kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:47 PM
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Palin Polling-NO Longer An Asset To The Ticket-In Fact-She May Be A Liability
(ha ha)
Interesting Nate Silver analysis of trends in the presidential race, as the dust settles, including this: "McCain's other problem is that Sarah Palin may no longer be an asset to the ticket; in fact, she may be a liability. Averaging the candidates' favorability scores across four recent polls -- as one should always try and do when looking at favorability numbers since they can vary greatly depending on question wording -- Palin now has the worst net scores among the four principals in the race ...
Palin's average favorability score is now a +7 -- about 10 points behind Joe Biden's numbers. Perhaps more importantly, these numbers are 10-15 points behind where Palin's numbers were just a week or so ago. If voters come in not knowing very much about a candidate -- and the more they see of the candidate, the less they like of the candidate -- this is a major concern."
http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/008064.html
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/state-of-race-is...
UPDATE to add:
Latest NYT/CBS Poll: Obama had the support of 48 percent of registered voters, compared with 43 percent for Mr. McCain
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/us/politics/18poll.ht...
valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:50 PM
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1. She MAY be a liability?
Bwahahahaha!
Libby2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:51 PM
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3. I second that!
Bwahahahahaaaa
central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:56 PM
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12. The Eagleton has landed!
JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:51 PM
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2. Republicans are attracted to shiny objects but this one tarnished
tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:54 PM
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8. B*sh, Quayle, Reagan.......Their bar, like, REAL LOW.
speedoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:51 PM
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4. Has anything in politics been as predictable than this?
My answer is no. Palin was an empty skirt from the get go. Like most RWers, very lacking in judgement and intellect. Just more so.
InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:55 PM
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9. The Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination ranks up there as well.
That was like a kiddie-ride rollercoaster at the fair -- no big surprises at how it came out in the end, and it didn't last long.
tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:53 PM
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5. Is there ANYTHING to like about Sarah Palin?
Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:53 PM
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6. Good round-up, but the Daily KOS numbers are kind of obviously junk
Including such a dramatic outlier in the table is a GIGO problem.
I haven't ever seen any favorability numbers ANYWHERE that are even close to what Research2000/KOS is putting out there.
Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:53 PM
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7. She'd be a nine-day wonder...
...if the scandals didn't keep coming.
tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:55 PM
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11. Yeah. I WONDER how she lived this long without no heart and no brain.
zidzi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:55 PM
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10. Wonder why? Let's ask chuckie todd..is it because of the Economy or "Obama has run a more negative campaign"? Or is it because palin LIES?
The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-18-08 01:57 PM
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13. So who won the office lottery?
How long did that take?