More worthless poll nonsense.
I hate to say this, as much as I love Sarah, but I think these polls are right, as they fit in completely with my personal experience. Let me give you an anecdotal story. I live in the most conservative areas of CA, that elect conservative Republicans to congress every time. A couple monnths ago I decided to stop in a local card room and play some poker. There were 9 players at the table, mostly small business owners and retirees. The converstion turned to Obama. 8 of the players were complaining about him, 1 seemed to be pro-Obama. He asked, "So who do you want, Romney?" Everyone else pretty much joined in "Anybody but Obama". He asked "Sarah Palin?". I waited to see what others would say, there was dead silence. Finally I said, "Sure, I'd vote for her". A couple others agreed, most didn't say anything. I've had a lot of similar experiences. People like Sarah, but either don't think she can win or don't think she is up to being president. If she does run (I still don't think she will), it's going to be a very tough climb to overcome that perception.
When she came to the Mall of America, the lines were so long that I arrived around 7:30 in the morning and the lines were halfway around the inside of the Mall of America to see her already.
The liberals hate her with a passion, because that's what MPR (Minnesota Public Radio) tells them to do. And they call her stupid. (Just as they do with Bachmann, who they said was an idiot for calling Obama a socialist.)
People who are not libs will not stand up to back Sarah when they think other people are watching. But when I've stood up for her, other people have come to me in private and agreed.
It's more peer pressure than true lack of support.
Cheers!