[aruanan]

Unfortunately, Palin opponents make up 60% of the US population...

Your math is a little more than weird. Total population minus supporters doesn't equal opponents or mostly opponents. It equals a mixed bag, a few of which are completely nutso opponents (probably a number pretty much equal to the hard left, of which there is, self-identified, just a little over 20%, that is, 20% of those in a poll asked to characterize their political beliefs, not necessarily 20% of the population at large). That leaves a big chunk of people who either know little to nothing about her or whose beliefs are shaped pretty much from what they happen to hear on the MSM. These folks are not deeply committed on the basis of such shallow recognition.

[CA Conservative]

Your math is a little more than weird.

No. Take a look at my post with the poll results. Sarah has polled between 50-60% disapproval rating for almost 2 years straight. That is very persistent negatives. The latest numbers I have seen show her negatives over 60%, but I am giving her the benefit of ascribing the lower negative number to her. She has also consistently had more than 50% of people polled say they would not vote for her.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

OK, WHY would Palin even consider going "third party"? Does that mean she'll go for the Republican nomination and then if she fails at getting the nomination, she will run as "third party", or would she just not even try to get the Republican nomination but simply start a "third party", on her own?>

If she can't win the Republican nomination, how can she win a general as a "third party"?