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Greg Sargent sifts through an NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll and finds that a majority of those polled would view an endorsement of Sarah Palin as a negative attribute on a candidate:
Commentators keep telling us how influential Sarah Palin’s endorsements are, and even if the whole “mama grizzly” meme is clearly overstated, there’s no quibbling with the fact that Palin has pull among GOP primary voters.
But the more interesting point to be made about Palin is how toxic she’s become among the broader electorate. In fact, buried in the internals of the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll is an amusing number: A majority see a Palin endorsement as a clear negative.
The poll asked people how they’d respond if a Congressional candidate had various hypothetical attributes. Asked how they’d feel if a candidate were “endorsed by Sarah Palin,” the response was….
Enthusiastic about this attribute 8
Comfortable with this attribute 17
Have some reservations about this attribute 15
Very uncomfortable with this attribute 37
So a majority, 52%, reacted negatively. And an astonishing 37 percent would be “very uncomfortable” about a Palin endorsement, more than four times the eight percent who would be “enthusiastic” about it.
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florishes // Jun 24, 2010 at 11:03 pm
It’s the incredibly dangerous and stark raving, extreme ideology that’s frightening. Ms. Palin’s public and foreign policies are shallow and nebulous – war here, war there – inarticulate brute force and overwhelming military power as a solution to global conflict is naive on so many levels; from the lowest possible level through to the loftiest stratospheric levels.
TerryF98 // Jun 25, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Just listening to Palins voice makes me uncomfortable.
jakester // Jun 26, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Only a liberal commie elitist satanist can possibly have any problems with Palin. Compared to her, Joan of Arc was a heathen whore.
westony // Jun 28, 2010 at 9:32 am
I take great pleasure in knowing she will NEVER be President. She doesn’t understand the “fundamentals of ANYTHING”
Demosthenes // Jun 28, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Actually, Palin’s endorsement of Republican politicians is seen as a huge positive — by the Democrats!
Rabiner // Jun 28, 2010 at 1:43 pm
jakester:
Do you do stand up? Because I’m looking for a comedian for a club I may be managing next month.
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