On The Other Hand, New Polls Cite Palin As Reason For McCain Drop

[maddezmom]

On The Other Hand, New Polls Cite Palin As Reason For McCain Drop
01 Oct 2008 09:27 am

As discussed below, the McCain-Palin campaign attributes all of Sen. McCain's gravity in recent polls to the economy. But new Quinnipiac and Pew polls provide evidence to the contrary. Specifically, Pew finds that 51% of Americans now believe that Palin is unqualified, up from 37% after her announcement. (Pew's Andrew Kohut writes: "There is a clear correlation between views of Palin's qualifications and support for McCain, which may be hurting the GOP candidate. Fewer people see her as qualified to become president, and the balance of opinion toward Palin has grown more negative since early September.")

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Pew's poll has a large landline and cell phone sample -- 1,585, and it asked an extensive battery of questions about the last presidential debate and both candidates' handling of the economy. 72% of respondents labeled Obama's debate performance as "good" or "excellent," compares to less than 32% who saw the same from McCain. Demographically, Obama has gained among Democrats -- he now commands more support from Democrats than McCain does from Republicans -- and from a group that Pew calls "older baby boomers."

The gender gap in Pew's poll is huge -- 17 points among women in Obama's favor, and only four points among men in McCain's. And Obama has a double-digit lead in the swing states.

more: http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/on_the_other_hand_new_polls_ci.php

[1776Forever]

1. First thing I thought of - After all the more she is seen in her real skin the more scarrier she is!

GO Biden!

[unblock]

2. i've always said that the veep selection is merely an opportunity to make a big mistake

and mclame seems to have seized that opportunity with gusto!

:rofl:

[TankLV]

3. But that poll is SCKEWED in favor of people who don't LIKE her!

It's unfair!

They should have included equal numbers of people who like her to those who don't...!

[juno jones]

4. And see, I was scared that McCain was going to be a back door

for Giuliani or Mittens.

Mind you, Palin scares the living crap outta me, but fortunately she scares the living crap out of a majority of Americans and I can only count this as a *good* thing. If he had Mitt, Rudy or Huck, we'd be haviing a worse time of it because in comparison to both of the current nominees, they sound relatively sane and they would have more support from the *George Will* republicans, et al.

In a very sick way, we caught a break. Even if McCain changes horses soon, it's just gonna look like ineptitude on his part.

[Doctor_J]

5. I don't understand why people don't want a corrupt, ignorant, mean sports reporter as president

:wtf:

[noel711]

6. Shocked! I say, I am SHOCKED by such revelations!

After all, she is a REAL person,
with more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined,
she's got more experience to be president than any of them,
and she's been the executive in charge of the AK National Guard,
and she's ONE OF US! Not a Washington insider.

How dare they criticize her!

What do they know!

(snark)

[nxylas]

8. You'd want to have a beer with her

Even though she'd probably spend the entire time telling you that beer is the Devil's urine.

[OakCliffDem]

7. Kick