President 2012 Poll Watch: Should Sarah Palin Run? GOP Outsiders Say No

Last week, our HuffPost-Patch Power Outsiders poll of influential Republicans in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina found two thirds satisfied with the current crop of candidates and only 8 percent offering Palin when asked who else they would like to see run in a follow-up question.

This week, we decided to dig deeper into evaluations of Sarah Palin, starting with a more straightforward question: Should Palin run or not in 2012? We received responses back from 151 of our influential Republican leaders — 35 in Iowa, 48 in New Hampshire and 63 in South Carolina. Just 15 percent said yes, Palin should run, while 81 percent said she should not.

And, these GOP Primary state outsiders are split on whether Sarah would make a good President. But, they make one thing clear – Palin could NOT beat Barack Obama next year.

This really is nothing new. Most of the polling from PPP and others  for over a year have demonstrated Palin’s lack of electability in a general election.

Now, with a deadline looming, will Sarah decide to shoot her wad and go for it?

Well, will ya, Sarah?