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Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

Posted Sep 5, 08 1:45 PM CDT in Politics

(Newser) – About half of the public had a favorable first impression of vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and that half consists primarily of Republicans, a new ABC News poll finds. This not-so-shocking divide mirrors the numbers on Joe Biden: his candidacy makes 22% of people more likely to support the Obama ticket and 10% less likely.

McCain's choice inspired increased confidence in 80% of Republicans and 44% of independents, while 59% of Democrats report less confidence in the senator's ability to make important decisions. Men are more confident than women (46% to 39%) that Palin has enough experience to be president, with a wider gap on the question of whether the media have treated her fairly—46% of women say yes, to 55% of men.

Source ABC News

8 comments |

I am a female democrat and will vote democratic. However, I view Sarah Palin very favorably. Although we disagree on many issues, I think she is strong, smart, and savy.

Sammy | Sep 5, 08 7:47 PM CDT

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I'm a woman, and while I disagree strongly with most of Palin's views, I respect her as a strong, confident woman in the spotlight. That being said, what I can't fathom is the GOP's rational for selecting her. She's clearly unqualified, and I wouldn't be surprised if she was chosen just for being a woman.

| Sep 5, 08 10:29 PM CDT

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If Obama had chosen Hillary, Sarah Palin wouldn't have been chosen. That is not meant to demean Sarah Palin. She has appeared numerous times on financial channels over the last year and more than holds her own in energy discussion and debate. As the Gov. of Alaska she manages the largest energy complex we have in this country. Since energy policy will be important, they think she can be helpful with that. I also think they believe she may help in the Western states Obama needs to win.

Sammy | Sep 5, 08 11:01 PM CDT

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To tell you the truth The RNC looked like a KKK rally without the hoods.I could not believe the hatred that was sprewed.We are better than this.The rest of us are looking carefully at this issue that is being passed over by the media.Hello!, what about the rest of us Americans.

Brenda Cotton | Sep 6, 08 1:57 AM CDT

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Just my 2 cents - I'm embarrassed to be a Republican after watching the convention. I don't know which was worse, the hateful crowd or the sarcastic speakers, especially Giuliani and Sarah Palin. I thought Bush & Cheney were like a bad case of the flu and things would be better after the election, but now I know it's a chronic illness. I'm outta here. Palin put me over the top. She makes Hillary look like a saint, and believe me, I don't like Hillary. But Palin as VP? GIVE ME A BREAK ! ! ! ! ! !

formerep | Sep 6, 08 11:57 PM CDT

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Mathematical qualifications It has been stated that Sarah Palin is more qualified to be President than Barack Obama because she is the current Governor of Alaska. The 2006 population of Alaska was 670,053. The state of Texas that year claimed 23,507,783 people. Simple math shows that a Governor from Texas would be roughly 35 times better qualified to be President than a Governor from Alaska. I believe mathematically speaking Mc Cain picked the wrong Governor to run for Vice President. Victor

viclo | Sep 8, 08 1:33 PM CDT

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has fired up her GOP base, but had an equal and opposite effect on Democrats. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Republican presidential nominee John McCain is joined by his his running mate, Sarah Palin, after his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks to a group of supporters at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Gary C. Knapp)