Poll Watch: Does Sarah Palin’s Resignation as Alaska Governor Really Matter?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks with state Rep. Reggie Joule, D-Kotzebue, as an unidentified person takes photos before a bill-signing ceremony in Kotzebue, Alaska on Tuesday, July 7, 2009
All in all, the data support the interpretation given by Republican consultant Alex Castellanos to USA Today‘s Susan Page: “For independents and Democrats, [Palin’s] already not their candidate, and with Republicans her support is not based on her record as governor of Alaska.”……
Again, we should treat these results as preliminary and hold off on firm conclusions until we have better, more comparable data based on more than few days’ reflection, but on first blush, it looks as those Palin’s resignation announcement made less of an impression on Americans than the punditry of the last few days might lead you to believe. Palin’s abrupt resignation probably confirmed or deepened existing impressions, but it does not appear to have changed many minds.
Given the fact that Sarah Palin is almost guaranteed a $15-25 million paycheck over the next twelve months, compared to the minimal political damage she is about to endure, does anyone not think she made a wise, albeit bold decision.
Exit answer: No, it doesn’t matter.
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Benito
When she accepted the VP nomination, she knew she needed to bring her professional game up to another level, she never did. She knew that her family would get attacked as did Hilary and Chelsea before her (by even her twin maverick brother McCain in 1998), let face it she knew her family affairs would come out. But now she plays the victim card again, a card she played after those comical first extended interviews that we all enjoyed and SNL immortalized. But for the icing on the cake, she quits, because she does not want to be a lame duck governor, because the lawsuits keep coming, because it was the media’s fault, because seeing Russia from her house finally got to her, because its not fair that Alaskan’s paid her salary while she was running for the VP position, take your pick. So what does she tells us? Dear Mr. President, when things get tough, quit. Dear military men and women, if you are not having fun, quit. Dear son or daughter, if things are not going your way, quit. Sure, I agree when she first was introduced and gave a descent speech, sure the polls went up, but after the extended interviews, they went where they ended, down. She showed her true character, I real hope the book deal, Radio/ TV shows and the lecture circuits make up for what her party has lost by her actions. She may go down in history as the quitter that twittered.
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Yeah, Yeah
More simplistic rationale from the left.
One thing I know. She will be laughing at you – all the way to the bank.
Babsy
Benny Boy’s only gripe is that some parasite dimmocrap didn’t get all that cash that Her Holiness is gonna get.