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Sarah Palin Poll Watch: 51 Per Cent Say Reporters Trying to Hurt Palin
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... In a survey completed before last night’s speech delivered at the Republican National Convention, over one half of United States voters (51 %) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November. ...

Poll: Most Voters Think Reporters Trying to Hurt Palin
News — ... A majority of voters believe that reporters are trying to hurt Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, according to a Rasmussen poll . The poll asked likely voters "Are most reporters trying to help Sarah Palin, hurt Sarah Palin, or provide unbiased coverage of Sarah Palin?" Of those asked, 51 percent said they're trying to hurt the Alaska governor, 35 percent said they're trying to provide unbiased coverage and 5 percent said they're trying to help her. A tenth of respondents weren't sure. The survey was taken before Palin's convention speech Wednesday.

A Star Is Born
Flopping Aces — ... family is from Peyton Place or says one thing and does another: gone. The idea that she’s a lightweight: gone. The idea that she was picked only because she was a woman or a strong conservative: gone. This is all not just the power of a word fitly spoken, it’s the dominance of character of the person doing the speaking. It shined through big last night, bigger than any media, political, or speech coach could make happen. And Rasmussen shows us why the Democrats should be a bit worried: Over half of ...

Good news and bad news
Stubborn Facts — ... The bad news is that 49% of Americans are either idiots or work for the media, insofar as only 51% say that reporters are trying to hurt Palin, something almost but not quite as obviously true as "the sun rises in the east." Ross Douthat has ...

Newest Palin Smear: She Cut Special Needs Budget
Weekly Standard Blog — ... 2011, from the current $26,900 per student in fiscal 2008, according to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (emphasis added). So the Netroots and CNN allege that Palin cut special needs funding by 62 percent, by crediting her with the budget proposed by a political opponent. And the truth is that rather than a 62 percent cut, she's actually increasing special needs funding by 175 percent. It's no wonder a majority of Americans think the media is trying to hurt Palin.

Gingrich: The media’s overplayed its hand in shilling for Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... ) part? Maybe not : Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November… In the new survey, while 24% are more likely to vote for Palin due to recent news coverage, 19% say the opposite and 54% say the stories have no impact on their votes… Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans say reporters are trying to hurt the GOP vice presidential nominee, and 28% of Democrats agree. The poll was taken before her speech ...

Before I Go
Right Wing Nation — ... out to be the tipping point of this rollercoaster American election. Obama fans hoping she would fluff her big night were in for a nasty shock. This speech has turned the election upside down. It was simply stunning. Democrats and their Lefty media backers had been sneering that she was a small town nobody, a hick from the Alaskan sticks put into a job way beyond an inexperienced woman. Believe me, you will not be hearing that again. Rasmussen (before the speech, obviously): Over half of U.S. ...

Poor little Palin
The Reaction — ... The results of a Rasmussen poll were released today, showing that half of US voters "think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage." Of those, 24% say it will influence them to vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. We have to remember that half the country has an IQ in the two digit range and the few that actually do read respectable news sources don't remember what they read by the following day, if they had the reading comprehension to understand it in the first place. They will remember what Wolf and Sean and ...

Rasmussen: Obama Beats Palin on Question of Preparedness to Lead Among Independents (By a Whopping 5%!)
Ace of Spades HQ — Rasmussen: Obama Beats Palin on Question of Preparedness to Lead Among Independents (By a Whopping 5%!) Whose experience better qualifies him or her to lead? Obama: 42% Palin: 37% Putting that into a more easily understood format: Obama: Wile E. Coyote Palin: An ACME Anvil Slingshot which cannot possibly malfunction and harm the user Thanks to Brad. Posted by: Ace at ...

Viking Pundit — The media bias that's all in your head - A Rasmussen poll reports that 51% say reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin and 39% say she has more experience than Obama. This is a pre-speech poll: " Palin's highly successful debut on the national stage Wednesday night at the GOP convention is sure to impact these numbers, too ." Meanwhile, ...

Rasmussen: Obama leads Palin on experience among unaffiliated voters … by five points
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... I linked the data earlier in another post but didn’t note this fun factoid . While Republicans and Democrats predictably favor their party’s candidate by overwhelming margins, the experience gap among voters unaffiliated with either party is even narrower than the national totals. Forty-two percent (42%) say Obama has better experience to be president, but 37% say Palin does. The potential problem for Democrats is that Obama, the junior U.S. senator from Illinois and a former state legislator, is the party’s standard-bearer, while Palin, an ex-mayor and now governor of Alaska, ...

Obama Leads Palin On Experience…By Five Points
Say Anything — Uh oh... While Republicans and Democrats predictably favor their party’s candidate by overwhelming margins, the experience gap among voters unaffiliated with either party is even narrower than the national totals. Forty-two percent (42%) say Obama has better experience to be president, but 37% say Palin does. The potential problem for Democrats is that Obama, the junior U.S. senator from Illinois and a former state legislator, is the party’s standard-bearer, while Palin, an ex-mayor and now governor of Alaska, is number two on her ...

Majority of Americans think reporters are trying to hurth Palin
Wizbang — Yes, 51% of Americans polled by Rasmussen think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin . Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November. Well, we have another attempt by the media to slant reporting in order to hurt Governor Palin. ...

"51% Say Reporters Are Trying To Hurt Palin; 39% Say She Has Better Experience Than Obama."
Althouse — Rasmussen polls. And 52% had a favorable opinion of Palin before her speech last night. Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans say reporters are trying to hurt the GOP vice presidential nominee, and 28% of Democrats agree. Only six percent (6%) of Republicans – and even fewer Democrats (4%)– think the reporting is intended to help her. Most Democrats (57%) think the reporters are being unbiased, but just nine percent (9%) of Republicans concur. Among unaffiliated voters, 49% say reporters are trying to hurt Palin, while 32% say their coverage is ...

Daily Palin
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — Nearly as many people watched Palin last night as watched Obama last Thursday. But some of those people were Obama supporters -- and they're donating to their candidate in large amounts. A Media Curves analysis found voters' perceptions of the McCain-Palin ticket improving significantly after watching her speech. But focus groups in Nevada and Michigan were less impressed. Rasmussen's voters think Obama is more qualified than Palin -- but not by an especially wide margin. And SurveyUSA's voters like ...

Palin’s speech brings a ratings blowout; over 50% of voters think the media is trying to hurt her.
Stop The ACLU — ... Palin only had a mere 4 to 5 days, yet her viewership came within an eyelash of Obama’s? Wow. If those who are running the Obama campaign are smart, they are terrified right now. No wonder the Obama campaign and the mainstream media are so scared. Sarah Palin is a powerhouse, and the American people are falling in love with her, despite all of their best efforts. (Don’t they know that the only rock star is Obama?!) Unfortunately, the ignorant rubes in flyover country are catching on. Over 50% of voters think the media is trying to hurt her. Over half of U.S. voters (51%) ...

“Newest Palin Smear: She Cut Special Needs Budget” [UPDATED]
protein wisdom — ... special needs to $73,840 in fiscal 2011, from the current $26,900 per student in fiscal 2008, according to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (emphasis added). So the Netroots and CNN allege that Palin cut special needs funding by 62 percent, by crediting her with the budget proposed by a political opponent. And the truth is that rather than a 62 percent cut, she’s actually increasing special needs funding by 175 percent. It’s no wonder a majority of Americans think the media is trying to hurt Palin. Of course, as we’re now being told, facts don’t really ...

Sarah Palin = Fred Thompson
Newshoggers.com — ... flags a new poll showing that the McCain campaign's tactic of making Palin's pregnant daughter the center ring attraction in a media circus and then complaining about Sarah being victimized by all the attention appears to be working. ...

Here, Have An Exploding Cigar
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... The American public has seen through the vicious media attacks on Sarah Palin as an attempt to help Barack Obama and to hurt Palin. This news from The Rasmussen Report is only the tip of the iceberg, however. While 42% of independents see Barack Obama qualified to be President, almost as many see Palin just as qualified for that job. And she’s not running for that office. Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John ...

Rasmussen: By 10-to-1 Public Says Reporters 'Trying to Hurt Palin'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey released Monday [July 21], of 1,000 likely voters, "found that 49 percent of voters believe most reporters will try to help Obama with their coverage, up from 44 percent a month ago," compared to a piddling 14 percent who "believe most reporters will try to help John McCain win" while "just one voter in four (24%) believes that most reporters will try to offer unbiased coverage." An excerpt from the summary, for the new poll, posted on Thursday, September 4 on the Rasmussen ...

52% Of Voters Have A Positive View Of Palin, 49% Think Media Is Actively Trying To Hurt Her
Say Anything — And this was before her speech last night. Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans say reporters are trying to hurt the GOP vice presidential nominee, and 28% of Democrats agree. Only six percent (6%) of Republicans – and even fewer Democrats (4%)– think the reporting is intended to help her. Most Democrats (57%) think the reporters are being unbiased, but just nine percent (9%) of Republicans concur. Among unaffiliated voters, 49% say reporters are trying to hurt Palin, while 32% say their coverage is unbiased. ...

Art Levine: Obama's Counter-Attack Leaves Palin's "Reformer" Image Intact
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... into her political career as the same as intrusive inquiries into her personal life and her daughter's pregnancy. And now, over 50% of the public agrees that reporters are trying to hurt Palin unfairly. ...

GOP Has Roared Back To Life With Sarah Palin As VP
Hyscience — ... Media is experiencing backlash as over 51% of U.S. voters think the media is trying to harm Sarah Palin. Ya think? Hundreds of angry people in a small town outside Milwaukee ...

MRC’s Worst of the Week: The Trashing of Sarah Palin
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... That shows an utter blindness to the real problem: a press corps so overtaken by partisanship that they will stoop to using a candidate's young family as ammo against her. Pollster Scott Rasmussen documented the backlash: "Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin...and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote" for the GOP. ...

"What's happened to John McCain? He's running the sleaziest ads ever. Truly vile."
Althouse — ... The ad has a title: "Honor." And the voiceover at one point says "dishonorable." Honor is a key McCain theme, one that reminds us of McCain's military service. Does Obama -- who tells us he once considered joining the military -- think he can rip away McCain's honor by quoting the Washington Post? McCain has nothing left but deception? Why would we be ready to accept that message? This ad puts a lot of stock in the viewer's reverence for mainstream media, but don't most Americans think the media are trying to help Obama? ...

What if Andrew Sullivan moderated the Veep Debate?
Patterico's Pontifications — ... trust Big Media.  Ignorant that Harris found found even worse numbers for Independents.  Ignorant that Harvard University found nearly two-thirds of Americans do not trust campaign coverage by the news media.  Ignorant that a Sacred Heart University Poll found that just 19.6% of Americans say they believe all or most news media reporting.  Ignorant that Rasmussen found that a majority of unaffiliated voters see reporters trying to help Obama and that about half say reporters are trying to hurt Palin.  Ignorant of year after year of polling ...