Some polling
QandO — Gallup has the race 48-44 Obama. That’s down from yesterday when Gallup had Obama up by 7. Since it is a Tuesday through Thursday tracking poll, it includes the Palin speech, but not the McCain speech. Rasmussen has some interesting polling numbers on the impact of Palin: A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The ...

Rasmussen: Palin More Popular Then Both Obama & McCain
Flopping Aces — ... Mataharley has been the go to person on all things “Troopergate,” and now we know the opposition will try to spin this non-story into a big story, especially after this news from Rasmussen: Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national ...

"The One" Is Two... Palin Now More Popular Than Obama!
Gateway Pundit — "The One" Is Two Governor Sarah Palin is now more popular than the Democratic Messiah! Rasmussen reported: A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. ...Perhaps most stunning is the fact that ...

Rasmussen: Obama's Bounce, We Hardly Knew Ye
Ace of Spades HQ — Rasmussen: Obama's Bounce, We Hardly Knew Ye Statistical dead heat . he Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows the beginning of John McCain’s convention bounce and the race is essentially back where it was before Barack Obama’s bounce. Obama now attracts 46% of the vote while McCain earns 45%. When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 48%, McCain 46% (see recent daily results)... Both Obama and McCain are now viewed favorably by 57% of the nation’s voters (see trends). However, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 58%--a point more than ...

Palinmania Sweeping the Nation: Palin More Liked Than Either Prez Candidates
The Jawa Report — ... the only answer is more Sarah Palin! [image] Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters .... Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin’s favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of the Presidential tickets this year . As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably by 57% of voters. Biden is viewed favorably by 48% . Source: Rasmussen via ...

Believe it or Not: McCain Bests Obama in Ratings
Taylor Marsh — ... Palin is the biggest political story in several general election cycles. Anyone thinking she isn’t is dreaming. Anyone hoping to change the subject to Bush is dreaming, too. Just look at the ratings, both in ...

Palin More Popular than McCain — or Obama
Patterico's Pontifications — What was that about Palin-McCain again? A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. . . . . The new data also shows significant increases in the number who say McCain made the right choice and the number who say ...

Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view (full demographic crosstabs are available for Premium Members). Before her acceptance speech, Palin was viewed favorably by 52%. A week ago, 67% had never heard of her. The new data also shows significant increases in the number who say McCain made the right choice and the number who say Palin is ready to be President. Generally, John McCain’s choice of Palin earns slightly better reviews than Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden. Read more: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics... We need to ignore Palin. Make this ...

Palin More Popular Than McCain And Obama
Say Anything — ... Sarah Palin is the most popular national politician in America right now. ...

Rasmussen: Palin More Popular Than Obama and McCain
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Sarah Palin's favorability rating is 10 points higher than Joe Biden's; she edges out Obama and McCain by one point. Rasmussen reports: ...

Good Work, Leftist Attack Squads!
Little Green Footballs — ... According to the latest Rasmussen survey, Sarah Palin is now more popular than Barack Obama or John McCain. ...

Palin: From Nobody to Hero in No Time
GayPatriot — ... While the Alaska Governor wasn’t quite nobody last week (some of our readers had been pushing her for VP as long ago as July 2007), a “week ago,” according to Rasmussen reports, “most Americans had never heard of” her.  Today, she’s more popular than Barack Obama or John McCain. ...

A Different Rass Poll
The Corner on National Review Online — Friday, September 05, 2008 [image] A Different Rass Poll [Greg Pollowitz] If the election in November were a popularity contest . . . A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. [...] Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin's favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of the Presidential tickets this year. As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably ...

Palin More Popular Than Obama
small dead animals — September 5, 2008 Palin More Popular Than Obama Rasmussen . Plus - McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers . Related: Evacuation plans at Democratic Underground (language advisory)... "As my wife and I discussed today, if McCain and Palin win this election, we are going to have to consider getting out of this country ..." h/t Posted by Kate at September 5, 2008 11:29 AM Comments Unfortunately, many of them will want to come to Canada, especially if we let Dion win our election. Anyone for the Republic of SaskBerta? Posted by: Crotchrocket at ...

Mixed News For Republicans: McCain TV Ratings Higher Than Obama’s And Palin Polls Conflict
The Moderate Voice — ... The Republican party got a double-whammy of potentially-good news today: Republican Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain’s TV ratings soared beyond even Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama’s — and a new poll shows Mccain’s Veep pick Gov. Sarah Palin is better-liked than McCain or Obama. ...

Manufacturing Sarah Palin
The Reaction — ... There is no denying that Sarah Palin is popular. However, she is popular largely because she remains an unknown to most Americans. At most, most Americans have heard that she gave a good speech other other night, and may even have seen a few soundbite-friendly clips here and there. (Although the ...

Who Says Men won't Support a Strong Woman?
Dr. Helen — In the latest Rasmussen poll, it is actually the men who prefer VP candidate Sarah Palin over women: She earns positive reviews from 65% of men and 52% of women. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that Obama continues to lead McCain among women voters while McCain leads among men. The Friday morning update—the first to include interviews conducted after Palin’s speech--showed the beginning of a Republican convention bounce that may match Obama’s bounce from last week. I can't say that I'm surprised. I heard over and over during the Hillary and Obama ...

The Wrong Strategy
The Anonymous Liberal — ... But since then, Palin has been introduced to the country in a very carefully choreographed way. The McCain campaign is trying hard to define her to the public as a reformer, a maverick from the Wild Frontier, a sort of Davy Crocket-like figure. And judging from the movement in the tracking polls, it seems to be working. ...

The Palin nomination and the gender gap
TigerHawk — ... : I think the McCain campaign has faked us all out. The Palin nomination was not an attempt to attract disgruntled female supporters of Hillary Clinton; it is a bid for the vote of just about every man in the United States. Imagine my delight to read that Sarah Palin has emerged from her speech Wednesday night not only more popular than all of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or John McCain , but more popular among men than women: She earns positive reviews from 65% of men and 52% of women. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that Obama continues to lead ...

The payoff
Cold Fury — Maybe we ought to start referring to the MSM as Dumb Media instead: A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. The figures include 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view (full demographic crosstabs are available for Premium ...

Palin Power
PoliPundit.com — Palin Power It’s official: Sarah Palin is the most popular politician in America . And I suspect those numbers will only increase as the post-convention polling days enter the sample. -- ...

Say “Hello” to Middle America
Southern Appeal — ... that the interweb is fantasy land peopled by puffed shirts who believe that it is more real than reality. I know that Middle America isn’t an area dominated by Daily Show-watching, Huffington Post-reading douche bags caught up in vindictive politics. But after a week of liberal pounding, I have had only one question: What effect has all the attacks and nattering about Gov. Palin had on the voters? Is she “the worst pick ever” as some armchair geniuses are stating? Is she toast? Nope . The Palin pick has also improved perceptions of John McCain. A week ago, just before he ...

Palin
Sound Politics — Palin Rasmussen Reports : Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. ... As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably by 57% of voters. Biden is viewed favorably by 48%. According to some, this is a consequence of McCain's " ...

Reading The Polls
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Rasmussen finds that Palin is more popular than either McCain or Obama. Survey USA reports that voters reacted favorably to her speech. What does it all mean? Mark Blumenthal does his best to explain. My view is that the GOP is now like Wile E Coyote about half a mile off the cliff suspended in mid-air. Yes, the speech was a great moment: a former sportscaster knows how to deliver a speech written for her.  But we have two months to get to know her, if she's still on the ticket in November. ...

That Thumping Sound You Hear……
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... Is the members of the Obama campaign hitting their heads against the walls. Why? Oh, just that Governor Sarah Palin is now viewed more favorably than is Obama. For that matter, she’s actually ahead of John McCain . A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. The figures ...

Sarah Palin: Most popular candidate in the race
Stop The ACLU — Rasmussen Reports: Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. The figures include 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view (full demographic crosstabs are available for ...

Vilification doesn't pay
SCSUScholars — ... But the vilification of Governor Palin will continue, since nobody will countenance her being more popular than the would-be Community-Organizer-in-Chief; and who think the only ...

Palin, Biden Less Popular than Cheney
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... There are three fresh favorability polls on Sarah Palin that were conducted in whole or on part since her speech to the Republican Convention on Wednesday. These are from Rasmussen, ...

Rasmussen: Palin now more popular than Obama
protein wisdom — Guess we should now refer to the One as the Two, then, yes? From Rasmussen : [...] following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. The figures include 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view. [...] Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin’s favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of ...

Poll: Palin More Popular than McCain, Obama
PoliGazette — ... The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows that Democrats have good reason to fear Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate: she is more popular right now than either Barack Obama or John McCain. ...

Early Polling on Palin
Firedoglake — ... Sarah Palin by Roche According to Rasmussen, she' a hit: The Palin pick has also improved perceptions of John McCain. A week ago, just before he introduced his running mate, just 42% of Republicans had a Very ...

Obama Asks Hillary to Save Him from Sarah Palin
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... The woman on the Republican ticket is now more popular than Barack Obama, according to Rasmussen Reports. And Obama appears to be growing ...

RASMUSSEN SAYS OBAMA’S LEAD AMONG WOMEN CUT IN HALF BY PALIN SELECTIONPostedbyWL
Patterico's Pontifications — ... . Among unaffiliated voters, McCain’s favorable ratings are at 64%, Obama’s at 54%. Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of voters including 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of her. ...

Palin’s Popularity
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... Yesterday, polling information was released about public reaction to Sarah Palin, including the Rasmussen headline “Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain.” The Rasmussen poll noted the following: ...

GOP Has Roared Back To Life With Sarah Palin As VP
Hyscience — ... Meanwhile, polls show Palin is more popular than both McCain and Obama. Obama can take heart, though. They love him in Iran. Iranian TV is ...

Sarah Palin Favorability Ratings
The Monkey Cage — ... . This demonstrates the consequences of a highly visible campaign: it is difficult for any Republican or Democrat candidate to command sustained attention without attracting roughly equal proportions of detractors and admirers. In a September 4 Rasmussen poll, Palin’s favorability was 1 point higher than McCain’s or Obama’s. Nine days later, according to a Sept. 13 ...

Sarah Palin and the Sham of Feminism
Pajamas Media — ... Obama’s convention bounce and the Alaskan governor, with her 58 percent favorability rating, is more popular than any of the other principal players in this election. According to ...

McCain Now Outperforming Palin
Open Left - Front Page — ... , not all is lost for the senior Senator from Arizona. While Palin was more popular than McCain, only twelve days later McCain is now comfortably outperforming Palin. ...