Voters unhappy with Obama; white voters would take Palin over him
“President Barack Obama does not deserve a second term, American voters say 49 – 43 percent, and he is in a statistical dead heat with possible Republican challengers Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. President Obama leads Sarah Palin 48-40 percent….
In a mythical Republican primary Ms. Palin gets 19 percent, including 25 percent of GOP women, followed by Romney with 18 percent, Huckabee at 17 percent, Gingrich at 15 percent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 6 percent and Daniels, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota at 2 percent each.”
Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, points out that although Palin is leading the Republican field, “she is very unpopular among independents and although she recently said she thought she could defeat Obama, the data does not now necessarily support that assertion.” Palin is viewed unfavorably by 51 percent of voters overall and 54 percent of independents.
The problem, however, is that 74 percent of Republicans view Palin favorably, the highest favorability of any GOP candidates tested. Only 17 percent of Republicans view her unfavorably, suggesting that the nomination may be within her reach even if the presidency is not.
The details of the poll are also revealing:
Palin outpolls Obama among white voters by 47-41 percent. Among male voters, the two candidates would be tied 44-44. Among voters aged 35-54, Palin would lose by only 1 percentage point, and she would win by 2 percentage points among voters with incomes of more than $100,000.
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HDB
November 22nd, 2010
1:00 pm
I hope that people in this nation can REALLY see how empty Sarah Palin and the GOP really are!! I’m willing to wager during the next election cycle that NO Republican candidate would come into the CITY of Atlanta, ask for minority votes….and run on a platform that would be condusive to attracting minority voters. All I consistently hear is fear-mongering from the GOP…and particularly Sarah Palin!!
Fred
November 22nd, 2010
1:02 pm
jm
November 22nd, 2010
12:36 pm
Fred 12:29 – like I said. You don’t get it.
++++++++++++++
Yeah that’s always the stock answers from people who are hoisted on their own petard or confronted with their own words that turn out to be false. “You just don’t get it.”
Assume some sort of false sense of superiority, I’m sure it over whelms the other residents of your trailer park. Makes you seem sort of untouchable and omniscient in kind of mysterious way, right?
Although it DOES blow the hell out of the talk show right’s assumption that we would all be better off following Ireland’s economic model eh? That would be as disastrous as following Canada’s health care model……. yet we seem to be heading down THAT path……..
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:02 pm
“better to destroy the economy then leave it for someone else to clean up”
Wait, that does remind me of Arbusto Energy and Harken Energy…coincidence I’m sure. Thank goodness he had real world business experience.
@@
November 22nd, 2010
1:02 pm
cowboy:
I heard that! I could do without the unrelenting campaign mode in which we find ourselves.
Fred
November 22nd, 2010
1:05 pm
Hey, I know. We can follow the Irish economic model, the Canadian healthcare model and top it off with the French work week………..
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:08 pm
Fred – that article had nothing to do with Ireland’s economic model. But go ahead, believe what you want.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:10 pm
sfd / jewcowboy – I think I’ve said this a dozen times, and if it bears repeating, I’ll vote for Obama if its Palin v. Obama. I won’t be excited about it, but I’ll vote for him anyway.
Romney, Daniels, Pawlenty, Bloomberg, maybe even Christie. Different story.
trixie
November 22nd, 2010
1:11 pm
MM, you must have been in your cave somewhere while Obama was getting us out of the financial mess he inherited. What do you think would have happened if he had done nothing? You would probably be in a soup line!
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
November 22nd, 2010
1:13 pm
Well, my vote’s for Sarah because we need a President that’s closer to my level of thinking and edumacation. We don’t need no Ivory Tower person with a degree from Harvard or Yale. After over 200 years it’s about time we got a Redneck President and Sarah’s the one. I’d rather see somebody that throws cans of food at the First Gentleman than somebody with a wife that tells everybody we can’t eat a Big Mac or Whopper.
Have a good p.m. everybody.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:13 pm
bye bye monetary union. More on Portugal. Good for the Dollar. Bad for the US economy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8149932/Portugal-next-as-EMUs-Maquina-Infernal-keeps-ticking.html
And really bad if the “vigilantes” (who I like) decide to attack the US dollar. Soros, the same guy supporting Obama, is probably contemplating a short treasury strategy right…. now….
trixie
November 22nd, 2010
1:17 pm
Sometimes it is best to be quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!!!!
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:19 pm
Halfhearted Soul-Searching at the White House
Unlike Bill Clinton, Obama hasn’t yet experienced a political loss that taught him how to reinvent himself. He needs to surround himself with advisers who will challenge his world view.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/19/the-problem-with-the-cult-of-obama.html
Eleanor Clift, the author, is hardly a conservative. Dems are in for a world of hurt. Obama is adrift and running out of time to set a course to put him in a position to win in 2012.
Gordon
November 22nd, 2010
1:20 pm
The results of this poll show how dissatisfied many people are with Obama more than how they are enthusiastic they are about Palin. I would vote for Jay Bookman over Obama, though I would miss his blog.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:20 pm
America is Bankrupt. And Obama keeps driving the nails in the coffin.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704648604575621062239887650.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
williebkind
November 22nd, 2010
1:21 pm
I think Obama is a one term president. Of course he will get all the racist votes. In the chart, women went for Obama. I cannot believe this. The only sure votes Obama can claim is the black vote and the progressive liberal vote. That just is not enough to get him elected for a second term. After all, who can stand 4 more years of this arrogance toward Americans and bowing to foreign Kings.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:21 pm
jm,
“Halfhearted Soul-Searching at the White House”
I’d prefer soul searching to the crotch rubbing going on at Hartsfield
khc
November 22nd, 2010
1:21 pm
palin is a carny; makes chauncey the gardener seem intellectual
Jefferson
November 22nd, 2010
1:22 pm
That girl can dance !!!
Fred
November 22nd, 2010
1:23 pm
Oh, so the Irish economic model DIDN’T cause their ultimate PHAIL. Whew, glad to know that. It must have been something President Obama did. The talk show hosts were right and the Irish way still IS the way to go………….
I got it now. Once shouldn’t make the observation that the much touted by the right wing talk show hosts economic model of Ireland is inherently flawed after reading an article about said economic melt down. That’s too much of a “stretch” ……………………….
williebkind
November 22nd, 2010
1:23 pm
Jay Bookman over Obama for president! Jay Bookman over Obama for president ! Jay Bookman over Obama for president! Wow such a difficult choice.
Goldie
November 22nd, 2010
1:24 pm
Thank God we have President Obama in the White House today, trying to salvage our country from the past 8 years of “trickled on” economics! Otherwise we’d all be in deeper doo-doo if Grandpa and the Church Lady had somehow pulled off a squeaker win back in ‘08 — whew!
Nonie
November 22nd, 2010
1:25 pm
Man please, President Obama would WIPE HER AWAY in presidential debates. It would be a JOKE! A complete embarassment that she is even up there with him. This country has lost its collective minds if they put this ignorant, divisive idiot on the same stage as obama. This woman makes President Bush seem intelligent.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:27 pm
“palin is a carny”
Does she have small hands and smell like cabbage?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlSKaDzbQN0
Goldie
November 22nd, 2010
1:27 pm
Anybody here get in on the GM stock at last week’s IPO? All sold out from what I heard… thank God we have President Obama who helped to save the American automaking industry — they’re making PROFIT$ once again and paying us back the $$ we loaned them!
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:27 pm
Jay – “Voters unhappy with Obama; white voters would take Palin over him”
Fine. But judging by that 91% in the ‘Black’ column who are for Obama, he can do anything he wants and he will still have the black vote.
Corey
November 22nd, 2010
1:28 pm
Deep Throat, please do some research and find the number of bills Mr. Oabama pushed with tax cuts for samall businesses, more lending for small businesses and tax cuts for businesses who hire. You will be amazed that thses bills were passed in one house but died before they could reached the floor of the other house, or they were fillibustered or the threat of a fillibuster was presented by the oposition party. Remember Rush Limbaugh saying he wish the president fails, and the Republicans have been carrying Rush’s water since inauguration day. Contrary to popular belief the president is not a dictator, and ours is a republic with all the trappings of a senate, due to the fillibuster rule, merely requiring only one senator who can derail almost anything if it benefits that senator’s party event to the detriment of the American people and the economy.
Matti
November 22nd, 2010
1:28 pm
In the chart, women went for Obama. I cannot believe this.
Wow, really? They went for Obama over candidates who have publicly stated that women cannot be trusted with decisions about our OWN bodies? We’re just too stupid and/or immoral to be able to make personal medial decisions without GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE. Jeepers, I can’t believe it, either!
Libertarian
November 22nd, 2010
1:29 pm
People with incomes over $100k are tired of being labeled as evil and greedy by Obama/the left. They are also tired of picking up the slack for the bottom 50% of income earners.
If Palin cares about the republicans defeating Obama in 2012 she won’t run. She is not electable in a general election.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:29 pm
Oh Fred. The article is about the financial contagion going on related to the deficits of big debtor countries (like the US). You’re all focused on the rearview mirror. Might want to look out the front window every so often. Boulder ahead in the road.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:29 pm
Though he’s portrayed as a liberal, it’s not clear what he’ll fight for, and he keeps that deliberately vague, perhaps hoping to deliver on the post-partisan promise his election represented. The fight over whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts is a perfect example. The White House needs to settle on a strategy and then execute it, whatever it is. Hope is not a strategy, and the extent to which Obama seems to weigh the political considerations of whatever decision he makes reinforces the voters’ disillusionment that rather than leading, he has instead become part of the government—an implicit admission of his failure to bring about the change he ran on.
Adam
November 22nd, 2010
1:30 pm
If anyone’s playing the race card, it’s the right. Always claiming people voted for him “just because he’s black,” continuing to bring up fake anti-white scandals, accusing the left of voter tampering, feeling oppressed in any way they possibly can…. all this is a political game and a strategy to get people to vote because they are ANGRY at anyone who is not their race! I guess they figured it wasn’t enough to use the evil L-word, LIBERAL! Now they have to use the R-word, RACIST (especially in cases when it cannot logically apply).
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:31 pm
Matti – “We’re just too stupid and/or immoral to be able to make personal medial decisions without GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE”
Ah, yes. Now you see why those of us with right leaning tendencies don’t particularly like the Democrat way of thinking. Problem is, the government interference in this case extends far beyond the medical field.
JDW
November 22nd, 2010
1:32 pm
@jewcowboy
It is quite the Dancing frenzy…did you see the story on the guy that shot his TV…that is downright scary!
I must admit I am slightly tempted to watch just for the spectacle.
Monday links - In The Agora
November 22nd, 2010
1:32 pm
[...] poll, Obama leads Sarah Palin by “only” 48-40 among registered voters, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Incredibly, among white voters, Palin wins [...]
manonthestreet
November 22nd, 2010
1:32 pm
I don’t believe these polls.If you recall Palin was trailing by 12 pts in the Governors race in Alaska which she won.
I think Palin is the only one out there so far that can beat Obama.She’s going to run,I guess we will find out.I admire her courage she’s fearless.
HDB
November 22nd, 2010
1:33 pm
jm November 22nd, 2010
1:10 pm
“Romney, Daniels, Pawlenty, Bloomberg, maybe even Christie. Different story.”
Romney won’t be nominated because of his stance on healthcare (the basis of Obamacare) and his religion (still an issue here!); Pawlenty has pi$$ed off too many people in Minnesota; Daniels isn’t as well known….Christie has emphatically stated he isn’t running….and Bloomberg would have to get past the fact of being a New Yorker…it may hurt him in the South!! Palin’s too polarizing…and Newt is WORSE!! Haley Barbour won’t get past the fact of Mississippi’s past….and none of them will ask for minority votes in the inner sities!! Antagonizing certain demographics and placing them in conflict with one another seems to be the GOP’s mantra for the next 10 years!!!
Goldie
November 22nd, 2010
1:33 pm
“Remember Rush Limbaugh saying he wish the president fails”
Corey @ 1:28pm — carrying water for the likes of Rush and the tea-partiers means there will be a lot of drowning Republicans for the next few years…
JDW
November 22nd, 2010
1:34 pm
Deep Throat
November 22nd, 2010
12:04 pm
“It will be interesting to see how many people will be stupid enough to vote for the Liar in Chief for a second term.”
Old news…Bush garnered 50.73% of the vote in 2004 proving that you can fool at least half the people all the time.
Southern Comfort
November 22nd, 2010
1:34 pm
it would be kind of nice if you could keep your candidate sealed in a box with a generic speaker for all.. only to know whom youve elected after you open the box.
Ohhhhh Hell Naw!!! If you think we’re getting shafted by the quality of candidates now, just imagine if we had to wait until after the election to find out who we voted for…
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:34 pm
“Jay Bookman over Obama for president!”
Don’t know which is more scary, Bookman as President or that one of his Bookmanites on here actually is actually typing those words.
The Mandarins
November 22nd, 2010
1:34 pm
Adam and Nice Guy. We appreciate your input. Please have the race debate. Also take note Walmart is open until 10pm at most locations. And don’t worry about the deficit. We have you covered.
We appreciate your spending and working to pay us back our interest. TM
Matti
November 22nd, 2010
1:34 pm
Nice Guy,
Yes, I remember, “Actions have consequences.” For women. That’s the natural order of things. Women reproduce when the menfolk say so. Or else. You don’t have to “tell me twice.”
Mary
November 22nd, 2010
1:35 pm
OMG! I wish everyone, especially the media would STOP harping on about Palin this, and Palin that. WHO GIVES A FLYING CRAP…. about her! She is one of the stupid people put on this earth! She is also a misanthrope, zenophobic looneytune! If no one would give her the time of day, she would go away! My God, has this country fallen so low that it thinks that a wannabee 8th grade cheerleader who has never grown up and loves herself more than herself would make a good President? PLEASE!!!! Is this country so stupid to follow such CRAP!!! Unbelievable!!! I am shocked that people follow her! And I believe polls mean nothing!!!! The only reason dislike and hate Obama is because he is black and he is ‘rocking’ the old ‘white boys’ network….
Ronnie Reagan
November 22nd, 2010
1:35 pm
We need a Governor to be President! We need somebody like President Bush that can straighten out this Liberal cluster **** we inherited!
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:35 pm
JDW,
“I must admit I am slightly tempted to watch just for the spectacle.”
I think I’d rather watch “Nailin Palin”.
Gordon
November 22nd, 2010
1:36 pm
“This woman makes President Bush seem intelligent.”
Googled IQ’s of famous people. GWB had 125, well above the average AJC blog poster. That doesn’t mean he was a good president, but he isn’t as stupid as most believe. Bill Clinton had 137, which is lower than I would have thought. Barack Obama’s IQ isn’t listed.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:37 pm
HDB – I think its funny you believe everything a politician says (Christie). I think people will get over Romneycare. He has valid counterarguments. He’s stiff, so I don’t know his ultimate odds of winning the nomination. But I don’t think Palin will be the one.
Aaron
November 22nd, 2010
1:38 pm
To quote Southpark: “It’s always a choice between a giant douche and a turd sandwich” So long as the candidates are career politicians, it won’t matter who wins. Neither side is going to do anything to help the normal, everyday citizens that just want to make a living, raise their kids, and have sometime on the weekends to do something they enjoy. I used to care so much about politics, but really all I can focus my attention on is living my life day to day. Let the jackasses in DC and the Capitol Building get rich. I don’t freakin’ care anymore.
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:38 pm
Matti – “For women. That’s the natural order of things. Women reproduce when the menfolk say so. Or else. You don’t have to “tell me twice.””
You’ve managed to mistake my intentions (again). I wasn’t passing judgement towards you or women or their bodies. I was just using your post as an analogy of the Democratic Politician way of thinking.
But yes. Actions have consequences.
And menfolk? Wow. Your angry. What, no steak and scotch lately?
Adam
November 22nd, 2010
1:38 pm
Nice Guy – The government doesn’t always have to intervene, but regulations and laws and rules are all in place to make the environment more friendly and fair… or at least that’s what it should be. The focus should be to make sure the laws and regulations actually enforce what is truly fair.
HDB
November 22nd, 2010
1:39 pm
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:31 pm
“Ah, yes. Now you see why those of us with right leaning tendencies don’t particularly like the Democrat way of thinking. Problem is, the government interference in this case extends far beyond the medical field.”
Only problem is this: those with right-leaning tendencies want the government to discriminate against certain areas of the populace…wherein many of us progressives only want the government to PROTECT the rights that ALL Americans should have!! Why do conservatives what to determine who sleeps with whom….or who marries whom?? Isn’t that where you leave the government OUT of certain decisions??
Hypocracy…thy name is GOP!!
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:40 pm
Mary – the media talks about Palin because she herself is making a spectacle and marketing herself.
The Media should ignore her. But instead, she’s reasonably entertaining. Worse, I think the Media likes to keep her in the limelight because she is an idiot Republican and makes conservatives look bad. At best, its just irresponsible journalism: ditching the important stories for whatever pulp garbage is out there for the media blender at any moment.
Gordon
November 22nd, 2010
1:40 pm
“Don’t know which is more scary, Bookman as President or that one of his Bookmanites on here actually is actually typing those words.”
I was the one who originally typed those words, and am definitely not a Bookmanite. I was making the point that there are MANY people who would do a better job than Obama, and that the pollssays less about Palin than it does about Obama. Jay has stated many times that if nominated he will not run and if elected he will not serve.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:40 pm
Aaron,
“It’s always a choice between a giant douche and a turd sandwich”
Brilliant.
Matti
November 22nd, 2010
1:41 pm
Nice Guy,
How thoughtful of you to ask! No scotch this weekend, but I did get my roof blown (heh…) by a chivalrous man with a really big blower.
Libertarian
November 22nd, 2010
1:43 pm
@Goldie
No average Americans like the ones on this blog weren’t allowed to buy the GM IPO.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:43 pm
Matti,
“but I did get my roof blown (heh…) by a chivalrous man with a really big blower.”
Adam
November 22nd, 2010
1:43 pm
HDB – <iAntagonizing certain demographics and placing them in conflict with one another seems to be the GOP’s mantra for the next 10 years!!!
I believe you have underbid!
HDB
November 22nd, 2010
1:43 pm
jm November 22nd, 2010
1:37 pm
Not that I believei everything that a politician says…but Christie HIMSELF has said that he’s not interested in running!! Until otherwise, I have to take him at his word!!!
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:44 pm
“but I did get my roof blown (heh…) by a chivalrous man with a really big blower”
LOL.
Bye Bye Empire
November 22nd, 2010
1:44 pm
Thanks for the Clift link, jm. Good one.
Cheryl
November 22nd, 2010
1:44 pm
Some racist white people have been shattered with the election of a Black President. It destroys every lie they have every pushed about their superiority and Black inferiority. I say Palin would be a gift horse for President Obama.
Southern Comfort
November 22nd, 2010
1:45 pm
Fine. But judging by that 91% in the ‘Black’ column who are for Obama, he can do anything he wants and he will still have the black vote.
Oh Geezzz… Not the 91% thing. I thought it was 95%???
HDB
November 22nd, 2010
1:46 pm
Southern Comfort
November 22nd, 2010
1:45 pm
SoCo….some people just can’t count….or they just believe the statistics…and not the REASONING behind the statistics!!
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:47 pm
“Why do conservatives what to determine who sleeps with whom….or who marries whom?? ”
Calm down HDB. I could care less who you sleep with or who you want to marry.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:47 pm
Southern Comfort,
“I thought it was 95%???”
When you add in the supposed ACORN element I’m sure it would go 210%
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:48 pm
HDB – true. But he’s lying. He wants to run. But he’ll put off the decision. Or he may wait until 2016 if Obama is shaping up well. Only a question of when, not if. IMHO
F. Sinkwich
November 22nd, 2010
1:48 pm
Trixie = Sharon = Goldie = anne = Nonie = Mary etc.
barking frog
November 22nd, 2010
1:48 pm
Obama’s dream for the Republican ticket Palin/Anybody 2012.
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:49 pm
“Oh Geezzz… Not the 91% thing. I thought it was 95%???”
Hey SoCo, dude, I’m using Jay’s numbers (his article). I’m not making that up. Try reading the article bubba.
“Oh Geeezz…..”
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:49 pm
Byebye – yeah, a good read.
F. Sinkwich
November 22nd, 2010
1:49 pm
Add Cheryl
Libertarian
November 22nd, 2010
1:49 pm
So if Palin runs and the left criticizes her, does that mean we can call the left “sexist”? Since, you know, if you criticize Obama, you’re “racist.”
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:49 pm
barking frog 1:48 – no doubt.
Adam
November 22nd, 2010
1:50 pm
Fine. But judging by that 91% in the ‘Black’ column who are for Obama, he can do anything he wants and he will still have the black vote.
I think you’re forgetting just how much Obama won by in EVERY demographic in the 2008 election. It was practically a landslide. I bet the “black vote” for him is lower in 2012 than in 2008, but I still think he will win by a much larger margin than Palin in such a matchup.
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:52 pm
“but I still think he will win by a much larger margin than Palin in such a matchup.”
In such a matchup? You mean, will black people largely NOT vote for Palin? If so, then your answer is correct.
Joe
November 22nd, 2010
1:53 pm
Obama and his far left policies have certainly been frowned upon by most of the informed electorate. He is leading us down a path that the majority of Americans don’t want to go. Excessive spending, more entitlements, higher taxes, weak leadership, and a forced takeover of health care just don’t go over well with the folks. He is certainly on a collision course for defeat no matter who the Republican nominee is. He has certainly proven that on the job training is not a good idea in leading the most powerful country the world has ever known. It could be Palin, Gingrich, Pawlenty, Romney, or Huckabee. They would all defeat him because of his policies and glaring lack of leadership. Gingrich would mop the floor in a debate obviously because he would be the Republicans most cerebral candidate. Obama basically sticks to talking points if he don’t have a teleprompter to tell him what to say and that would hurt him if he went up against someone who would challenge his points with divisiveness.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:53 pm
Why are libertarians such whiners?
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:54 pm
Adam – I’m not sure a 53% to 46% vote is what I would call a landslide. Although it is a pretty big margin in modern times.
http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/presidential-election-vote-summary.html
But it should be a warning. Obama is at a big risk of losing in 2012…. very big.
stands for decibels
November 22nd, 2010
1:56 pm
Libber @ 1.49, right wingers have been complaining about left-wing sexism with regard to their criticism of Sarah Palin almost from the moment McCain announced her as his running mate.
see also
http://palinsexismwatch.blogspot.com/
Joe
November 22nd, 2010
1:56 pm
Whoever the Republican nominee is Marco Rubio will certainly be their running mate. He is certainly a heavyweight contender that someone like Joe Biden won’t look to good up against.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:57 pm
Jay, I’ll bet you $50 Obama loses in 2012.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
1:58 pm
Joe,
“Obama and his far left policies have certainly been frowned upon by most of the informed electorate. ”
Please name his “far left policies”. More specifically name policies that he has advocated for as President, that were not part of his campaign, that would now be considered the far left. And please be specific…not generalities like “Excessive spending, more entitlements, higher taxes, weak leadership, and a forced takeover of health care” which are purely subjective.
Actual, independently verifiable policies that differ now than when he was elected.
JDW
November 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
@Jewcowboy…I made it through about 90 seconds of “Nailin Palin” so I would have to say that I do indeed prefer porn to DWTS.
Kamchak
November 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
Don’t know which is more scary…
There’s your sign.
jm
November 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
Joe 1:56 – I assume you’re kidding. Rubio is a neophyte next to Biden.
I don’t thin Rubio will be on the ticket as much as people might want him to be for a variety of reasons. I think a woman (not Palin) or another person with more experience and heft will be in the VP slot.
Rubio’s pretty smart. But not ready for prime time yet.
joe
November 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
NOBAMA, NOBAMA, NOBAMA
Sharon
November 22nd, 2010
1:59 pm
vinny and deep throat
You are both the reason the country is like it is no brains!!
All your party and Palin is hatred in your hearts.
She is a racist fear mongering low class person.
I’d rather have President Obama who is so intelligient, classy,
and patient, than any Republican Tea Party losers.
You are all insecure about Obama because he is way far above
you and your party. Palin is a very jealous, racist, scared woman.
HaroldC
November 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
If we get to the point where are Presidential candidates have kids on ‘DWTS’ and their own reality shows, we are in trouble as a nation.
If we Palin is even considered a “Presidential Candidate” in 2012, I’m going to start believing the Mayans knew exactly what they were talking about with thier predicitions to the end of our world.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
Joe,
“Whoever the Republican nominee is Marco Rubio will certainly be their running mate. ”
But..but…he’s a Cuban and his wife is a Colombian!
WAR EAGLE
November 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
Here’s the reality. Obama and his dumocrats have lied form day 1- no transparency, no CSPAN, Reed- emboldening the enemy (the war is lost) Pelosi-” in order to see what is in the bill you first must pass the bill.” What a Car salesman she is. In order to test drive the car, you must first, BUY the car. Cap and Tax, the $13 a week stimulus allowance. yet they spend billions on how a fly sticks to the ceiling and what makes a musician improvise. They create no jobs yet increase the unemp. bene’s. If these idiots had any brains at all, they’d have SBA money set aside for those wanting to start a business and hire people. They’d also have tax credits for companies that can create new energy sources cheaper than oil and hire people. Allow drilling anywhere and everywhere. no one is going on vacation-they have no moeny. So let’s make gas less expensive. And where is obama’s birth certificate from Kenya where he really was born? The first president to declare that the US is a muslim nation. He is now worse than Jimmy. And the only shovel ready jobs are in the livestock barn. Senators decide NOTHING by themselves- it is a group decision. As for the Dems claiming Punch hsi pilot- they are full of themselves. Governors and mayors make decisions on their own. NOT Community organizers and Preachers. And what does Mr. Organizer do? Fly away on trips to bow at Muslim Kings and play basketball. And all you people do is cry Racism. No it is FACT ism!
cynthia who?
November 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
Race baiting again… Headline: “Voters unhappy with Obama; white voters would take Palin over him”. You made that the headline because 47% to 41% of whites would pick Palin? What about the 91% of blacks that would vote for Obama? Why didn’t you mention that?
Sharon
November 22nd, 2010
2:00 pm
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jm
November 22nd, 2010
2:01 pm
HaroldC
AmVet
November 22nd, 2010
2:02 pm
Not to belabor the point, but after 2004, it is obvious that the chances of an incumbent defeat in 2012 are based on the final opposition.
Based on enormous, serial failures, there was NO way on earth that GWB should have remained the occupier of the West Wing, yet….
Common Sense isn't very Common
November 22nd, 2010
2:05 pm
Who would you vote for President if they were on the tickets Douglas Oberhelman or Bill Gates. Why?
HDB
November 22nd, 2010
2:05 pm
Nice Guy
November 22nd, 2010
1:47 pm
You personally may not care…but the political party you support DOES care!! Note how voters got rid of Supreme Court justices for following the Equal Protection statute of Iowa state law when making the prohibitions on gay marriage unconstitutional!! Note how Sen-elect Rand Paul wanted to overturn the Civil Rights Act of 1964!! SB1070 in Arizona is just another way to show hostility!!
GOP has to change…and be able to ATTRACT new demographics…..not antagonize them!!
Matti
November 22nd, 2010
2:07 pm
jewcowboy,
I knew you’d like that one.
jewcowboy
November 22nd, 2010
2:08 pm
WAR EAGLE’s post @ 2pm is proof that Auburn cares more about its athletics than it does it’s intellectual pursuits.
A private sector employee
November 22nd, 2010
2:11 pm
The problem, however, is that 74 percent of Republicans view Palin favorably, the highest favorability of any GOP candidates tested. Only 17 percent of Republicans view her unfavorably, suggesting that the nomination may be within her reach even if the presidency is not.
Jay, I view her favorably, but I would NEVER vote for her in an election. That blows your editorial all to hell, doesn’t it?