[...] que, por contra, fuera del Partido Republicano todavía lo tiene difícil. La CNN daba noticia el pasado 12 de noviembre de que mientras que el 49% de los encuestados tiene una visión favorable de ella, el 43% la tiene [...]

Hope not hear anything from her at least for a year.

The question should be: do you think she can do the job. No one should be elected based on how likable they are. Look at what happened in 2000; we got a candidate who didn't know Social Security was federal program.

We should be voting on the idea of someone being able to do the job. Obama can do the job because he has the understanding and intellectual curiosity to explore options with minimal influence of ideology. Palin can't claim that.

49% – OMG, she's a has been !
What people won't do to try and destroy someone they simply don't understand. Why does this woman scare you so much
You all preach tolerance and understanding, how about a little practice?

I have to laugh at the same posters on this board that always post, "Go away Sarah". Of course, they want her to go away. She scares them with he rhuge popularity and charismatic way. Watch out Sarah is getting stronger and stronger!!!

Predicting who the Rep. nominee will be in 2012 is impossible. Just a year ago Hillary was a shoe-in for the Dems. 4 tears is an eternity in politics. In fact if Obama and the Dem. Congress don't rack up some real progress quickly, you can bet that the Reps. will take at least one house back in 2010 like they did after the first 2 years of Clinton's fiasco.

The Republican Party needs to start asking everyday citizens what is wrong with their party if they really want to find an answer. I have heard people within the party debating which direction to go and it scares me to hear that many of them want to go "more to the right". Excuse me but if you go any further to the right you are going to fall off the face of the earth. When I heard Sarah Palin say that she doesnt even believe in abortion in the case of rape or incest I thought…..IS SHE CRAZY????? Ask most women what they think of abortion, separation of church and state ,health care, deregulaion of wall street and the insurance industry and you will get an idea of where most americans think we should be on these issues. If the Republican party goes any further to the right I believe we will see that party fall apart. You have to remember that not EVERYONE in this country is an evangelical christian, you have Jews, catholics, mormons, muslims, wiccans ect. and the far right religious wing in this country need not be embraced so dearly by the Republicans as tho their way is the only way. You continue to embrace this ideology and this party is in for a world of hurt. But Im just a midwest mom who thinks that they need to ask americans what direction this party should take.

Palin MIGHT be ok to watch a hockey game with. But President of the US of A – PLEASE

Palin appeared at a rally nearby. And as an Obama supporter, I was tempted to attend. There were two motives:

1. Morbid curiosity — to see a live train wreck.

2. To get a sense of the crowd — what kind of people would go to see her?

I stayed home.

But I hope the GOP embraces (and nominates) Palin – she will exemplify why the GOP is losing ground — a shrinking anti-intellectual, xenophobic, party based largely on white evangelicals in the the rural South, Mountain West and Great Plaines (with Texas the only large state McCain carried). As such, she will be a modern Joan of Arc, leading a lost cause.

CNN, apparently you are not talking to enough people. Everyone I know is even more fired up and supportive of Gov. Palin than they were during the campaign. In fact, all the talk shows are trying to book her because of her populatiry. SHe is the future!

Many Republicans want her to run for President in 2012. All of the Democrats want her to run so that Obama wins re-election in a landslide.

Fear and hatred is all she has to sell. It didn't work in 2008. It won't work in 2012.

I can't believe all the talk going on about Palin in 2012. Gov. Palin represents all that is wrong with the Republican Party – extreme views, not fiscally conservative (don't forget the Bridge to Nowhere!), abused her power, etc.

The Republican Party needs to run as far, far away from Palin as they can get.

Please, Mrs. Palin, go on TV any and every opportunity you can. Every time you speak in public, your numbers go down. Each time we hear you we get a better understanding of why we are so lucky you and McCain did not win. So, you know, like, keep on talkin' and that there mavericky suff that you do!

If the Republicans think Palin is their new face, their savior, then they're in for a bigger shock than just having lost the election bigtime. We need
real leaders, not hacks.

Please run…You will get smoked.

I beg you CNN, stop covering this foolish woman. Let her return to the wilderness.

Palinoscopy continues. Her opinions are both ignorant and barbaric, and her voice could peel paint off a snowmobile. She cannot resist a camera, which leads me to speculate upon how many dodgy videos of her are tucked up under the First Dood's mattress, and she cannot keep from running her mouth.
The GOP will either explode trying to internalize her as a valid candidate, or split into two or three parties. Joe the Plumber could be her running mate.

She has some good qualities, and she's appealing to a lot of people. She's clearly not ready for the presidency or even the VP right now, but four years is a long time, and it could easily be eight. If she starts to prepare herself now, that might be enough time. Stranger things have happened. She's obviously alienated a lot of people as well who will never vote for her under any circumstances, and she represents a political philosophy many won't vote for even if she were as smart as Obama. But she doesn't need them. All she needs is 50%+1. If Bush, who is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, could do it, she could, too.

No please run in 2012 Palin it will make it easier for Obama to get reelected and help with SNL rating! YOU BETCHA

No way would I ever consider voting for her as President…and I am an independent who has voted both parties at various times. I just don't think she knows how to tell the WHOLE TRUTH about anything she has done. It just seems that if the Republicans even think of running her in 2012 they might as well not even enter the race…it would be like entering a pet rock to swim against Michael Phelps!

Maybe if she is a senator she might learn the names of all the states after 6 weeks of roll calls.

Hilary may not have been overlay popiular but she has a brain and knows history and geography and how to get things done.

Palin's talent tops out at homecoming queen

IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A NORMAL, HARD WORKING, HONEST PERSON FINALLY RUN THIS COUNTRY.

I TRUST SARAH MORE THAN ANYONE IN CONGRESS.

WHY IS IT YOU HAVE TO LIE AND SPEECH YOURSELF TO THE TOP.

I GUARANTEE YOU IF SARAH WAS OUR PRESIDENT SHE WOULD SHAKE UP WASHINGTON.

THE FIRST THING SHE WOULD DO IS SEND PELOSI AND REID ON A ONE WAY TICKET OUT OF WASHINGTON.

She's a drag on us all…enough already. She should go about being governor of a state with fewer people than any of Ohio's major metropolitan areas, and focus on trying to get that state to live within it's means. With all of that oil money up there, and her avowed distaste for earmarks, she should immediately set about refusing any and all federal earmarks that come her way. Of course, she might have to dip into the "shared resources" (Marxist as that sounds!) that Alaskans get a check for every year to do that. But would it make a statement? You betcha!!!!

Sarah Palin will be the future for all Republicans, She is a great Leader, free of corruption., and she is also a big threat for Democrats and the MEDIA. ' VIVA SARAH PALIN"

It would be interesting to see a breakout based on gender, age and education.

I guess what I am looking to find out is there some point where intelligence and education wins out over hormones in the case of men.

Palin is a pure politician. We are living with the results of a government run by pure politicians.

I'm so sick and tired of hearing about Sarah Palin. She lost. Move on CNN. Why are you continue to talk about her. She is not this super star CNN is trying to make her out to be. Why do we still have to hear about her. Give me a break CNN. If you love her some much, then move CNN to Alaska then you can talk about her all you want, but right now, my husband and I are sick of hearing about her. The election is over, she lost, we are happy now so please CNN stop trying to keep her in the spot light. When she was VeePee, she won't even talk to you guys, now she lost therefore, you want to keep give her all of this free cover. When not cover me?

I'm surprised her favourable rating was even that high. She is NOT qualified and i doubt very much if she'd ever be!…she may now be talking w/the press but she's still the same airhead.

I hope America is smarter than that, but then again you people elected the moron TWO times – and let him run a war!!!!! Yeah I am sure all of those mothers of deceased servicemen and women want a moose skinner as prez. Go Obama, fix it please!!!!!

I actually think Joe the (unlicensed, non-tax paying) plumber should be at the head of the ticket, with Palin as the VP. Maybe Tito the builder could be secretary of state, and Hank the angry, drunken dwarf could be the Chief of staff.

I get tickled at all the folks who voted left that call Palin dumb. Sure, she didn't come across as brilliant when interviewed by the main-stream. But if the main-stream media had a conservative bent, they could have just as easily made BO out to look flaky. I was in the minority of the country that voted for common sense, not welfare. Said another way, I would be more comfortable with a VP stacked up with common sense, than Biden, who is an "intellect."

Finally, most of you hate her because you are married to someone who is not as attractive. But hey, Maddow is quite handsome.

AS A DEMOCRAT I AM MORE THAN DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATE A FUGURE THAT WILL PERPETUATE THE PROBLEMS THAT PRECIPITATED THE DOWNFALL OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
PEOPLE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE CURRENT REPUBLICAN PARTY IS NOWHERE NEAR THE PARTY OF LINCOLN AND ROOSEVELT

I am truly truly afraid for her running in 2012 or even 2016… the extreme right wing of the party will take over this country. We will go back to 1000 years with no human rights… ignore everything except churches… burn anyone who says "america is bad"… that's what it comes down too…

Can't intelligent people see the red flags of mental instability in this woman?
Sure she's got confidence, self esteem and good public speaking skills as a far as "selling herself" -not bad for a political aspirations, But she factually has a spotty education, limited experiences and does not come from a powerful family in which she might have gleened worldly exposure.
She acts invincible, like Super Man! She looks to God for self justification!
She is completely unaware of her own lack of articulation and connects only to those who are sadly, beneath her. If I had to guess, I'd say she's out of touch with her own capabilities and is on the thresh hold if personality or bi-polar disorder. SCARY!!!!

I wish that the media would ask her tough questions to let her either put up or shut up. Asking the same questions about her critics or her clothes will never expose what she does or doesn't know about the real world. The public is being fed a steady diet of he-said she-said nonsense. Now that Palin no longer has campaign talking points and appears to want a lot of media attention, let her answer the tough stuff. As she said during the campaign–it's time to take the gloves off (or put the heels on, whatever). So I'm asking the media to PLEASE ask her the tough questions, the questions about foreign and domestic policy that she was supposed to know about in her run for VP. Let's hear what she has to say now that the muzzle is off.

After attending to the economic woes of the country, President-elect Obama’s next priority should be education. Ignorance and bigotry need to be suppressed. Palin has confidence but she is sorely lacking in certain disciplines. As to Congressman Broun – he needs to be handed a good dictionary and given proper Civics lessons so that he does not confuse, Marxism, Facism, Socialism, etc., then ultimately place them in one bag.

Bush is the most incoherent, incompetent, babbling, imbecilic politician I have seen in my lifetime, with the exception of Palin. Let's hope we NEVER hear from these fools again!

(I stole that from a previous poster, but changed the names)

President Elect Obama 'knows what he doesn't know.'

Gov. opportunist Palin…well, she doesn't know what she needs to know. Ah shucks, golly gee… like you know the Constitution, or maybe the separation of church and state, or maybe how to structure a sentence, or the difference between a country vs. continent, or foreign policy, or that inspiring unity through conscious intelligence is greater than inciting divisiveness through fear and hate. You know, the simple things that make our nation great.

Palin does exemplify or embody the character of a great leader. She's a politician thriving on the adrenaline rush of national media attention, and the hordes of adoring fans gathering at her hate rallies. But she'll never be qualified to lead this nation.

And frankly, I welcome the day when the media gives us a rest from her tired story, that annoyingly shrill voice, as well as the idiocy and mediocrity of leadership being heralded as the future of the GOP.

If you ever need a hunting/camping buddy, she is the one. I will make certain I only bring one sleeping bag.

As Palin pals around with the press her unfavorable numbers will grow much worse. Beauty is only skin deep intellect goes to the heart of her problem….she is just another pretty face…"You Betcha!"

yes i sure you asked all dems who watch nothing but CNN. come on now, some people aren't that stupid enough to actually believe your garbage polls. CNN get a life. Hope you sleep well tonight there ted

Palin 09 for dog catcher! You betcha!

Enough of Palin! She sits there and calls all these other people names and almost everything she says is also true about her.
How many lies did she tell over and over on the campaign trail.
I hope her ego and over exposure put an end to all this nonsense.
She is truly a master politician.

This woman is uneducated and ignorant and resorts to name calling to belittle others in an attempt to avoid people seeing through her. You lead by example and Palin has proven she is not ready to lead our children and the rest of the country forward. Palin can't relate to our childrens future in science and math when she nor her husband have aspired to attain higher education.

Sarah , can you spell Narcissist?

This is the reason I no longer watch 24 hour news shows. I am sick, sick, sick of hearing anything about this woman. She is the worst kind of opportunist. Completely ignorant but a real marvel of double speak.. Which of her 4 or 5 colleges did she get that degree from? It's almost painful to listen to her go on and on but not say anything at all intelligent.

Move on already! Is there no other news to report? It seems as though the media is just stuck on Palin to generate ratings because the election was so good to them. I'm over her. The race is over. Enough with the instigating. Enough with the free press for Palin. I don't recall any VP candidate getting so much attention after losing an election. Did Geraldine Ferraro get this much attention? MOVE ON!!

It's curious to me that the same "gotcha" journalists that were being blasted as bullies—not even one month ago—are now being courted for interviews and "her side of the story" by this sorry excuse for a public figure. I guess memories really are that short.

clean up washington November 12th, 2008 12:26 pm ET
Good luck to Palin. But going back to the comment by the Georgia congressman regarding marxist views etc, it seems time has come to demand all Congressmen take a course in: 1) U.S. Constitution 2) History of the United States; 3) European History; 4) Geography and 5) How to Keep quiet if in doubt of your abilities in the aforementioned areas.

in response: careful what you wish for. if every voter was forced to take courses that you recommend, you dems would never be elected to any position in government.

Let's focus on thoughtful Republicans who can help pick up the pieces.

Many of the people writing on this blog are mean, spiteful, and hateful.As many purport to be Obama supporters, I would recommend you follow his advice and stop slamming Republicans and Governor Palin; this disrepect and spitefulness does not unity make. Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska and was the GOP ticket's vice-presidential nominee. As such, she deserves, at minimum, a modicum of respect. She is not the idiot that many claim her to be. I have seen and read many interviews with her, and I do not get my news from Saturday Night Live. The one thing I do know for sure is that no sitting or former governor of a state deserves this type of treatment, and you should all be ashamed.
Melinda in Charlotte, NC

Sarah Palin will try very everything possible to stay in GOP politics. She smelled the power and got a taste of lifestyle that Alaska can't provide.

GOP let this very nasty genie out of the bottle, it will be my pleasure to watch her destroying her party.
I am a white middle-aged women and I was appalled that Republicans thought that women are so stupid, they will just trip over themselves to buy into Palin's myth

Lynn in NM November 12th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

Hillary wasn't well liked, either. Still isn't, by half the people, or a little more. Give Sarah a chance. She has a lot of common sense going for her. Oh, wait, that is not valued in DC.
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The only people who think this bimbo has any common sense and/or intelligence, are those that seriously lack any common sense and intelligence.

Isn't she missing moose season?

Hey People, we just elected the first black president to run our country and lead us to a better future. How can most people even think of her as a future president. She is a failed Bimbo and than some. Let's get her out of the media for God's sake. Enough of her already.

Sarah Palin and the rest of the Republican Party do not seem to get it. America has decided to the tune of 65 million votes that we do not believe anything you say. 65 million of us do not believe our next President is a marxist, a radical terrorist, or a socialist. Republicans like the Senator from Georgia do not seem to understand that they sound like sore losers and crack pots. Every time one of those guys open their mouths they alienate the American people even more. The Republicans sadly believe what they are saying is true. It is obvious to 65 million of us, the Republicans are desperate to hang on to what little they have left and they will tear down anyone else along the plumett downward. Do America a favor GOP and go away quietly into the night. The rest of us will run toward the light of the future for this country we love. Republicans we have had ENOUGH!!!!

run baby run…please run in 2012…that will guarantee us of at least 4 more yrs of Democratic rule.

she should have never worn those baby polar bear mittens……..

Sarah Palin is not ready for prime time.

But Tina Fey is! Let's put Tina Fey on the ticket!

To Lynn in NM:
How can you tell how much common sense Palin has?
She has been known to the public for two months. And if the way she behaved tells you she has common sense, then I want to know who changed the meaning of "COMMON SENSE".
Hillary has been known to the country for YEARS. To equate Palin to Hillary in any way is just idiotic.

i think Todd should work harder on his plan for Alaska to secede then she could become the queen or whatever she wants to be in Alaska.

Please, for the love of all creatures big and small and by everything holy, leave Sarah Palin alone. Good or bad, right or wrong, just leave her alone. Stop talking to her, stop interviewing her, stop mentioning her, just stop thinking about her.

Haven't we all had just about enough of this woman?Her meglomania
won't let her go quietly into the night.She is hell bent on trying to convince the populace that she is more than an empty shell and I really don't see that happening.She has never met a mirror she didn't
like and she will continue to be that itch that you just can't scratch.

Palin-Hilton in 2012! Sarah and Paris run the show!

Blind ambition at all costs. True. She used her poor kids on the stage at late night. Now her little daughter Piper just missed a lot of school and in her own words said it is very hard to catch up and she was very very tired. Super mom.. family values.. and she was only 2 months on the trail. Can you imagine primaries and race for president with her family on stage?

CNN, quit pushing her and making your readers read about this has-been politican! I will not visit your site if you keep it up!

What this woman must do is go back and take care of her family, stay out of the limelight for the rest of her life. Does she really believe that American's are that stupid to elect her the president, we had one president who is uneducated and brought us to the brink , do we need another? Sarah Palin is a extreme right wing nut, who does not represent those that I know, she represents that fraction of the Republican Party that believes that being their kind of Christian is the only religion that should be approved. I am sick of hearing about them and her. It is time Newsmen to let her slink back to Moose country never to return. God help us if she finds away into the Policial Limelight again

What's really funny is all the readers who say they're tired of hearing about Palin, and yet not only do they take the time to read the article, they feel compelled to post comments as well. There's a really simple solution for those of you for whom this is too complicated to figure out: don't click on links that have the word "Palin" in them.

I prefer Ms Palin staying as Governor of Alaska…

that way she can continue to outsource jobs to Canada (like the pipeline project to TransCanada).

The reason why people are sick of hearing about her is because the medias main focus was to ruin her credibility with the people, which they succeeded in doing. She was in the campaign for ONLY 2 months! You rarely heard about what she did as mayor and Governor of Alaska; all you heard was every single news outlet, except for fox, spewing mis-information about McCain and Palin while endorsing and praising Obama. What ever happened to reporting unbiased news? We don't know everything the President knows on a national security level etc., so of course he'll have to change the promises he made to the people but the Democrats seemed to jump right on it after the election by telling everyone 'oh he can't do everything he promised'; what happened to 'yes we can'? Everyone seemed to buy into the "change" motto…change is just a word, it's just a motto if there's no follow-thru…we'll have four years to see what he's really about.

She reminds me of Betty Boop in the old cartoon series. Except that Betty Boop had a higher IQ.

arc, Lugano CH …WELL STATED!!!!!

You said it so well, I wish I had said it!!!!

Sarah Palin is not even close to being a viable candidate for president. She has not had the experience or education to even half ready for the presidency.
She may be able to get advisors to give her speeches and keep her under control but I doubt it, She is hard headed enough to break out and start saying things that do not make any kind of sense.
I have nothing against her as a person or even as governor of Alaska, remember Alaska may be big area, but it is small in population. It has the oil revenue that keeps from having to pay income taxes to the state. They even get some 3000 dollars a year in income from the oil revenue that comes to state from the oil.
That is why she wants to explore for oil in Alaska, they get money from the production and do not pay taxes so the no tax policy is not even an issue it Alaska.
Who is going to negotiate a new revenue plan or maybe they are on a percentage basis for the oil rebates, as the crude costs come down. I understand she picked a single contractor for the purposed natural gas line that is suppose to bring natural gas from Prudhoe bay, she did not let it to be a bid process, that is another strike against her in my opinion.

Every time Palin opens her mouth, the democrats receive votes. The more people know her, the less they like her. The fact that republicans are still talking about her shows they learned nothing from their defeat last week and are doomed to repeat their mistakes. Sorry Hilton, but Palin is the true celebrity that emerged from the race.

Of course most men would have a favorable opinion of Gov. Palin because they're only focusing on Sarag;s looks and not her intelligence. This woman wasn't qualified for VP from the start and John McCain did himself a disservice by chosing her for his running mate.

I'm glad I stick to Fox News! You people over here are unbelivable!! She's not going anywhere, so just get used to you. She'll be back in 2012 and she'll have my vote again. After 4 years of an Obamanation you'll be ready too!

Will this woman just go away?

Palin: "Hey, look at me. I'm still here. Look at what I said. Look, look. I'm still here"

I have not been any more impressed with the Governor since this new round of interviews is being shown. Funny how last week the Republican handlers leaking information were "mean" and now she reports that that was "no tension" on the trail, and that she and John McCain love and respect each other.
I'm also fascinated by the admiration Republicans have for a woman who cheated on her husband and a man who did the same to his handicapped wife, yet they want to crucify John Edwards. Typical Republican hypocrisy.

Just because the Obama campaign chose to not make an issue of these things, and the MSM did not follow up on them, does not mean they never happened. Wonder what her God thinks of that behavior. And her race-baiting off script showed people who she really is- a mean, competitive, win-at-all-costs politician, not some benign, misunderstood, picked upon hockey mom with a cute, junior high approach to the world.

Go Away, Go Away NOW!

Now she wants to pal around with the Media!

I cannot agree more with most of these postings — CNN has got to stop giving her air time — I am sick to death of her — we have a grand opportunity to focus on the future and the Barack Obama-Joe BIden administration — lets go!!

If the GOP is seriously considering Palin for future leadership over Jindal and others who are obviously qualified and respectable leaders, they deserve the demise that will come.

The proof is in the numbers.
She'll get Reps to vote for her. But if Indies don't, and we know Dems won't, she can't win a national election.
I'd still like to know how Todd Palin got access to 3 stacks of personnel files for Trooper Wooten. And, if Gov. Palin thinks that the person who gave him those files should be fired.

Oh…and CNN…I swear to God you're going to lose me and 2 others in this household as viewers if you don't STOP COVERING PALIN!!

That seems like something you, and your advertisers, can understand…right?

Good grief. The media is obsessed with talking about Palin and giving her air time since the election. Newsflash to media. We could care less what Palin's doing, saying and thinking. Get over her so she can go away. Please!

The reason men favor Palin so much more than women isn't only that they find her attractive.

She doesn't share the same philosophy as most women in this country. That's why so many women supported the Democrat in the election. Why would they want to support the party that doesn't have the best interest of women or any other minority at heart?

It would be voting against yourself to be a woman who votes for Palin. Just like it would be for a gay person or African-American to vote Republican.

Gov. Palin has revealed just how hurt she is about the nasty comments from some of the McCain campaign staff. She should take heart in the fact that it reflects more on their lack of professionalism and their refusal to accept responsibility. Pettiness over the RNC clothes and other nonsense should simply be recognized for what it is: finger-pointing and immaturity.

And Gov. Palin, that's an Obama supporters opinion. Thank you for serving your country. Even if we disagree on the issues or the McCain campaigns focus on personal attacks instead of issues, you took the hits and kept going. Dust yourself off and begin again.

Please, can't she just go away. How could anyone have a favorable view of her?

Palin is a literal symbol of everything that is terribly wrong with the republican party: Ignorance, Intolerance and Corruption. If Republicans want to continue losing, be our guest and nominate Palin 2012.

If Sarah Palin is the best WOMAN Presidential candidate that the Republican Party can come up with, then that party and America are in serious trouble.

I saw a sticker on a van the other day that said, "Palin in 2012."

WOMEN should be very proud that they finally have the BEST representative for women available in Sarah Palin for Presidnet 2012.

MEDIA – PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK.

You're letting candidates already start the 2012 campaign. We put up with 2 years of campaigning. It's time now to govern.

Palin 2012

Between Alaska and the national stage, there is a huge abyss for Palin to cross.

My guess is she will stay in Alaska.

It seems that GOP's talents has reach the bottom that they are even comtemplating PALIN.

IS THAT ALL GOP LEFT WITH TALENT WISE? PALIN?

Do they think that we American are fool not to recognize that Palin has no interest in learning and just ambition to rule. I am sorry, but it's scary to give the control of such a great nation to someone who just want the position but does not have the interest to educate herself. BTW, we WILL NOT BE FOOLED IN 4 or 8 YEARS EITHER. IF SHE REALLY WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, SHE WOULD HAVE DONE SO BY NOW. I don't buy the fact that she will learn in next 4/8 years. The issue is not learning now, the issue is her ambition and lack of interest in GENERAL.

If this is who the Rethugs want to run their racist party, the Dems don't have anything to worry about for years. Palin is a liar a nut case and a serious WHACK JOB. The GOP doesn't care who their leaders are as long as they can spread hate and racist talk, they're ok with them.

"And perceptions of Palin seem to be dropping"

Because she lost and we no longer have to listen to that irritating voice of hers. Just shake a can of pennies at her and make her go away. She's done

When I first heard the announcement about McCain's pick of Palin, my first reaction was surprise, as in "WHO??? WHAT is he THINKING??" My second reaction was joy, as in "GOOD, now no rational person can take his criticisms of Obama's inexperience seriously!" Next came a type of sympathy for her, as in "This woman is being cynically exploited by McCain in order to attract disaffected female PUMA-types." Then came "Wait a minute! She said YES! What is SHE thinking???"

I think Sarah Palin is reasonably smart. Obviously, she pushes a lot of emotional buttons (both good and bad, depending on one's political affiliation). She is also miserably uninformed. She will have to expand her knowledge basis dramatically in order to begin to be ready for national office. Will she bother? Hard to tell. If she does bother, I hope that dramatically expanding her knowledge base will also dramatically open up her mind. Only then will she be ready for the next level.

Now, the question is what is driving this rating on Palin.
Is it because she is a woman? remember Hillary?
Is it because of the relentless attacks by the insiders and the media?
Is it because of her social conservative views?
Is it because she gave birth to a baby with down syndrome?
Is it because she is not a Washington politician and does the Washington speak?
Is it because she is a beautiful woman since women turn to be their own worst enemy?
I wish your polling would reflect these issues otherwise I see no credibility in the results.
Remember Biden has been in DC for 36 years, McCain for 26 and Obama has been running for president for 2 years. Palin just showed up 4 weeks ago.

Funny how the Obama Zombies talk about unity and yet continue to throw out hateful rants. I guess they are practicing for a place in Obama's national security force. Hey zombies, how do those brown shirts fit?

I really wanted to meet this 49% percentage of stupid people.

If she runs I'll call Acorn and vote twice just so she doesn't see any elected office other than that state, Uh where is it, Uh somewhere up north near Siberia.

We already have a President that is incompetent. Why would the American people want another one?

I am amazed that she is being sought after by all the news people….She may have made alot of women listen to her, but in the end, even they realized what type of person she is…Some men just oggled the woman…This woman that speaks religion one minute, runs a human being down in the next breath! PleaseCNN…GET OVER HER!!! She is bad news to the GOP!

Palin was a very poor pick for VP. She has set women back 20 years. McCain was pandering to women who lost Clinton. Palin is nothing like Clinton. Clinton actually has brains and can answer questions coherently. She was one of the reasons I did not vote for McCain and I was a life long republican. I simply picked who I thought was better for the US at this point in time. She should NOT be running for any anything! The folks that want a regular person they can relate to like Palin… you had that for 8 years. It's time for someone smarter than us at the top.

Let's see, she is apparently either undereducated or woefully misinformed, not above misusing funds to feather her own nest, and she is a congenital liar.

Yep, seems like perfect GOP candidate material to me!

Enough of this "it's all about me" woman! I am forever grateful for the intelligent Americans who voted for the Obama-Biden ticket. I can't imagine listening to that Palin magpie's voice on a regular basis. She needs to spend her time in Alaka, with her family, quietly!

As a democrat i'd be absolutely thrilled if the GOP was stupid enough to pick her in 2012. It's hard to believe there's anyone out there who thinks she's in any way qualified to be President. She didn't even know Africa was a continent. Is that the sort of person who should be running the most powerful country in the world?

Sarah Palin is the most qualified person to lead this country. She is razor sharp and has an untricate knowledge of the world and it's politics. Her experience in foreign affairs, her charisma, her appeal to clinton voters, her ability to shine under fire of liberal media, her unequalled support for the sciences and rational thinking make her the best suitable for the highest post.

No, really, I mean it.

Really.

If you're listening God, please, please, please inspire Sarah to run again in 2012. We liberals need the comic relief.

"The question is no longer whether Palin was a drag on the McCain ticket, but whether her unfavorables could be a drag on a future Palin ticket."…. Are you serious …about Palin on a future top of the ticket? WHEW!!!!

McCain The Pimp!

Sen. McCain pimped Gov. Palin. His campain (GOPs) was in need of campain contributions, and lots of it. So, what did he do? What any other man in his situation would do. He found a young pretty thing with no common sense about these kinds of things from Wasilla he could pimp for his campain. He made sure that she didn't open her mouth unless told. And, did what she was suppose to do to get that campain contribution money rolling in. McCain and his boys were almost and I say almost brilliant! But, the only thing they didn't count on was to run in to "Superfly Obama" and his boys who had all the $$$$. So, the bottom line is; Sarah Palin set females back again. Because, she got Pimp! LOL

So men like her better than women?? What a surprise … uh … not! I work with alot of Republican men and they all think she is God's gift to the universe. Yes … sad, but true.

If Sarah Palin is the future of the Republican party, then I will never be a repulican again, along with Joe The Plumber, it has become a dumb and dumber party, she is just not very smart, I don't care if she connects with the base or not, we expect our leader to be much smarter than us, not just like us. The Repulican Party better wake up, and chose a leader of the 21st century, maybe Bobby Jindal of Lousinna, not someone like Palin whose view belongs to the 19th century.

If she is the future of the Republican Party, as a Democrat I'm all for it. And the more she speaks, the better we look. Eisenhower would be ashamed if he were still with us.

I took a Zogby poll yesterday and purposely put that Palin would be the best GOP candidate to run in 2012, because I know Obama would be a shoe in for a second term.

This woman is milking her last seconds in her 15-minutes of fame. By 2012, she will be banished from our memories, just like all other VP candidates. Four years is not going to make her more likable or well-read for that matter. Buh-bye Palin…

Does this mean you in the MSM can stop covering her…PLEASE???

If somebody doesn't get her maw out of my politics…my head's gonna' EXPLODE!!!

I had saved my witch broom from Halloween to guarantee her return flight back to Alaska. I did my part, now please news media gimme a break and send the woman back to oblivion where she belongs

I have already forgotten her name.

Who cares about that women. If the media would just leave her alone may be she would go away!

It really amazes how critical people are of one another. Making comments like she can't run Alaska or she's not smart enough because of a few interviews? You don't get to know an individual by what the media says. You need to do your own research. There is so much hate. I guess people must be very unhappy. Only those are the ones spewing so much hate and it is not just a party.

She is too wicked and will turn the tide in her favour. She is anything else than an ethical woman. Watch, her satan will come in many colours to decieve you!

American Presidency is not for you to "PLOW THROUGH". It is not "SNOW" in Alaska. If you ever decide to run again, I'll be waiting to have fun watching SNL again.

I am amazed at the Liberal nuts that post on CNN. Has this woman really inspired such deep-seated hatred in you? This is a woman who has worked her way up the political chain on her own with no help from anyone (unlike Hillary and Obama). She also has been able to balance her family life. You liberals make me sick. I am amazed at how much hatred you harbor for her. Get a life

She has STAR recognition!

That is worth a lot!

She needs to prove her viability after being destroyed by the Liberal Press and the BO Camp!

If she can prove her viability by 2010, look out World here she comes!

I would vote for her again!

Will someone please remove Sarah's batteries. She's like an unwanted Christmas toy.

I'm so sick of hearing about this woman! I honestly can see why people are still talking about her– it's because she's attractive. And she's like a trainwreck. We don't want to watch, but we cannot help it at the same time. Just like the materialistic and consumeristic society we live in. It doesn't matter if you have brains, just as long as you are attractive and rich you will fit in just fine! That's why people support Palin. It doesn't matter if she breaks the law, is unethical at her job, or doesn't know basic geography or basics of the Constitution, all that matters is that she's nice looking and has a nice personality. I guess that's all the qualifications you need in order to be Governor or President of the USA. NO WONDER OTHER COUNTRIES THINK AMERICANS ARE STUPID!!!

Picking Sarah Palin for President is like picking Paris Hilton for President. I honestly cannot see a difference between the two!

If Gov. Palin is as dumb as the liberals portray her then why is Alaska better off than states like Illinois that are completely controlled by liberals?

The answer is simple. Liberals are only tolerant of those that think like them. Freedom of speech for them is fine if you agree with tehm but the second you say something they don't like, they cry that people shouldn't be able to say stuff like that. To them, reaching across t he aisle means conservatives agreeing with them, not a compromise.

Why should conservatives cooperate with people that sat in the corner and pouted for eight years like a three-year-old? The answer is simple, because it is the correct thing to do.

Political parties will be the death of our nation.

I am sure there a so many Republicans, men and women, who are sick of hearing Palin's name. I have seen a few interviews of Republicans and they are not praising her at all.

Cafferty asks "Why is there still so much interest in Gov. Palin?" Because most Amercans remain fascinated with her. Roughly half the country adores her and would like nothing more than for her to be bumbling around the bridge of the Ship of State. The other half just gets the darndest kick there out of her garbled syntax, cheerful blathering on subjects she's obviously never given a thought to, shameless backtracking and ruthless ambition.

Liberal , Conservative whatever, Palin is not the person to follow if you have a brain in your head. She was brought in because she was Cute and Dumb and that is what she is. That may sell retail items but it doesn't sell me on anything.

She is an insult.

Palin must still come to terms with the fact that President Obama was God's answer to her prayers for the 2008 election.

I hope she runs again. Obama will have two terms if she does and that is fine by me.

Democrats/Liberals good. Republicans/Conservatives bad.
Got it.

But what ever happened to the nuance and subtlety you promised?
Not to mention the healing and unity?

I'm still waiting.

STOPPPPP IIITTTT!!!!!!! nobody cares about Sarah Palin..GET OVER IT!!!!

She is as bad as that idiot Broun ( whatever the name is) who shot his mouth off. The freedom of speach cost the repubs the white house and now the party at the rate they are going.
Obama has yet to be sworn in and the idiots are beeking off and making the USA look like stupids around the world. Stop making yourselves look like rejects from the padded cells cuz it reflects on all the poeple

Palin, Palin go away….and don't come back another day.

She is a walking talking disgrace to this country and to the republican party. Only reason any Republican male would vote for her is b/c the stupid hicks want to and believe they have a chance of copulating with her.

Repugs listen good and listen now, you need to change your values and views, not your image and the publics perception. You people preach about god to everyone, take your lesson and do what civilized smart religous people do… Vote in your best interests not on who you want to bone.

What I would like to see is an admission of the failed campaign strategy to try to hustle the American people into accepting her as a credible candidate when they KNEW she was woefully under qualified. She blames the media, Bush, everybody else…truth is the McCain camp was highly selective about her time with the media and that was to their detriment. I cannot buy the idea that she was not ready to speak on the national stage. As a Governor who had all that great "executive" experience, she should have been able to speak coherently to any media. I could cut her slack on not knowing all of John McCain's positions due to how quickly they were jammed together, but not on any of the other stuff.

It is time to put Sarah Palin to rest. What is wrong with CNN? Haven't you learned that americans are interested in issues that matters to them? I hope Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Lou Dobbs, Campbell Brown can now retire and join the McCain camp… losers. Oh by the way, Glenn Beck is joining Fox where he belongs.

God Bless america!!!!

Everybody boycott Larry King tonight….

Why MSM is making Palin a star is beyond me. She has limited intelligence, cannot not answer a logical question without slipping up, and is a religious right zealot. If the Republicans are using her to try to attract new voters, they are making a huge mistake.

Sarah Palin = Dan Quale

Oh gee…I wonder why the men like her so much. Surely it can't be her stunning intellect.

The Republican Party is a shrinking party. Palin would make it even smaller. Soon it would be extinct.

She needs to go back to high school, first, but I welcome Palin's 2012 run for president, which will ensure Obama gets another 4 years.

Michael Steele, RNC Chair, Bobby Jindl, VP, Sarah Palin President….2012 is looking pretty darn good You Betcha!

……………………•:*¨¨*:•.SARAH•:*¨¨*:•.PALIN: .•:*¨¨*:•………………
……………………………………•:*¨¨*:•.2012 .•:*¨¨*:•…………………..

Stories change fro one day to the next….who can we believe? No one in the media!!
She is a great woman who deserves more credit.
Only hated, single minded individuals dont like her*
She is a strong woman and I hope we see her more!!

Can we at least get President-elect Obama inaugurated before the media starts the speculation of 2012? We've been through the longest Presidential campaign in history and now is the time to celebrate our new President, wish him well and pray for his success. Sarah just needs to go away, read some magazines and newspapers, modify some of her far right-wing views and for the present time just SHUT UP!!!!

why so much hate?

The only republicans I respect right now are the ones that back President-elect Obama. In John McCain's words, I'll make them famous and you will know there names: Sen. Hagel, Sen. Lugar and Sec. Powell. I kind of like that guy Gov. Jindal, but he has not shown me anything to make me believe he is any different from the rest of those GOP scumbags.

Give it up Sarah

If you adopt another's style, tactics, policies, and agenda, you invite comparison.

Newsweek editors said Obama has a "slightly creepy cult of personality" and that he is "a deeply manipulative man." If these staements don't immediately make you think of Hitler and Stalin, you are ignorant to history.

She SMILED when people at her rallies were calling President-Elect Obama a terrorist. She SMILED when they yelled out "Kill him!" She ENJOYED inciting the division of a country.

She represents everything that is WRONG with the republican party today. I would never give her a favorable rating or trust her, let alone vote for her.

How can anyone trust a media that has someone like Keith Olbermann listing others as the WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD?

And not include himself?

Hillary wasn't well liked, either. Still isn't, by half the people, or a little more. Give Sarah a chance. She has a lot of common sense going for her. Oh, wait, that is not valued in DC.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA……..OMG…THAT IS FUNNY.. PALIN AS PRESIDENT… I AM ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF… NOW THAT IS SCAREY TO SAY THE LEAST…

She is a moron….

The right-wingers continue to say the press has been unfairly critical of Palin. Stop and think about a couple of things before continuing that argument. (1) What if Barack Obama had a daughter that was pregnant out of wedlock? The pregnant daughter and that winner of a future son-in-law wasn't even discussed during the campaign. I am going to go out on a limb and say it would have been in the news continually on Fox News, on Limbaugh's radio show, and every other born-without-a-brain talk show if the was Biden's or O'Bama's child. We all know why too! (2) Isn't she supposed to be Governor of Alaska and the mother of several kids in addition to planning a wedding for the aforementioned pregnant out of wedlock daughter? (3) I don't know which is more shameful of the following: Parading her Downe-Syndrome child around or the way John McCain loved to speak of his time as a POW as if he was the only Vet that ever went through a tough time during Vietnam or any other war for that matter. Luckily the public was smart enough to see through all of this phony pandering.

what about biden ,he earns is respect but even though palin still dont know to give a propper interview she keeps talking and talking like there is no tomorrow.she is like the gife that keeps on giving.

She needs to stay in Alaska and keep her opinions to herself. As a female and working mother in America, I found it extremely offensive that the McCain campaign chose this hateful person thinking that the mere fact that she was female was enough reason for me to vote for her.

LOL! PLEASE keep her around!

The Dems could use a LOCK on the Presidency for the next 50 years!

Scary? You betcha! She makes Bush look bush-league in his incompetence and ignorance!

when ever i see her i change the channel

why are we still talking about this premature speculation? take a poll on how many people want to keep reading about this loser.

Maybe if she would stop agreeing to interviews about her days at RNC Highschool, people would have a more favorable opinion of her. She's asking for the spot light, but apparently has a hard time saying no (see $150,000 wardrobe).

The only thing she has brought this country so far is laughter and drama.

How about Biden, chuckles? Even though he is known to say stupid things, they are verbal slip-ups not attributed to a lack of knowledge or understanding. As much as he likes to talk he is bound to make mistakes.

Palin, on the other hand, demonstrated a lack of knowledge and understanding in several key areas. The simple questions that she bombed in the Couric interview clearly showed it.

If the Republicans have learned anything this election, I hope it is how badly Palin hurt their ticket……if they want to get anywhere in our next elections they better ditch Palin……..we haven't forgotten her tactic's this time around and we will remember everything she said and did……so they best let her stay in Alaska

After she finishes this week of interviews, she should get out of the spot light for a while and concentrate on Alaska's serious election problems (Sen. Ted Stevens). She's starting to look more like a sore loser who can't let go than a politician. She should also stop doing interviews in her kitchen and with her baby in her arms all the time. Sexism works both ways and you never see a male politician doing interviews that way. We get it, your a women, a mother, a Governor, and just like the average person, don't oversell yourself.

As a woman and a mother I find Sarah Palin offensive in so many ways. All the women & mothers I know who voted for Hillary Clinton in the primaries voted for Barack Obama for President.

Wolf hurry up on interview her so she can GO AWAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

Sarah your fifteen minutes ended 11 p.m. eastern on 11/04/08.

Every time this women opens her mouth she sounds a little more worthless than before. Why does she deserve any airtime at all. Exactly what does she have to offer being so far removed from anything American.

American People knows that ASKIMOS don't have brain…they're just frozen meat head.

As for silly sarah……keep on dancing you are not going any where. oh yah stay in alaska maybe president sarkozy will call you again for Nallin Palin. so get ready for it. i can see your house from NYC……….god please bless her with common sense. and don't ever come in to NYC.

Crist …. 2012….

Only 50 Months to go for the POTUS
and 26 Months to go and get Congress back…

Will be a landslide after the socialist taxes start, and people hit 12% un-employment…

PS: Palin won't get the nomination… Crist/Jindal

Sarah Palin is the future. Only she can lead the GOP out of the incoming darkness.

She's has about as much substance as an inflatable doll, and about as much brains.

I see CNN attracts mostly ignorant Palin-bashers to their political ticker, they must all spend the morning at MSNBC, Huff Po, and MoveOn…then come here to spend the rest of their hate-filled day…..

All I can say is she is a TRAIN WRECK, and I'm darn glad she is the GOP's train wreck!

Make no mistake – Sarah Palin has already thrown her hat into the ring for 2012.

If I were an Alaskan I'd be PO'd that she's not back at her desk cleaning up the piles of paper from the last two months she took off.

We want news on how jobs are going to be created. The bright folks from NYC's financial district who have just held a "pink slip party" are not interested in Palin just now. Her bread is well buttered and we need to concentrate on the present. You can resurrect her in 2010 (two years before the next election) which is just about the time needed to carry on with the circus like hoopla.

I really would have preferred if Palin would just disappear into the sunset. If she is interested in running in 2012 then what she should do is remove herself from public scrutiny and go and do some SERIOUS PREPARATION, by which I mean, learn more about national policies, study international affairs, and read more broadly to expand her limited knowledge of things that are relevant to achieving her goal of being a national player in politics. Running for the highest office is a really, really long shot. We need Presidents like Barack Obama. Enough of the 'Joe Six Pack' type leadership. We need to send a strong signal to the next generation of Politicians about the standard of education that we expect. That's the problem with this country: a failed public school system. NOT EVERYONE SHOULD BE PRESIDENT. We should teach our children to study and work hard and strive to achieve excellence. Then, and only then should anyone even contemplate running for high office. It's just preposterous that Gov. Palin should think herself qualified to be Vice President, much more President of the USA. Republicans do not place any emphasis on higher learning, and the sad thing is that they communicate that mentality to their supporters, a lot of whom are quite ignorant. Education IS a good thing, and once this country, especially Republicans, recognise that, instead of telling people that it's elitism as opposed to empowerment we will be better off as a people.

If GOP wants to reach out to the public, please don't ever mention Palin's name again. If GOP wants to destroy the party, bring Palin on the ticket. I am so sick of her.

Of course she was a drag on Mccains ticket. Just take a look at the hate rallys she gave and neither or mccain tried putting a stop on it, this is what caused the life threats on Obama, sounds like she was proud of that. Just go to the ancorhage daily news paper and see what they think of her. I dont see how she even became the governer of that state. And why cant they leave her out of the headlines, we have heard enought of her. If she is any where near the 2012 election as a republican I will go to being a independent. The republican party has become nothing but hateful, and they will work against Obama every chance they get. At least for the next four years we can sleep at night knowing that she wont become the next president. Sure am glad it was a task from god(as Sarah would say) to let them two loose this election. I cant believe that she thought the vp should give a concession speech. Well Maybe she will take Ted Stevens place in the senate maybe she will learn something.

Seems the only ones talking about Palin are liberals. One more example of the mental instability of those on the left. Your brains are stuck in first gear per usual.

I would pay good money to see Palin in a debate with Hillary.

Could you even image it?

enough of this sara palin nonsense cnn! her 15 minutes are over. why are you perpetuating this scheming, backstabbing, lying, two-faced, ignorant nobody in the media? if you want her so bad then keep her in cnn land so we can be rid of her in alaska.

If she was smart she would go away and let people forget how unqualified she is for a national office.

I did say if….

The woman does not have working brain cells! How in the world did she get to be a governor?

How funny that this fool had nothing to say to reporter's when running for the second highest office in the country, but now she can't keep her ignorant, babbling lips shut!

AL, NY, NY ……56 MILLION people don't agree with you.

Sarah please go away!!! You are so pathetic and stupid. Do your country a favor and go away!!! Please!!!??

Please just let her fade away. Please!!!!!!

I do not understand why the press says she would be a viable candidate in 2012. Unless she radically changes her far right views to become more moderate (and that would make her a COMPLETE hypocrite), she has no chance of running. She is also… just dumb.

The election is over…….and continually crying over spilled milk will not add to Palin's popularity. It was an excellent strategy for McCain to select a woman as his running mate—right gender–wrong woman. Let the dead horses lie.

Please run in 2012!

I'll get the popcorn!

Why is she still in the news? Doesn't she have work to do in Alaska? Oh, and when do we get to participate in the clothing auction for charity?

I don't think the republican party is stupid enough to have this idiot represent their party, but lets hope they do. A perfect ticket would be sarah the idiot and joe the plumber with tito the builder as chief of staff.

Ok…so thats in four years cnn. Let worry about today mmk? Plus, I think in 12′ there are going to be a lot more rising GOP stars that will trump Palin in every political category. I just hope people don't fall for her as a gimmick they did this year….what a tool

I'm suprised you people haven't figured out women and their politics. The last thing women want is some other woman to be more successful than they. Especially if she is good looking and smart like Sarah Palin and you stupid news people play right into their hand. Think about it how have women done in runs for the white house.Sarah Palin is 10 x sharper than barrack Obama and in the near future you are going to see it first hand. The man of change is looking at Sam Nunn and Warren Christopher Wow that will implement change. I'm sure you wont print this but it was fun saying it

Add half plus another one.

Palin is horrible. She talks in sound bits and says absolutely nothing.

If you want the Republican's to come back you need to get serious.

She keeps digging herself a bigger hole to get out of if she ever plans to run for national office again. These latest rounds of interviews are only reinforcing the previous image of her. She has the personal touch required but she really needs to lay low and study up on issues and policy and come back when she is better prepared to speak substantively. Right now when you compare her to Jindal, Pawlenty, or Christ it's night and day where they are and where she needs to be.

How about you work on Alaska and not worry about 2012 already, Sarah. I know it's hard for you to just do your job and not give into reckless ambition, but like you mavericks always said, "country first".

God! I am so sick of hearing about this idiot! Will she just go back into the wilds of Alaska. What scares me most is some people are so stupid that they just look past her idiocy and obvious lack of knowledge and STILL want to vote for her. Don't we have enough idiots in office? Isn't it time that we as a people decide to put educated people in charge of this country? For the love of GOD…..She didn't even know what her job would be as Vice President!

This is the most ignorant woman in office. Please forget her and let her fade into the past. I cannot even begin to think about all the stupidity she has displayed -

did someone tell Palin, that the person she undermined and called him,
'community organizer', is now the president elect'.

Palin should stay in ALASKA, and keep a low profile.
I am tired of hearing her name.

Palin can talk, flirt, wink, cook moose burgers, or whatever she wants, but I would never vote for her. Her views are too extreme, she has limited education, and is simply not qualified to hold national office.

She is PTA material – that's it. Go away Sarah – we have seen more than enough of you.

Go away Sarah. The election's over and we're tired of you. You're doing more interviews now than when you were running for VP. Please go back to Alaska and let us be.

Sarah lay low for a while. Get out of the spot light. Maybe in a while people will forget what a flake you seem to be. You are still young enough to come back later and be better prepared to handle all this.

I hold an unfavorable opinion of the Republican party in general after this year. As an independent it is doubtful I will ever consider anyone in their party again. If the Republicans want Palin to run in 2012 – go for it. I'm sure the Democratic party and Independent voters like myself would look forward to it. Just shows the mentality of that party is still stuck in the dark ages.

palin needs to go away! i am sick of reading about her. she is uneducated,acts like a hick, and i would never vote for her under any circumstances. i am a white female that voted for obama. this woman is a whack job!! GO AWAY AND LEAVE THE NEWS ALONE SARAH PALIN.

Sarah go away.

I have said before, this is a very dangerous woman. Blind ambition at all costs. It seems there is nothing she wouldn't do to keep the spotlight on her. I hope I am not the only one who sees right through her. If the Republicans try and regroup, Bobby Jindel would be their best bet. he is smart and I truly think he puts country first. This woman is ignorant and definitely puts herself first.

Shes dumb

Palin is the most incoherent, incompetent, babbling, imbecilic politician I have seen in my lifetime (with the exception of Bush). Let's hope we NEVER hear from this fool again!

Recurring Nightmare!

The Liberal Press shows its hand again. OK, the headline reads, "Nearly Half Hold Unfavorable Opinion of Palin" Seems like I could read that as "Over Half Hold Favorable Opinion of Palin" Hmmm – sounds as little more supportive when read that way – don't ya think? Kinda like saying "Partly Cloudy" rather than "Mostly Sunny".
Lose your bias and you will gain in my respect for you and your reporters. Ted in Tennessee who is "Proud to be a Tennessean"

Jeez…are we still talking about her? She back making mooseburgers and palling around with convicted felons masked as senators.

Good riddance and the best thing that Democrats could hope for would be for her to be the Presidential candidate in 2012. Maybe she could go up against Hillary!

How can any intelligent man or woman have a favorable view of Palin. It is obvious the woman is not what we want representing our country with her campaign filled with lies, distortions, and inciting hate, fear,
anger and unrest in her rallies. Our country does not need the
division she tried to bring among us.
She has let her ambition overtake her concerns for family and proven to us and the world how unqualified, incapable and lac king in integrity and honor she is.
CNN, we are so tired of her. Let our dismay and distrust of her lie and move on to important issues.

Ok, this is 4 years away, seriously. Let me put that in perspective… 4 years is half the amount of time that the current president spent in office, which felt like a lifetime even before he won in 2004 to serve another lifetime.

Let's let this go for now and concentrate on fixing the country.

Good luck to Palin. But going back to the comment by the Georgia congressman regarding marxist views etc, it seems time has come to demand all Congressmen take a course in: 1) U.S. Constitution 2) History of the United States; 3) European History; 4) Geography and 5) How to Keep quiet if in doubt of your abilities in the aforementioned areas.

"But its the liberal msm that's driving the unfavorables. They hate a strong conservative woman" BUNK. She doesn't know squat about world affairs and the thought of her taking office if something happened to JM scared the begessus out of nearly everyone except the hard core bible thumping, gay hating, gun totin' ditto heads that follow Oxycotin addict and Shammity. I PRAY that she comes out as the GOP candidate in 2012 because it will ensure a second Obama term. She will be just as clueless and divisive then as she is now

Did anyone really listen to her interviews…she is scary, and still cannot string a complete sentence together.

CNN, please give Sarah Palin a rest. Isn't there anyone else you can report on? I realize she's a pretty face, but enough is enough. Try an ad for "Desperate Housewives" or Victoria's Secret or anything else.

Palin's 15 minutes are up.

Sarah Palin…

One mile high…

One inch deep.

I am all for women holding high executive positions. However, Sarah Palin does not represent the best. Sure, he has a folksy personality and all, but that does not cut it. You can't just govern on personality and by the way, hers is not that great. She is a devisive type of person and has the potential of setting American women back decades. I was and am not impressed by her on any level. I remember when the sexist charge came up when Hillary was running, she called Hillary a whiner and said she could never support a women like that and now she herself is charging the same thing, well madam Sarah, does this make you a whiner as well and should other women support you? She should go take care of her kids and reinvent herself with common knowledge of issues being on the top of the list. I think it is crazy for her to be running around America with her hollow message with no substance to it. If you are going to try and represent yourself let along America, please for the love of God go educate yourself! Obama may have not had any executive experience, but he clearly is an intelligent person who has knowledge of every issue that was presented to him.

Aside from her political leanings, this woman has been plainly revealed as sorely lacking in knowledge (and even curiousity) of the world around her, willing to use her office to right petty, personal wrongs, and unapologetic about using tax dollars for her family's personal benefit. And 77% of Republicans would support Palin in future elections?? I thought Republicans were supposed to be the party of rock-hard high standards, of excellence, of shunning mediocrity. I challenge any of these 77% who are not uneducated right-wing nuts to explain why they would support her, without using the rationale of "she's like us", or "I'd like to have a beer with her", or "she's gorgeous". What is it you see in her that I am missing?

Maybe a more honest headline would read "Nearly Half Hold a Favorble Opinion of Palin." 49% favorable should not be ignored to highlight 43% unfavorable.

i am definatly in the half that opposes palin, she's not fit to lead alaska let alone the rest of america.

Wow CNN I didn't know 1,246 is half the nation. LOL

Make that half + one!

Nearly half found her unfavorable, eh. That must be the half that voted against her, right, since she got 57,000,000 votes. That half must be the Democrats…a no brainer. That bundle of votes for her would make for a good argument that she should run again in 2012. Maybe this time around she can garner a little respect from all those woman bashers in the media.

Please, President Obama hasn't even taken office yet and we're hearing about 2012. I will give up my TV set if I have to listen to four years of whether or not Palin is going to run for President. Doesn't she realize that outside of her ultra conservative core base, she's not that well respected. She whines about how the press has treated her, how even her campaign staff has treated her, but doesn't she remember all the lies, inuendos and misrepresentations she told about President Obama. You can't have it both ways, Sarah. Why don't you just do you job as Governor and let the rest of us enjoy our new adminstration.

The direct contrast of Sarah Palin with Charlie Crist, Bobby Jindal, and Tim Pawlenty will be interesting to see, especially in the setting of a real debate.

Sarah Palin is too simple-minded. She thinks God will do everything and make life good. I believe, but I also know that her view is not true. Otherwise, we'd all be living in a utopia of averice and we wouldn't need leaders or politicians or republicans or anything.

Yuck! Is that concise enough for you?

Why is this such a surprise about the Shrilla from Wasilla?

Once the dust had settled from her ridiculous convention speech, it was clear that this fool was nothing of a stateswoman; instead she was nothing more than a whipped government mule on a 3-month lease with the McCain Campaign.

Her purpose really was and remains quite simple; that is to acknowledge and affirm the ignorant, the bigoted and the ones who are easily swayed by unfounded fear. She is the voice of those who need justification for their small-minded xenophobic and isolationist intellects which are trapped in the Ku Klux Klan's 1950s America.

Geeze.. she got away with this one. I still can't believe McCain won't admit that if had chosen better, he would have done better. I believe he's still shaken up from the election. He's not of right mind.
This statement of hers "If I cost John McCain just one vote, then I am sorry" says it all!
Get real Palin… you cost him millions of votes.
Soooooo glad I changed party affiliation if this is what the future of the GOP is…
Now just where did I put those left over barf bags…. rrraaaalphhh

Palin is a person of average intelligence with no demonstrated knowledge of, or interest in, the problems faced by the country or the world. She's a spokesmodel for right-wing orthodoxy. After just ending eight years of that kind of presidency, are we ready to sign up for another?

I'm sorry but can we stop talking about this wackjob?

If Palin were smart she should disappear for awhile. She's overexposing herself and if she really wants to make a run for 2012 she can't afford to wear out her welcome before Obama even takes office, especially if she wants to break the "double term" pattern set by GW Bush and Clinton.

Palin for President? Please tell what year so I can pack and move to Canada.

Please stop forcing us to continue to see, hear about, or read about, Sarah Palin. She's yesterday's news that we just managed to suffer through.

Palin just doesn't have what it takes to run for ANY high office in Washington. Especially after the show she put on with McCain – it was a horrible and dishonorable show they both put on. Too many people won't forget that – first impressions last a life time.

I'm surprised her ratings were as good as they were. I can't think of one person who has a favorable opinion of Palin out of all of the people in my 500 person office here in Ohio that likes Palin. I know one guy who liked her after her convention speech, but once the teleprompter was gone and he saw what was underneath he turned to unfavorable. This woman will never be elected on a big stage. She's too much of a whack job. Doesn't believe in global warming, thinks women should be forced to keep a baby procreated from forced incest/rape, thinks foreign policy experience is being able to SEE another country physically. This would mean that most high school foreign language field trips to France/Britain would equate to 16-18 year old kids having more foreign policy experience than Palin. There aren't enough stupid people in American to elect her to office.

I will be changing my allegiance from the Repulican Party to Indpendent. I cannot believe that Sarah Palin is even being considered as a Repulican leader.

Oh give me a break – you can't be polling people that have graduated high school. Anyone that was confused over the content of Africa or what periodical she reads is a waste of time and effort. Lets stop dummying down America and find intelligent, competent politians to run our government. You know the old saying stupid is as stupid does. Ignorance can be cured with knowledge but it seems Palin isn't about to begin studying or learning anything at this point in her life. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

The reason we don't like her is because she is very mean spirited, but claims to be a christian. It appears she thinks god only works in her favor and not anyone else's. She can learn the things she needs to compete on a national stage, but curing mean and selfish is impossible.

Has anybody flared up and burned out this fast before? I can't think of a single political figure who has been able to pull of the.. Never heard of her… hmmm' interesting ideas…. what a nutjob… trifectca in such a short period of time

It's 2008! It's not even near time for us to be discussing who is going to run for President in the next election!

Barack Obama hasn't even taken office yet.

Can we please stop talking about this crazy woman – I'm so sick of hearing about her….

Pretty please?

Just go ahead and adopt her as the head of the GOP. I'm certain you will get results.

Please GOP, make her your candidate in 2012.

If you put a lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig, period.

When is America, and especially Alaska, going to wake up and see that this lady is a fraud?

how about biden?