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Palin's Public Image Suffered
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Wonder why Sarah Palin is everywhere? It's not because she IS running in 2012. It's because, in order for her to think about running, she has to change the way that non-Republicans see her. It's a precondition. Atlantic Media's political director Ron Brownstein, writing for Hotline on Call, has the dirty details: In
the national Election Day exit poll, fully 60% of voters said they did
not consider her qualified to serve as president if necessary, while
only 38% thought she would be ready to step in. Those figures were
daunting enough, but new ...
Palin Challenge
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Ron Brownstein: "Those figures were daunting enough, but new calculations from the exit poll provided by the NBC News political unit show that outside of the Republican base skepticism about Palin's credentials reached even more imposing heights. While 74% of Republicans thought Palin was qualified, just 35% of independents and 9% of Democrats agreed, the figures (first aired on David Gregory's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Monday night) showed." ...
Is McCain hanging Palin out to dry to distract attention from his own mistakes?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... me wonder: What would he have to say to convince you guys that he’s not simply going through the motions in praising her? He’s sure to declare that she was a great running mate, an inspiration to the base, a mavericky reformist maverick reformer — all standard palaver thus far. What could he do to up the ante? Threaten to out the people who are leaking if they don’t straighten up and fly right? Pronounce her the presumptive nominee for 2012? Re: the latter, read Ron Brownstein’s exit poll number-crunching to see how much work she has to do among independents to become a ...
"Even More Damaged Than Previously Understood"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Attention Palinites: In the national Election Day exit poll, fully 60% of voters said they did not consider her qualified to serve as president if necessary, while only 38% thought she would be ready to step in. Those figures were daunting enough, but new calculations from the exit poll provided by the NBC News political unit show that outside of the Republican base skepticism about Palin’s credentials reached even more imposing heights. While 74% of Republicans thought Palin was qualified, just 35% of independents and 9% of Democrats agreed, the figures ...
Republicans Have An Even More Serious Problem Than Everyone Thought
DownWithTyranny! —
... in short, is what's wrong with the Republican Party and why it's going to get a lot worse for them before it gets better. By the end of the campaign 60% of voters felt she was unqualified for the vice-presidency. The majority of newspapers that backed Bush in 2004 and switched to Obama in 2008 mentioned McCain's lack of judgment in picking Palin as a major reason for endorsing Obama. And yet... most Republicans want her to run in 2012. Most Democrats do too-- though for vastly different reasons. ...
For Sarah, It Begins Anew in Miami
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
At least she hopes so.
Matt Lauer interviewed Governor Sarah Palin on the "Today" show before her big speech at the GOP Governors Conference in Miami, scheduled for Thursday. It was the start of her rehabilitation that’s going to take a lot more than one interview or one speech. But it’s a beginning.
"GOP looking for new ’face’." They need more than that right now. ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Hotline On Call: Brownstein On The Palin Dilemma
Sarah Palin, who started her post-campaign bid for rehabilitation with a series of high profile interviews this week, emerged from the 2008 election in an even more politically damaged condition than previously understood, new data show.
In the national Election Day exit poll, fully 60% of voters said they did not consider her qualified to serve as president if necessary, while only 38% thought she would be ready to step in. Those figures were daunting enough, but new calculations from the exit poll provided by ...
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Hotline On Call: Brownstein On The Palin Dilemma
Sarah Palin, who started her post-campaign bid for rehabilitation with a series of high profile interviews this week, emerged from the 2008 election in an even more ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
Hotline On Call: Brownstein on the Palin dilemma
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Camille Paglia's losing her mind
Nitpicker —
... . On election day, she still couldn't convince a quarter of her own party she was qualified and lost ground among independents--only 35 percent of them thought she was ready to take the reins of government. ...
11/12: Ratcheting Up The Pressure
Blogometer —
... 's Allahpundit : "Read Ron Brownstein 's exit poll number-crunching to see how much work she has to do among independents to become a viable presidential candidate. The only way she adds to that 35 percent, I think, is to totally wonk out on foreign and domestic policy in interviews going forward. But that presents a dilemma: The reason the media's fascinated with her is because she's not a wonk, but rather an average Jill who shuttles the kids to school and whips up a little moose stew on the fly when she's not busy governing the biggest state in America. That's why not ...
