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