[Tolsti2]

All I’ve seen is polls showing her over 50% negative lately. People bash the polls, but.. I don’t see ANY evidence that she’s gained any popularity lately. All I’ve seen is the opposite.

Do you have anything showing that her popularity is on the upswing?

I’ve pointed out the bad political moves over and over. Quitting and doing horrible on a few early interviews. Also, she’s blowing it AS WE SPEAK with more media circus.

Again, the only poll I’ve seen lately is her negatives being over 50% and rising. If that’s not the case, please cite.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Do you have anything showing that her popularity is on the upswing?

None of the polls or a measure of her popularity means jack until she actually declares.

[trappedincanuckistan]

I’d say the elections were evidence of her popularity, but then again elections aren’t polls. s/

[SoConPubbie]

All I’ve seen is polls showing her over 50% negative lately. People bash the polls, but.. I don’t see ANY evidence that she’s gained any popularity lately. All I’ve seen is the opposite.

Compliments of Onyx!

Harris Poll January 29, 1980:

CARTER NOW FAR AHEAD OF BOTH REAGAN AND BUSH

"President Carter so dominates the American political scene now that his margin over Ronald Reagan in a post-Iowa trial heat has risen to an overwhelming 65-31 percent."

Also, Time magazine ran a big story in March of that year basically saying Reagan was unelectable. Gallup had a poll in that time frame with Reagan down 25 points.

Or how about this?

March 10, 1980. The GOP establishment had decided they needed another candidate besides Bush to stop Reagan and started recruiting Gerald Ford:

ABC News - Harris poll: FORD LEADS BOTH CARTER AND REAGAN, ALTHOUGH STILL UNDECLARED CANDIDATE

"Former President Gerald Ford is the first choice of Republican and independent voters to head the GOP ticket, even though he has not yet declared himself a candidate for the Republican nomination.

Ford also leads President Carter among the general electorate."

PLEASE REMIND ME AGAIN, WHO WON IN 1980?

RONALD WILSON REAGAN, (IIRC)