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[...] but that she is resigning her Governor's seat with more than a year left in her term, CNN is reporting that 70 percent of Rebuplicans would still consider voting for her if she ran for President in 2012.  Unsurprisingly, these numbers drop off dramatically among [...]

Right on Sarah – Gov. Palin is the only candidate out there that would even have a chance at saving our country. It is a dam# shame the demon-crats did everything they could in Alaska to discredit her – the only thing they hurt was Alaska! Evidently Alaskan demon-crats do not care anything for their state!!!

The poll results indicate a number of troubling things about potential voters: 1. 7/10 Republicans would vote for her. So ability to do the job is secondary to party affiliation. 2. The fact that she quit 2/3 through her term, showing she is not willing to complete the job, does not seem to bother a lot of people. 3. The fact that she would rather quit the duties she swore to take on and campaigned for than be a "lame duck", is not a problem for many. Hard to fathom.

The ultimate statement on Republican voters.

It is amazing how the polling of independents usually reveals the outcome in a general election.

If she is self centered enough to run, the Republicans will lose 66% to 34%.

Is it any wonder why our country is such a mess?

God forbid that this narcisist runs for president! Talk about unqualified! The negative response to her campaign should convince Republicans that she is the kiss of death.

Of course 7 of 10 Republicans would vote for her. She's about the only Republican who hasn't gotten her hands caught in the cookie jar. Oh, yeah – Rush Limbaugh too. Either way, it looks like 8 years of Barack Obama!

I find this almost impossible to imagine. Who in their right mind would want this uneducated, inarticulate, unethical quitter as President of the United States? Seriously??

My God... what are they THINKING?? =8-o Now this is getting insane and really scary. This woman clearly, and I mean clearly has neither the intelligence nor the fortitude to be president, and 7 out of 10 Republicans still can't wait to vote for her? It's bizarre how allegiance can make so many people blind. Isn't this how things started with George W. Bush (who??) with the Republicans? We just had eight years of one dolt. Good grief they'd better be careful! It's like tabloid mentality. They don't care about the quality of the candidate. The just want it to be a Republican for the sake of it. "Wow, she's pretty, and spunky and kind of like a soccer mom... she's great and I have to vote for her for president!" Egad!!!

WOW.....Im really disappointed. I think I heard a clunk as I do believe we have hit the bottom of the barrel.

Nope, doesn't change my mind at all. Palin is still unfit for office. Now, can we hear some real news?

Obama has no clue how to fix the economy, curb unemployment, and stem foreclosures....

Further he has no credibility with Iran, N. Korea, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, China, or even Honduras.

Further he's spending the U.S. into bankruptcy.....

We don't need him...we need Sarah....

If the Dems, Begala, CNN, etc. are in a lather over this she must have done the correct thing. She has a wonderful chance of ousting Obama in 2012 unless he attempts to extend his term without elections, which appears to be increasingly possible based on his support of Castro, Ortega and other assorted Marxist thugs.

OK Obamots, time to start spewing your hate.

Just shows how pathetic the average republican is. Didn't they learn with the last simple minded, science hating, war mongering evangelical?

She is not qualified to be president. She has cut and run because the press was "unfair" to her. She is thin skinned and narcissistic. What the heck is she going to do if Putin or some other world leader is "mean" to her? She would either quit or start world war III.

7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for Palin? No wonder this is the party wondering in the wilderness for years on end.

Sarah Palin strikes me as a wind-up doll on Red Bull; incapable of original thought, she strings together one cliche' after another into unintelligible sentences with just the right buzz words to get ignorant, Right-wing zealots shaking their heads like lemmings going off a cliff.

Regardless of Party affiliation, the idea of Sarah Palin as head of anything, other than a beauty salon, should strike fear into any red blooded American.

Sarah Palin as Commander-in Chief? A Puppet could provide better leadership. Then again,.....well, you get the point.

your elitist views will not allow you to understand. that will be your undoing.

thats not strange........
10 in 10 republicans will vote for a crow, if it is a Republican nominee.....
there is nothing like "country first" for republicans, only "party first"...

but this attitude does not scare me because the party membership is going down and will reduce to 20 millions (Limbaugh listeners only).

I hope she just fades into the woodwork. She's certainly not qualified to be president.

Please don't print survey result like this. Seven out of Ten would vote for her, this will give her hope that she could be President. She has an excuse for everything, nothing is her fault, and this is not the first job she has quit. Alaskan's voted for her, gave her the job, and she failed to fullfil her contract. But alas, it is not her fault. It is all of the complaints, the negative hype etc, etc,. She said she is a figther, well fighters stand their ground, chose their weapon and fight. Quitting, not sure which battle plan that is.

It won't change Republican minds. It's the party of Mark Sanford, Newt Gingrich, John Ensign, and David Vitters and they are forgiven and forgotten..

I know you won't post this but at least whoever reads this will know what I think.

This lady is very weird and given her behavior over the last while one would have to question her stability.

That so many Americans can't see through her ignorance...I see Russia and Putin from my back porch...simply befogs my mind.

You would think that after the incompetent Bush brought down the USA and caused so much strife in the world Americans would finally wake up.

Come on folks check this lady's depth out and I assure you won't find any.

7 out of 10? So that means 70% of their 30% voting base?? So 21% of registered voters would vote for this buffoon no matter what? Scary.....but fortunately, not enough to win an election. As long as the idiots currently running the Republican party are in charge....I will NEVER vote Republican again. I am a moderate Independent who chooses not to vote for vastly underqualified people who push far right wing agendas. Nothing I have seen, heard or read about this woman tells me she is prepared for the Presidency. How many interviews has she screwed up? I mean she can't do an interview or give a prepared speech....and someone wants her to be President? Insanity! Wake up America.

We GOPers need more like her and Bush: Too dumb to do anything behind our 70-IQ backs! Go baracooda!!!

And I can see why the party is quickly going into the dustbin of history. She will be unelected soon, and yet they still want to get behind her. No Colonel Rush Limbaugh runs the party, another unelected motormouth.

We'll see how long those poll numbers last when the real reason for her quitting surfaces (i.e. sportscomplex corruption, one of her many ethic complaints). She also had the "highest poll numbers" of any governor in the U.S. at one time. What happened to those?

It's also any wonder since now 20% of people now are willing to call themselves Republicans. That doesn't win anybody a general election for the presidency. Oh well. They've got issues. Stuff happens.

This is why the Republicans are doomed to fail. They all seem to have the stupid gene.

OMG! Given that most people in this country read at a 5th grade level, this is not stunning. Still, it is frightening. Palin is amazingly unintelligent and so are the people who would vote for her. I would vote for Jindhal or Romney long before Palin would ever enter my mind.

they get the same fate as John McCain....in his election....truth...

I am not surprised. Most of the pillars of Palin's platform are based on dogma. You don't have to have facts, science, or education. All you have to be is religious, and spout a few catch phrases like "limited government" and "lower taxes", and you get the support of this uber-passionate demographic.
Unfortunately, in the eyes of the rest of the world, this very vocal minority hangs around the neck of the average American like a sign that reads unreasonable, uncooperative, uncaring, and self-absorbed. Good luck trying to sell our products to these people, or getting any treaties signed.
Whoo Hoo! Four more years of Bush!!!

Just goes to show how ignorant most of the Taliban truely are!

Just what the United States of America needs is Sarah Palin to become President and decide the vacate her position in a time of crisis. What a joke!!!!!

I think that she needs to concentrate on her family and not worry about running for any office. I wouldn't support her if she chose to run. Our country is healing now with President Obama and I will continue to support him.

if they supported during her prior stupidity, why would a little thing like resigning as Governor of Alaska because she was under investigation due to ethics complaints for harmless things like letting the taxpayers foot the bill for her children travelling around the country, and a throwaway joke in a David Letterman monologue deter them?

If 7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for Sarah Palin, they've just reinforced everything bad that is perceived about them. I hope this woman drags your party into the abyss!!!!

7 in 10 people can't possibly be that stupid. 3 in 10, maybe.

Only 7 in 10 Republicans would vote for Palin? Senator McCain had a lock on, what was it, 8 or 9 Republicans, and he lost. Doesn't bode well for Mrs. Palin.

Wow,no wonder the republican lost big time last election,they just vote for anybody with a R behind their name,they seem like do not care if that person is qualified or not! I am an independent and do not approved some of Obama policy,but OMG it's Sarah she does not know much.god help America if she get elected.

it changed my mind fast...Palin is a JOKE and an insult to the American People...There are people at MacDonalds have more education and sense than she...

Maybe there's a reason for all the ethics complaints.
Is there a comparison on other governors?
The statistics still don't look good. She's not a fighter, she's a quiter!
When things get tough, cry foul! She can definitely dish it out, but she sure can't take it. She is a typical politician!

Not a surprise – there is no GOP leader. She energizes the base – but that's about it. History shows us that it's the independent voters that choose the president. They will never fully support her due to her extreme right wing opinions. The same is true if there were an extreme left wing candidate. We're a long way from 2012 – I'd be surprised if the GOP candidate were Palin, Huck or Romney. It will be a new face.

It's very sad that repugs think the country should be run by someone with such a stunning lack of knowledge in domestic, international, military, business, etc.. Where would we be if she had made it to the Whitehouse? We'd have another President who needed to have a Cheney to run things. That's why we're in such a mess now!!!

Of COURSE it didnt change thier minds, they are sheep to the slaughter. The woman is uneducated, irrational, OBVIOUSLY delusional, does NOT care about her state, bailed on them to do a book tour, and golly gee shes as DUMB as they are, of course they relate. SICK! OH well, as long as only 7 in 10 repukes are in her corner that means she is STILL over 15 million votes under Obama. GOD I HOPE SHE RUNS!!! Run Forrest RUN!

No matter how much people try to dog Palin and make fun of her family, real compassionate people will always love Sarah. She has done nothing to deserve so much hatred and bashing. She was thrown into the spotlight and the attack dogs all came out and preyed on her innocence. The haters should be ashamed of their behavior but they are not because they have no morals to begin with.

I thought this woman was complaining about the press – so why do you give her any.

Audrey

and how would those 7 people feel when, 2.5 years into her first term, she quit because the Big Bad Media were being so mean to her?

What a sideshow

To Sarah Palin – a great line from a fluff movie, but it really seems to apply to you...

"We've got serious problems, and we need serious people, and if you want to talk about character, Bob (Sarah), you'd better come at me with more than a burning flag and a membership card. If you want to talk about character and American values, fine. Just tell me where and when, and I'll show up. This is a time for serious people, Bob (Sarah), and your fifteen minutes are up."

His name is Barack Obama, and he IS the President – and I am pretty sure he isn't quitting any time soon.

7 out of 10 rethugs which makes up less than 25% of people that consider themselves rethugs...you do the math!

I didn't think it was possible to succinctly summarize the pathetic state of the Republican Party. This article pretty much does the trick.

Yeah but how does she rate w/voters who used to call themselves Republicans, eh? Many Republicans left the party last year. How many more if she's the next Republican presidential candidate? I can name more than a few.

Yeah, I guess with the majority of Republicans supporting her means that she can win the presidency. Oh, that's right the all important Independents only give her a 34%. Guess not... Ha! Ha!

I am for Palin 2012 end of story!

Puh-leeze, tell me this will be the last we have to hear of this opportunist. She has now proven that she will walk away from responsibility. I'm a Democrat and she is one of the reasons I voted for Obama. The other reason? There was no one running from either party who would stand against amnesty for ILLEGALS! Will the GOP now find a strong candidate who will be more middle of the road? I, frankly, have had enough of the far, far right conservative and the far, far left liberal. Now is the time for a third party!!!!!

If the lemmings knew that their leader was leading them over a cliff to their death, the lemmings would stop following the leader. 7 out of 10 Republicans still can't grasp that concept.

Nope, Palin could have to admit that Trig isn't her son but Bristol's and the wacky Rapture brigade of the GOP would still talk about how brave a "mothering" move it was. Speaking of the fundamentalist "base" Palin appeals to, "the base" is what "al-qaidi" means. Notice how she backed up in her speech to add "and prayer" after "a lot of thought" - Elmer Gantry in Manolos. What an embarrassingly stupid country we've become.

I don't get it. How could anyone vote for a person who resigned their governorship for no discernible reason? Guess it just proves how dumb Republicans are.

Good! Us Dems would LOVE for Sarah Palin to be the GOP nominee in 2012!!! Please please please, we can only hope.....

Wow, are Republican voters trying to sabatoge their bid for 2012 already? They still want Palin to run, seriously????? Not from the resignation, I would think her TV apperence and basically any time she opened her mouth on the campaign trail would have put off the voters entirely, Republican and non-Rep voters alike!!

Seven out of ten repubs would vote for her? Really? I guess that proves that (at least) seven out of ten repubs are drooling idiots.

Go for it dingbat! You already lost the last one. It's hard to believe that after the Bush debacle that Americans would make and even bigger mistake and elect a total airhead.

Most of the republicans must be taking the same psychiatric medication and it is obviously not working. Maybe it is because she says she is a "Christian" because it worked for George W.

Hypocrites all... God help the rest of us if they get back in power again.

This is a disgrace! Is Sarah Palin the best the Right has to offer? An unworldy, inexperienced, media whining quiter? Not the kind of role model I am seeking for my three daughters at all!

It is still wildly mystifying to me that anyone could take this woman seriously. A message to all the conservative republicans out there: she may talk the party line for you but please, please, please be more selective in the person for whom you vote. Palin doesn't have the intelligence nor the experience to run this country. Someone will come along before 2012 who is more articulate and less crazy.

If 7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for Palin then they would deserve what they get, a moronic, nasty fool of a woman! Just don't inflict her stupidity on the rest of us!

i will vote for you . missouri voter.

I'm a Republican and I'm embarrassed that my party still supports this ridiculous woman. Balin' Palin....thats who I want as President of the United States of America.....get your heads out of your butts RNC...we're all sick of voting for the lesser of two evils. Find a good, viable, intelligent, candidate who represents us All to the best of his ability........not another barbie doll wannabe.

This makes perfect sense. It illustrates why the Repubs are in the shambles. She fits perfectly!

A lot of posts I've read say that the left is afraid of Sarah, and, frankly, the left always protests too much.

I'm left and I admit that I'm afraid of her.

We better watch out! Poor Sarah might just effectively play the victim, and we all to know that Americans love to lift up down-trodden and empathize with the underdog. Intelligence is not a qualification. If she stays out of the headlines for awhile, raises some money, and comes out swinging with a little moderation, she could be scary in 2012. Hopefully, she truly is as flighty as she seems, and perhaps her short attention span won't let her stay focused long enough to do that.

well.. dumb and dumber go together

That should say a few things to those who wish Sarah Palin would go away.

First, it's now safe to say that conservatives are not the "extreme minority" in the Republican Party. We're at least 70%.

Second, the media's obsession with Sarah and her family is having unintended consequences.

And finally, crazy like a fox, whether she was planning on it or not, 70% is a hell of a start for 2012 run for president.

Do people really consider her a viable candidate? My God, she thinks the White House has a Dept.. of Law. She says she's not a quitter, then quits. She's ant-choice for everyone but herself. She doesn't read. She can't write. I'd like to see a UA, if you know what I mean. If the Republican Party can't shut her up, they really will be "The Lost Party."

As a Democrat, I am encouraged by the results of the poll. It would be great if she runs in 2012. It let's me and others know where the Republican mind-set is at.

Well I guess that's seven votes for Palin.

As a Christian woman living in the beautiful Northwest, I believe Sarah Palin represents me. She's intelligent, answers to a Higher Authority, and is still able to relate to the average joes. Stop trying to create some scandal! Big deal if she steps down–you would too if liberal lawsuits were preventing you from serving those who elected you. It would be awesome if she ran for president, but if she chooses to serve in other ways, believe the best in her.

Maybe she could work for fox news !!!!!

70% of us knew from the get-got moose mom was both a quitter and a flake!

At this point if the change was Palin or Obama, I wouldn't have a choice. I don't like some of her far right policies, but I need change I can believe in before the nation weakens too much.

I would prefer for a democrat to challenge Obama in a primary, but that has never happened, so I don't see that happening.

I bet if she were elected, she wouldn't surround herself with tax cheats.

Seven in ten Republicans aren't enough to matter in 2012.

If 7 out of 10 Republicans will vote for Palin for the presidency, then the Republican party is dead !!!

The Republican party is no longer relevant !!!

I like George Will see her as a quitter. If she runs in 2012, every Palin opponent (even fellow Repubs) will label her as a quitter. Dems will add to this by making her appear unstable (her past interviews and bizarre miss-statements will be brought out again). On the surface, she has waaaaay too much baggage to win unless all of her opponents slip, trip, drool, speak incoherently, and bark at the moon during the 2012 election. Maybe not even then.

you are what we (american's) need straight talk tell it like it is ,"NO Bull"" you keep it going you will get the vote , probably not the hard left vote every one else . THIS COUNTRY needs good honest talking and acting president not just a talker. come on sarah.

While 7 out of 10 Republicans said they'd vote for Sarah Palin in 2012, 9 out of 10 Republicans would vote for whoever would put a soda machine in the lunch room.

How does this scare me? Let me count the ways. . . .

Go, baby, go!!!

She didn't say she was resigning as Governor. She said she was giving up her TITLE. You know her title . . . as Miss Alaska. That is what she thought she was really doing. She never really understood the governing part that clearly. But ya know, that's just not her.

I think she finally will get do what she has always wanted . . . play in the WNBA. What a gal !!!

Run, Baby, Run!

Run, Baby, Run!

Run, Baby, Run!

Sarah belongs to the lower 48.

Thank you liberals!

Thank you liberals!

My God what a frightening article! I sincerely hope that ANY voter, regardless of party affiliation, would think deeply before voting for a dimwit like Mrs. Palin for President of the U.S.A. Remember what happened the last time a likeable, folksy, not-too-bright ex-governor got into the White House. It will be years before the damage is repaired!

That means that 70% of Republicans do not have a clue. What a concept!

Republicans have absolutely no credibility. Many of them claim that those of us who voted for Obama 'drank the Kool-Aid.' It seems to me that a person would have to do some real serious mind-altering drugs to vote for Sarah Palin for almost anything, let alone President of the United States.

The GOP loses more credibility every day. They complained about Obama's lack of experience, yet trumpeted the 'executive experience' of an air-head governor of a state with less people than most medium size cities in America.

She is just deluding herself along with her GOP apologists to think that she will ever occupy the White House as President.

70% of only 21% will not win any national elections for missy!

Please nominate her to run against Obama, please!!!

The debates will be a frace. Can you imagine a skilled constitutional lawyer debating a quasi-jounalism student that hunts from a helicopter?!

7 out of 10 Republicans are just that desperate and clueless.

Seven in 10 Republicans need to stop drinking the kool-aid and start therapy.

Howard Fineman is right. The GOP is like a star that has gone supernova, has collapsed in on itself and is now just a small, dense core of right-wingers.

And I'd underline "dense" twice.

That's Sarah Palin's base. Fortunately, it's not enough to win.

Sarah Palin is like taking a whiz in the snow. It feels good for the moment, but it's soon passes and there's no accountability. Let's be real about his woman who has quit every elective job she's ever held.

I doubt the numbers are as high as reported. Im a lifelong Republican and every Republican I know (a lot) would never consider Palin.

OMG, if 7 out of 10 Republicans think she is Presidential material, we are in a much worse state of affairs than I thought. She is as shallow as a creek in a drought.

The fact that 7 in 10 republicans would still vote for Palin after she has shown her inability to formulate a complete thought tells me the republican party is the party of stupid. I would have thought they would have seen enough with eight years of George Bush...but apparently they cannot get enough stupidity!

That's funny, cause I just read another poll that said %40 of Republicans would NOT vote for her after her resignation...

Maybe poor, victimized Sarah can use this time to actually learn something about the world around her. Let's at least hope she does before we hear from her again!

So, 1/3 of Voters would still vote for her, 1/3 wont, and 1/3 may or may not...

Thank you For the non information CNN

My opinion of her does not change, it just gets reinforced. Liar, quitter, religious bigot, narrow minded, narciscistic. A perfect Republican!

If you are wondering why the GOP lost the election and you are still in the haze phase of your thinking get your head out of the darkness of your posterior.Twenty years ago the GOP was a strong and respectable party,but has now fallen into the wrong leader's control.Get rid of the nit wits and bring back the Grand Ole Party ,and that is not including Palin.

70% of Republicans would vote for her? Evidently the lessons of the last election are being ignored by those who still call themselves Republican.

If this is the best candidate the GOP can come up with, it is a SAD statement about the GOP. Perhaps they should use something besides looks as a barometer...all Palin ever had were her looks, the debates and interviews proved that.

Or..why don't we all wait until her "book" comes out before anyone gives her any sort of "blanket" endorsement......
*(First things first)**

This goes to show why the Republican Party is in the shape it is these days.

I polled 20 people at the local bar, and 20 of 20 will never vote for her -even if she's the only person running.

They (and I) can't stand her "poor little victim that incites hate toward others" attitude. That won't stop. Our minds won't be changed.

Palin is an extremist and will only attract the fringe votes. She does not represent mainstream American Values. America has become a progressive majority.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Aren't statistics a funny thing? I would have to say that I would be among the 70% you quote as saying that their opinion of her has not changed (due to her most recent act of reckless stupidity) but if you take that as a sign that I like her or would ever vote for her then you would be way off base. She earned my contempt during the campaign and has not done anything since that would change my opinion.

those 7 out of 10 repubs are the STUPID MACHINE that keeps this country at war with the rest of the world. the only other stupid skank is elisabeth hasselbeck, the blonde war monger from The View.

7 in 10 republicans are sorely misguided souls, clueless about life and what is really going on in the world. It's no surprise an inarticulate fool like her looks good..

I'd vote for simply because she's not a typical politician. Obama's never created a job in his life (obvious from the lame stimulus and his underestimating) and neither has his dingbat VP. We need people in the White House who know how to create jobs.

These numbers reflect a disturbing current of anti-intellectualism in the Republican party. It is now politically virtuous, apparently, to have difficulty expressing oneself clearly, not to be well-read, and to be ignorant of world affairs.

This is no comment on education. Lincoln had a grand total of 18 months of formal education, but was extremely intelligent and a voracious reader. He was admitted to the bar. He crafted the Gettysburg Address. (Need I say more?) Lincoln saved the Union.

Palin can see Russia from her house, allegedly, and crafted the trainwreck of a resignation statement available on her official website.

I rest my case.

Male or female, we need another Lincoln in the White House. Not someone of the intellectual caliber of Ms. Palin.

The example that now shows that Republicans have completely stop using your brains. Good thing there's such a thing as evolution because you're the next to go.

I would vote for her. She is real, not another puffed up suit. NOt cold and out of touch like our current president. I'm not sure that she will be seeking the republican nomination. Personally I think she should start a true grassroots movement, and start a Freedom Party.

Guess more than seven in ten are mentally challenged.

70% of the 26% of Americans who still believe in the Republican Party equals–let's see, that's about the total population of the State of Alaska or my home town. Sarah ain't gonna win any Presidential races with those kind of numbers.

I hope Palin runs in 2012 as the GOP candidate. There will be more opportunities to test her knowledge. Maybe she should get tutored on foreign policy and indeed USA outside Alaska.

I would love to know how they define "republicans" because if 7 out of 10 *registered* republicans want to vote for one of the most ignorant politicians ever produced by this land then this party is gone so far that intellectual capabilities of its leaders are clearly irrelevant to its constituency. This is sad... to put thing in perspective I suggest watching "Idiocracy". If GOP backers want this for this country then I am very affraid of future USA.

You may as well just make the headline 7 in 10 republicans are morons.

I don't believe in polls they are not an accurate assessment of the people's view. However; I will say that if anyone could vote for someone for President in 2012 that never finished their governorship. I'm an Alaskan and these women sold out Alaskan's on what most of us voted her in on. I vow to never drop another dime into her pockets if she decides to write some book she does not deserve wealth the same way so many others have obtained it.

I would rather vote for a lizard. Oh wait......

I am saddened to read this. If this poll is accurate and was not a "push-poll" format, the results say quite a bit about the lack of serious thought most Americans give to the background, experience, and character that we require for those who aspire to the office of the Presidency--much more than it says anything whatsoever about Ms. Palin. This poll means we have finally (sadly, but not surprisingly) reached a point where image completely outweighs substance. We have reached a point where Americans have become so illiterate, inarticulate, and anti-intellectual that they actually prefer and feel more comfortable with an illiterate, inarticulate and anti-intellectual leader. Only one thing is clear about the next President: we will get precisely the level of leadership and quality that we demand, regardless of party or affiliation. This does not bode well.......

Serioulsy, were they only polling people in the deep south or rural areas?

Good luck Sarah.

She quit her job as city councilwoman to run for mayor of Wasilla. She quit her job as mayor of Wasilla to run for lieutenant governor. She quit her job as the head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to run for governor. And now she's quitting her job as governor to ... be a private citizen? Right.

Part of the GOP's problem is that conservatism has been discredited by George W. Bush and the Republicans who controlled Congress for most of his presidency. Fiscal restraint, once a hallmark of the GOP, is history. It was Bill Clinton who balanced the budget, and Republicans who ran up trillions in debt. National security, a GOP strength since Vietnam, has been squandered.

Oh, this is BEAUTIFUL! Palin would win primaries in a landslide but could not possibly win the general election based on voting inclinations of independents and moderates. I wish the Republican primaries started tomorrow!! I used to think Obama had to turn the economy around or prevent a terrorist attack to ensure re-election. Now it appears he may not even have to do that! Obama in 2012 – guaranteed!

Really???? No, Really??? As an Alaskan and someone who has had to stomach her self-serving policies and fundamentalist approach to all social issues, can someone please explain to me how 7 out of 10 Republicans aren't smart enough to see this politician for what she is? I understand that she has a "likable at first glance" quality to her, but once you get past that and she has to actually perform in a policy-making fashion all of that likability melts away under the heat of incompetence. She has not been a good Gov by any stretch of the imagination and enjoyed her popularity in AK only because she was more likable than her arrogant predecessor.

If 70% of Republicans would vote for the DUMBEST politician in America, then that shows how really ignorant and stupid the Republicans are and how they really don't care about America!

I am a registered Republican, and I would never vote for Sarah Palin. My extensive research of her eliminated in last fall, and my feelings still have not changed. This lady lies too much for me. And I will never forget her smiling as she enticed crowd hate and rage to shout "kill him", "off with his head," "terrorist", etc. Yes, this was when she was accusing President Obama of palling around with terrorists. She also attacked media at rallies, and at least two newsmen were attacked as a result. Sarah Palin crossed the line with these speech format approaches. Even if John McCain staff wrote, she still consented and gave speeches. She made her choice. Enticing crowd rage that could/may result in bodily harm to another political oponent is inexcusable. She is adult, she knew what she was doing. FBI even brought in to control the rage of the crowds.

Good to know 7 out of 10 republicans are out of thouch with reality. As a Canadian I always found George W. to disturbing. Obama brings some common sense to the leadership in your country and by extension the western nations.

We the people love you Sarah Palin. I've never seen the democratic party so scared in my life. All they've got is personal attacks against you. Because they know the American people are wising up to the destruction that the Obama adminstration and the liberal democratic party is up to. GO SARAH GO!!!! TEXAS SUPPORTS YOU gladly! YES WE CAN TAKE DOWN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!!!

Great!!!!! Republicans should make Palin their candidate. Then Barack won't even have to campaign, he can just show up in January for the inauguration of his 2nd term.

Republicans really do love this country. So much that they would pick such an inept candidate in order to ensure that Barack can stay in office. Thanks be to them.

I've been a registered republican for 25 years, and supported McCain financially in his 2000 bid.

It is hard to understand how any thinking person could support an individual like Palin for the important job of Governor, let alone President.

If she thinks the personal pressures are bad now, how soon would she quit under the constant criticism directed at the office of President?

Ironically, those numbers precisely mirror the percentage of absolute morons in our country, who give no thought to reason or logic. God help us all.

And that's why there are fewer and fewer Republicans. Anyone who would vote for Palin is an unqualified idiot. There is simply no other way to put it.

Excellent news!

As a Democrat I've been quite worried the Republicans will put someone else up.

Seven out of 10? Good Grief, this shows just how far the Party has slipped, and how uninformed and un-educated the GOP voters are. Neither Palin nor the Party have anything to offer up that is positive. The best they can do is slam the Dems and the President. That, friends, is a party that is totally bankrupt.

And....it is my party! I worked with it, for it, and because of it. No longer; not now; not until is sheds the hang-mongers, the bad-mouthers, and the know-nothings...ala Limbaugh and company.

For now, the GOP is in mothballs...and may be in its final days of life.

Palin, a favorite? How sad, how horribly sad!

RSH

What is seven out-of-ten of a party that has almost lost half of its supporters. Not all the tea-bag nonsense, but the moderates and independents. She isn't a quitter but a fighter? I'm seven feet tall even though my true height is 5'8"....it doesn't make me 7 feet. If she runs and is elected...I hope for the country's sake she can live up to the oath on the national level because she couldn't at the state level. A pig with lipstick is still a pig....a Governor who quits (or resigns) before their term ends is a quitter...by definition. Open a dictionary and read. Furthermore politics in Alaska are like minor league baseball....can she hack it at the professional level? If she is the GOP's best chance at winning.......I wouldn't brag about being part of the GOP.

and this is something we didn't know

Has the Republican Party become the party of the clinically insane? Or just the incredibly stupid?

That's pretty amazing and scary. I don't see how anyone can take her seriously. Most of the people who post on here probably have a better handle on national and world affairs then Palin does.

Steve-Michigan

I am speechless that 7 out of 10 Republicans said they would vote for Gov. Palin. She is ill-informed, not well spoken unless she is reading from a prompter, not well read and left office with close to two years left on her term. Do not kid yourselves, she left to make MONEY. This was not for a "higher calling" it was not for "Alaska and it was NOT for "love of country". It was for money. I would have more respect for her if she just said that and quit blaming the media, David Letterman or any one else who disagrees with her for the mess she finds herself. She will end up on conservative talk radio, or hosting a conservative talk show which does not make her presidential material any more than it would makeLimbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Malkin etc etc etc. She never was and never will be presidential material. I am hopeful Americans are smarter than that! Surely the GOP has SOMEONE will better credentials and leadership ability than Sarah Palin!

Please, please, please, let the GOP nominate this snowbilly grifter! She'll not only lose the general election by 30 points, but she'll tank everyone down ticket and turn the GOP into a rump party of uneducated rural bigots once and for all!

7 in 10 still think she's an idiot ... unchanged by her quitting

The other 3 in 10 voted for Bush, so they are still on her side

Excellent! The annihilation of the Republican Party is at hand! Let's go for 9 out of 10!

I am among the seven in 10 who's opinion of Sarah has not changed since she resigned as governor. Frankly there's nothing she can do that will convince me that she is competent political figure. I just can't take her serious.

7 in 10 Republicans would support Sarah Palin for the presidency!

YAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!

Signed,
The Democratic leadership

Run, Sarah, Run!

Or quit. Or whatever you feel like today. Hey, if you do get to be president, you could quit that too if it stopped being fun. It's not like anybody would be looking to you for leadership in that sort of job.

Great, it proves what I have always thought, 7 in 10 Republicans are idiots.

I'm one of the "three in ten" (Republicans) who thinks she tagged herself as a quitter. She's been out of her element, and she's not presidential, or even political material. That's actually a profound compliment, when you think about it.

Of course it doesn't change their minds, they don't really have minds!!!

She is clearly the most polarizing figure since...hmmm...let me see...GEORGE W.
Left to her own devices, she will outdo him in blunders as well.

No way, no how.

Three out of 10 wouldn't vote for her....vote for her for what...dog catcher.

A CONCERNED AMERICAN.

We really need to invest more money in education in this country. Or, at least the GOP needs to do some education grants for their Party people.

70% of Republicans.
Let's see, 20% of voting Americans identify themselves as Republicans. 70% of 20% is....
F.A.I.L.U.R.E.

7 out of 10 republicans will vote for Palin? So she'll get about 14% of the vote...

Keep up the great work, Sarah Palin!!!

7 in 10 Republicans would vote for Sarah Palin? That might be the most frightening statistic I've read in years! At least they're doomed to failure, with a smart, effective, knowledgeable, qualified President in place (for once), though it's still a disconcerting thought that such obvious ignorance and lack of skills could have that wide of an appeal.

Mr. President, while you are there, please sign a treaty to make migrating to Russia easier. I might need to take my family to Siberia if Sarah Palin is elected president by these 7 out of 10 Republicans.

I think that should read "seven OF THE 10 Republicans."

Sarah Palin is irrelevant. But, I'm terrified by the idea that 7 of 10 Republicans would vote for her.

You republicans can try and spin this as much as you like just like you did when she was running for VP but as we can see this was clearly not a good pick to begin with. To date I have not heard of a valid reason why she is giving up, everytime she say something she starts up a different topic in the same converation that has nothing to do with the question.

7 out of 10 Republicants would vote for Palin? Are these people for real or are they just mocking the pollsters? Hopefully the latter. This woman has proved over and over she is incapable of leading her own state let alone a country. At least George Bush only sat there for seven minutes after we were attacked. Palin would hand in her resignation. Republicans need to get their heads out of their butts and find some real leadership, not some hockey mom with lipstick on her moose.

This is a joke, right. Seventy Percent of Republicans would vote for Miss Congeniality for President? Gracie Lou Flatbush? Honestly, I think Sandra Bullock has more credentials than Ms. Palin for national office. Have you people actaully listened to her speak – actually listened? She can barely string together two coherent sentences! What are you voting for – a pretty face...an ideology....her religion? My goodness, can't you find someone with leadership qualities, experience, and a world view? Perhaps someone with wisdom and intelligence? This is the future of the Republican Party? All I can say is..Wow – Shocking.

That's amazing. Just goes to show you how much of America is just plain ignorant. No, I'm not a dem or a liberal. I just like leaders that are smarter than I am, which Palin plainly is not.

If this doesn't speak more eloquently than anything a Democrat
could say about the intelligence of the average Republican voter
(or at least 7 out of 10 of them), I don't know what could.

So 1,000 adult Americans were polled, and ten of them were Republicans. Seven said they'd vote for Palin, right?

7 out of 10. Let's see since 21% of the electorate identifies themselves as a Republican, that translate to 14.7% of the vote. Woo woo, time to celebrate... for the Democrats.

what a bunch of idiots to still vote for palin. That is why the Rep are so lost will not change their ways for all the people and who is best to run a country. Keep doing yourself more damage and you wont see a Rep pres for a while....

Maybe all those Repub's can go to work in the Dept. of Law.

This is amazing, as there are probably 1000 better Republicans to run against Obama. Why would people actually vote for her? She would definitely be cannon fodder for Democrats in any election.

Limited neuron capability is a hallmark of the Republic party, so that 7 out of the 10 does not suprise me at all.

What a sad, sad statistic. It is inconceivable to me that anyone would vote for that woman.

This is really scary stuff . that 70% of Republicans would vote for this incoherent, inconsistent, and strident person. Since as a group, Republicans are no dopes ... I would think there isn"t much a rRpublican field for the next presientila vote, else Palin would not be doing anywhere nearly as well. But still ... HER??

Apparently 7 out of 10 people never learn.

And please, would someone explain to her what a "Lame Duck
" is, resigning in the middle of your first term doesn't make you a lame duck, it just makes you lame.

Palin and Sanford in 2012.

sara quit palin, will never be president, come on cnn ,all your talking to is the gop base ,which is low 20 percent, the gop is trying along with to salvage a ship that has sunk to the bottom of the ocean. no one in their rite mind wants to be a replublican. i see cnn is in the tank for the gop, you lose

Well, the thing that strikes TERROR in my heart and soul is that if people were STUPID enough to elect a definitely unqualified ego maniac of an ignorant person like George W. Bush as President, what's to stop them from going one step further and electing the Bimbo Queen of the World as President of the USA? Perish the thought, PLEEEEZE!!!!

Wow, 7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for Palin? This confirms what I've always suspected; 70% of republicans are very stupid. Can you imagine viewing the vapid Palin favorably? I think the funniest line of the week is when Palin claims that she's "not a quitter" while quitting her job.

So that's 7 of 10 of the 21% of the population that even claims affiliation with the GOP...

Good. Obama's gonna get his second term because Palin will keep the INTELLIGENT Republicans from coming out.

Are you kidding?

Oh goodie – another poll of 1000 people that DEFINITELY tells how millions and millions of US Citizens think.

What a bunch of polling idiots.

"Many Americans have deeply-held opinions about Palin as a result of the national campaign in 2008,"

Unfortunately, most of the opinions are based on misinformation (a word which also can be translated as "lies") that was spread by the Democrats and their loyal subjects in the media. If there had been even a inkling of fairness in reporting during the past election, we would be under good leadership while Obama would still be wandering around in OJesque fashion looking for the real birth certificate!

she's still not qualified.

Run, Sarah, run! You're this Democrats' favorite GOP candidate for 2012!!!

4 MORE YEARS! 4 MORE YEARS! – ha ha ha ha ha

United they shall fall.

Wow, once again this shows the intelligence of the republican party. 7 out of 10 will still vote for someone who couldn't handle one term as a governor of one of our least populated states. Go GOP!

If Republicans want to vote for Palin, then they get what they deserve. (And now she thinks the White House has a "Department of Law.") This is a sure way to give Obama a second term.

Sarah Palin is not a dumb woman. But she knows so little about issues and about how to govern - and she seems unwilling to learn any more. It's frightening to think of her with more responsibility.

Please don't take the liberal McCain as your V.P.

I don't know who they polled, but I know this much, a "quitter" who claims to be a "fighter" will NEVER get my vote.

Other fools can vote for Miss Journalist all they want, but I certainly won't.

No surprise here–except that 17% of Democrats would vote for her? Really! And they call themselves Democrats? I doubt it. I can see Republicans being ignorant enough to vote for this bimbo but Democrats are usually educated enough to see through this kind of bafoonery.

Wow. That is completely amazing.

I thought that it was only the far right that thought anything positive of Palin.

We have a long way to go as a nation if 70% of those left who identify themselves as republicans would vote for this incredibly divisive person.

Race baiting a fear mongering are not good qualities of a leader. She would have much more respect if she would have stood up to the campaign stategists (assuming it was they who put the words in her mouth) and told them that she was truly a patriot and not going to say the untrue and just downright awful things she said during the campaign.

Maybe that is why only 20% of Americans now consider themselves Republicans.

As a Democrat, I sincerely hope that Sarah Palin is the Republican presidential nominee in 2012. I think that Obama would beat any of the GOP hopefuls hands down, but nominating Palin would guarantee Obama not just a win a landslide. Her appeal is simply to narrow to win a general election. Furthermore, just think how boring a Tim Pawlenty, a Mitt Romney, or Newt Gingrich would be compared to "Our Sarah." Palin's entertainment value alone is worth nominating her, especially after the crazies who showed up at her rallies in 2008 have had four years to get even crazier. If "the base" wants their Sarah, then give 'em their Sarah. Go, Sarah!

I'm waiting for her first original idea.

The poll must be flawed. 7 out of 10 Republicans aren't THAT ignorant and easily duped... right???

OMG!

No wonder I'm not a Repulican anymore. I guess as I grew older and smarter, I discovered I lacked the requisite stupidity.

Just shows that 7 in 10 republicans are completely ignorant -> of the facts, of reality.

It made no change to my opinion, but I thought she made Bush seem like brilliant. How Republican can support such a twit escapes me. They have talented people waiting in the wings, yet they seem to gravitate towards this 'rock star' with so-called charisma. It's like they've become suicidal in this post-Bush error. They need to be in the wilderness for a while, before the American people should take them seriously again.

The GOP is a sinking ship, that's for sure. Enjoy watching the show from the sideline Christians, you earned it with Bush!

If 7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for Sarah Palin, then there must be something wrong with the current quality of women political candidates within the GOP. Alternatively, there are just a lot of idiots out there who would vote for Mickey Mouse too if he were real. That's terribly scary. Is that what we want for our nation????

Who did they poll the rednecks of OK or WV or KY? Judging by the blogs very few would vote for this clueless pathological egotistical liar!

Well, I guess we're lucky that 70% of Republicans equals roughly 20% of the voting public...

I hope the Repubs nominate Sarah the moose killer to represent them in 2012 to run against President Obama. This woman couldn't even tell Katie Couric what she reads on a daily basis or what major court desions she thinks are important. This woman is a bad joke and anybody with any brains can see that!!!

SHE WILL NEVER BE MORE THAN A JOKE ON LATE NIGHT T.V !!!!!!!

In other words, 7 out 10 American believe she's dimwit.

This hilarious. 7 in 10 republicans would vote for Pailin? That explains the great shrinking republican party. Would there even be a republican party in 2012 at this rate?

Now, that is scary.. whoa!

She thinks there's a "Department of Law" at the White House.
She isn't even qualified enough to teach high school civics, you need a Palin-English/English-Palin dictionary to understand her and
she makes Bush look like a Rhodes scholar.

Every time we see her get screwed over by the media or Moveon, it just makes us identify with her a little more. When she can't answer the snobby "inside the beltway" questions that Charlie Gibson or someone else throws at her, we realize she's more like us, and would do a better job.

If she runs, she's got my vote. Not because I'm a Republican - I'm not. But because I'm a normal human being, and they are rare in Washington.

I would never vote for Palin. She left office after 2 and half years. Please stop looking at people titles. If she was a Democrats, Republicans would call her a quitter. Just telling the truth

Is that the the 21% that will admit to being a republican? Let's see, out of 100 million voters, 21% are republican, that's 21 million and 70% of them would vote for Palin, that's 14.7 million people, yeah that sounds about right. There's always 12 or 15 million nutcakes that would vote for Bigfoot if he ran. Isn't that about the same number that believe Elvis is alive?

I don't believe 7 in 10 republicans would vote for her. I golf with a large group of folks, mostly republican and none of them would vote for her.

We have to remember however, that there is a very small percentage of people who call themselves (admit) Republicans these days. Last I heard, about 20% of registered voters identified themselves as Republicans. If you use the results of the poll, that means about 14% of registered voters would vote for Sarah. Even if you use the math that Sarah Palin learned in her 6 years slogging her way through the extremely difficult community college course loads to become a newscaster, this percentage doesn't get you anywhere near winning an election.

Obama won the election by a wide margin on his own merits. I do believe that a significant number of conservatives took a look at Palin's background and what she had to offer, and punched the other side of the ballot when the time came. it is correct that there are deeply-held opinions about Sarah, but not just in those who support her, but also in a vast majority of people who don't.

Not really a surprising result, considering those who would have voted for her before this have already become practiced at ignoring her glaring intellectual, administrative and political shortcomings. There is no reason at all to believe they would actually read her statement, which explicitly revealed that she saw only two choices, either "milk it" as a lame duck governor or quit. The obvious third choice was apparently not an option for her, i.e., stay in office and, instead of milking it, do all she could in her remaining time.

Sarah is still number 1 in my book.
I think the media has pounded on her and her family long enough and I for one am sick of it.
Maybe as a private citizen things could be legally different between her and the media. One can only hope.
I wish her the best in all she does and she has my vote any day.

If that crazy stupid woman somehow managed to get elected, leaving the country wouldn't be far enough to be safe. She's a lunatic. I really am completely flabbergasted that anyone could be idiotic enough to support her political goals. She has done a great job since she burst (planned with PR flaks) onto the national scene in demonstrating how incredibly uninformed, incapable, and erratic she is. She gives women a bad name. As a woman, a mother, and an American, Sarah Palin disgusts me. But what disgusts me more is moderately intelligent people supporting her because of their loathing of anything Democratic.

You gotta be kidding!!!

Ms. Palin is not very bright, but does know how to push GOP buttons. If this is indeed a person for whom they would vote for the Presidency of the United States, we are in trouble far more deeply than I had thought. As one man told me, "But, she's hot!". Lord help the country.

"More than seven in 10 Republicans said they would be likely to vote for Palin for the presidency."

lol...congratulations Obama.

that would total about 700 thousand votes??????

ENOUGH of this....people need to have their heads checked if they want to vote for her family's values and those of the gop cheaters........

She's got my vote!

I'm still amused she went from having actual responsibilities" to becoming a community organizer.

17% of Democrats polled said they'd vote for Palin for president? hahahaha! I hope the GOP believes it.

I think that its rather surprising that any Republican would vote for Palin. She would be a disaster for this country. If you were disappointed with Bush you would be horrified by her. She is the wrong person for this difficult of a job, Period,

Also 7 in 10 repuplicans believe. . . . .

the Earth is only 6000 years old
Torture is acceptible
We are winning the Wars in the middle east
Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
Bin Ladden is still alive
Cheney, Bush, Rummy are not crimminals
Rush Limbaugh is worth listening to.

need I say more.

It just increases my distain for some media outlets and political pundits and political party leaders. All I have wanted in a politician for the last 20 years is someone with common sense. No Lawyers, entertainers, or activists. Someone who came from a common background as the average person. Sarah fit the bill.

The fact that 7 out of 10 Republicans would vote for her is scary

Ignorance is as ignorance does.

7 in 10.....boy is that party in sad shape

Of seven in ten Republicans would vote for this bimbo, it really truly worries me about the mentality of someone who is a conservative today.

So 70% of the 21% of voters who identify themselves as Republican would vote for her...

And as long as she stays in the news and keeps talking word salad, the percentages among independents and Democrats is likely to drop.

And.... this is why the republican party is doomed.

7 in 10 republicans would vote for her?

That doesn't speak well for the party.

Urp.

Dang it, I KNEW that would happen. Get a mop.

The title of this article should not read "7 in 10 Republicans would vote for Palin, but "7 of the remaining 10 Republicans would vote or Palin"

I agree, I have not changed my mind about her. I thought she was a ditz before this debacle and I still think she is a scatterbrain and unfit for public office. But that's why this country is in such bad shpe right ow. Because we had a ditz in the name of bush at the helm for 8 long nightmarish years.

What is 70% of 25%? I hope she runs. With Sanford as VP.

At least America may come back with Palin, but with Obama, all he wants to do is take his family on tax payer dollars and destroy America so he can push his black muslim agenda

If it was between her and Obama you better believe I'd for Gov. Palin. At this point ANYONE would be better than what we have now!

It shows how clueless Republicans are and the confusion within the party as a whole.

Scaaaarrrry. Among the Republicans, anyway. But meaningful.

My opinion of this bimbo has not changed one iota. She is still the dim-witted savior for that far right fringe of the Repuklican party. She could do not wrong by them.

This is not surprising. She could gun down the last polar bear from a helicopter and wingnuts would still love her. My deeply negative opinion of the Wicked Witch of Wasilla was fixed after the first few times I heard her incoherent utterances. And she has not gone off script since. No doubt she will continue to throw rotting red meat to the hordes of rabid wingnuts as a Faux News commentator or start her own talk radio program.

Wow, 7 of 10 Republicans would vote for her. Moronity lives on.

So we're all about personal responsibility and accountability unless it applies to one of our messianic political idols. People would still vote for her, even though she left office before her term was up? I'm pretty sure I'd be fired if I didn't see a night at work through. The Republican mantra of hard work, family values, and personal responsibility is displaying itself more and more to be a blatant hypocrisy these days, and it sucks that the values of fiscal conservatism and responsibility are so closely tied to right-wing religious fanaticism. Her support has nothing to do with her political prowess, intelligence, or ability to negotiate or finish a job; these people support her solely on moral/religious grounds, and not only is that dangerous, it's in direct conflict with other core Republican values. And they wonder why they can't seem to garner much support these days...

Can't believe I'm the first one to comment. Perhaps those of you who will follow after me that are twice my age can keep your spelling and grammar above a third-grade level.

You're polling data discussion is misleading. You imlyl that the 70% number is strong for Palin when:

(1) That's 70% of less than 30% of registered voters who idenfity themselves as republicans.
(2) 17% of democrats - OK that's maybe 40+% of the electorate - that doesn't help.
(3) 1/3 of the remaining 30% or so - OK, a little interesting.

So if nothing moving in the electorate as a result of her QUITTING, that's not very good. The implication that her resignation is a '+' - not really true.

Not to mention the state by state demographics for R's and D's aren't very favorable for the R's.

Bottom line: Let her run in 2012 because SHE LOSES .

You've got to have the numbers if you play the politics of fear and polarization.

"More than seven in 10 Republicans said they would be likely to vote for Palin for the presidency."

If that polling number is accurate, then Republicans are even stupider than I thought.

7 out of 10 Republicans are that stupid????

Palin doesn't make women look good. We are all not cry babies, but strong in times of a storm. I wish she hurries up and get out the spot light.

Wow, so she might get 70% of the Republican vote? There's, what, about 482 Republicans left in the country now? Boy, yeah, everybody stand back. She'll be taking the country by storm.

"Many Americans have deeply-held opinions about Palin" is code for "More than half the country already says there's no way in hell they'd ever vote for her so it doesn't matter whether she resigned."

Thanks, CNN, for being part o the circus.

I dont blame the Dems for exploiting Palin's resignation for political gain. They're hoping to create a sideshow so we won't notice that stocks are plummeting and unemployment is soaring despite the $700 billion porkulus bill.

We need less politicians in government and more people who actually have a brain and care about people. Palin is such a person, Obama and most others in all parties are not. Obama is just another corrupt politician. I would bet my life that if most politician were put under a microscope like Sarah Palin was they would not even come close to be clean... Palin got that treatment and comes out virtually clean as a whistle. Obama will be out in 2012, no doubt about it, he is a one term President.... hopefully the democrats dont push this country over a cliff with all their crazy plans, the republicans didnt do any better when they had the power. ( pss, a little secret- they are almost all corrupt )

[...] voted her Governor of Alaska with 18 months left in her term change YOUR mind about her at all?  Me neither. Tom Bevan at the RCP blog wants you all to stop saying such horrid things about [...]

How she can justify quitting her job by simply saying she is "not running for a 2nd term" is bonkers. She's QUITTING HER JOB a year and a half early.

I would never consider voting for a woman as duplicitous as Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin is not Presidential material. Bottom line. She claims to be a "fighter" but a fighter NEVER quits. Her quitting is a CLEAR warning flag. Americans better wake up and smell the hogwash she's dishing out.

Republicans are so blinded to the fact that this female journalist turned Governor is not qualified to lead if she's so quick to quit her job as Governor because it got tough.

WHAT makes you folks think she won't quit as President?

If she thought being a lame duck Governor was TOUGH, she has NO CLUE what being President is like. It's the TOUGHEST JOB in America, not a job for quitters. Bottom line.

She won't be getting my vote that's for sure. When someone quits because the job got tough, is a clear warning sign for me.

Seven of ten Republicans would really vote for Sarah Palin for the presidency? Is Sarah Palin really the best person that Republicans can come up with to lead their party? Her qualifications are and were always nominal and it does appear that she can't take the scrutiny to which all politicians are subject. She should have remained governor, demonstrated her leadership capabilities and showed her abilities to get her state moving forward. Or perhaps run for Senate and embrace an opportunity to learn and experience issues that face all of America.

As Americans, our standards should be higher. It makes it very difficult to take the Republican party seriously.

I never liked Palin, and her stepping down goes to show that she can't handle pressure. I hope she doesn't run in 2012, it would be a waste of people's time and lots of money. If she does think she's somehow qualified to run the United States (but couldn't run the state of Alaska), then everyone better be afraid.

Palin left office because her poll numbers in Alaska have dropped close to 50% since the 2008 election when her Alaska poll numbers were close to 80%. She knew she had a very good chance of not being re-elected, so instead she quit. According to her twisted logic, any one who is not up for re-election is a lame duck. The term lame duck is applied to the time between the election until a new person takes office. But of course knowing her as we do, would anyone expect her to know that? Just one more basic bit of knowledge about government that escapes her. Yet the republicans seem to overlook anything Palin. That's why their numbers are around 20% of America and deservingly so.

Of course! We believe in Sarah Palin because of her unique grasp of the role of government in America. It's basic and it is strong. Government is to support the country, not the other way around. Government should be accountable for the taxpayer money it spends. She gets it and she knows how to make it work.

Just because 7 out of 10 American's Opinions of Sarah Palin hasn't changed, doesn't mean those were good opinions;

Look at the proof. She isn't a quitter. Shes a fighter. To prove this point, SHE QUIT!

This will never be forgotten. She needs to find a new career path. The going gets tough and she Quits!

***YAWN***

Another Keating Holland, highly biased, information-lacking, poll....
Asking 1000 people out of a country of millions....isn't a poll, it's like a spec of dust on the moon...When will CNN get serious and ditch these ill-advised and highly slanted, bogus results that Holland spews out on a regular basis?

Here Holland, here's the truth. Palin's an aggressive conservative who has the right ideas about how this country should run; unlike OBama. The liberals continue to smear her name because they know she's a major threat to the incompetence in the white house right now....so, your trite little polls will only strengthen the conservative movement against liberalism. America is seeing, first hand, what radical liberalism is about....fiscal irresponsibility, hiring tax cheats, nontransparency...you name it, the OBama administration has gone back on their word countless times, and strive to pander to the lazy minority slackers.....Palin, if she runs, will clean OBama's clock...why? Because he's screwing the country up so bad, that he can no longer blame it on Bush, and the people are starting to see the lack of competence for themselves....even the MSM are turning...

wow 7 in 10 GOP would vote for a person who boasts about her ignorance. That should give us some idea about the overall intelligence of the average person claiming to be a member of the GOP. Good luck with that folks.

Of course it has no effect on people's opinions. Those who love her and those who don't respect her will require earth-shattering events to change their minds... and even then we all probably won't.

I can't imagine any educated person EVER voting for this drama queen. Her whole family need to be on Jerry Springer. They are tabloid magic, but that's about it.

As if Silly Sarah was not enough of an embarrassment to Americans and wasn't carrying even more political garbage, all we need is a "quitter" for President! No Way, No How, No Sarah!

Who cares? She's a twit!

I think the fundamentalists like Palin because she speaks in tongue.

Can anyone other than the chosen few understand what the heck she is saying?

Uhm.....so. Why are you still reporting on her? Can't we just let her fade into the Alaskan sunsest?? Please?

God help all of us if this woman ever gets to be President. I cannot believe there are so many stupid republicans in Washington. this woman is no more ready to be president than I am. She was enbarrassing to watch when she was on the ticket with McCain and she is still embarrassing to watch. The republlicans better stick to someone who has half a brain.

I really have a problem with her stepping down. Her term wasn't finished, she left before her job was done. What would happen it she was elected Pres. If she can't handle the media and other things going on in her state how can she handle being the Pres. It is just common sense that the job of Pres would be much harder and stressful than being a gov. Please think about it.

Girlfriend, I love you, but unfortunately, three years from now, Obama will be officially crown, King. He'll have his training wheels off and you'd be a ROAD KILL. Obama is needed to pave the way for the Anti-Christ. You will not win.

Her decision doesn't change my mind at all. She was a terribly inexperienced and ill informed choice for vice president and would be an even more dangerous choice for president.

Her resignation does not change my opinion either. She should go ahead with her book. Is it a coloring book or comic book, I'm not sure.

Awwww Palin. Did the big, bad David Letterman scare you? Go away. Just go away and stay away. Think of some new "folksy" sayings and then KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF.

It's sad to see that people don't hold her accountable for her responsibilities.

You're right, her decision hasn't changed this mind either: She is as brainless as before. I feel sorry for her! When she was born God forgot to give her a brain.

Liberals will stop at nothing to crush Sarah Palin.

Frankly, I have never seen such a hatred towards a political figure that lost an election.

It is quite sad actually and shows the liberal true colors.

For the liberals that wave a rainbow colored flag, I laugh at you because Obama has turned his back on you. And you thought he would support the gay rights movement after he got your vote. SUCKERS!!!! Just like his tax increase and big government spending proposals, didn't you listen to him during the election? Marriage is between man and woman. Frankly I could care less how it is defined, but I just laugh at you because you thought he was your messiah and he turned out to be Brutus after he got your vote.

This woman Sarah Palin, doesn't know squat, this woman isn't fit to run for the presidency, or the VP... she has no idea as to what the world stage is truly all about, and to think so many dumn Americans would vote for the knockle head...The american people can be so stupid...This woman brings nothing to the table.....America wake up

More than 20 percent of Republicans won't vote for her? And more than sixty percent of Independents? Hah...go ahead and run Sarah, run and see if you can do better than McCain did.

Good luck if this is what the Republican Party has really become. They are in more trouble than is really known.

It's true. She's still insane.

Only those religious right that are so tramatized by the "god's gonna get you for that" group of religious nuts that are trying to take over our government, would be so intimidated as to vote for this lady nut case. Her do as I say not as I do attitude, is scary to say the least. I can't imagine our government being ran by a person who has voo doo doctors come in and try to pray her into office. Although, I suppose it's no worse then Nancy Reagan and her sooth sayers running the Reagan White House.

Dear old, angry white men with jowls listing to AM radio,

Please, please, please, please, please, puhh-lease nominate this woman.

Love,

The Democrats

This is too funny, how in the world can people consider Palin when she speaks without connecting sentences or maybe they just feel sorry for her. Palin should be embarrassed herself and not people feeling embarrassed for her.

"More than seven in 10 Republicans said they would be likely to vote for Palin for the presidency."

These people live among us. It's actually pretty frightening. Anybody who saw her recent performance has to realize there is something not right with her. I'll leave the diagnosis to others, but there are clearly psychiatric issues.

I saw an interview where Silly Sarah was wearing waders. After hearing her explanation for deserting the people who elected her I could see how the waders might help.

State-controlled media is still obsessing with Palin, meaning that she is still viewed as a threat to the Messiah. The strategery is clear – destroy her at all costs! The tactics are transparent, such as "tie her to GOP candidates", as if to create the image that she is someone who should be shunned and not associated with.

To the contrary, Palin is someone who Republican candidates will rush TO be associated with in order to shore up their standing with voters. In another year, the Messiah will be the one that Dems will be racing to avoid, but it will be too too late.

You have to seriously question this poll! I cannot imagine even 17% of Democrats and 34% of Independents voting for Palin. And I seriously question 70% of Republicans saying they'd vote for her.

These numbers are NOT BELIEVABLE!

You can't be serious about these polls. She is the only reason that I a no longer a Rebublican.

This lady shouldn't be in politics first. There is a specific industry where she has better prospects. Jenna Jameson is getting old and retiring very soon.

Seven out of ten Republicans would vote for Palin? My God, what has happened to that party.

Sure doesn't change my opinion of her as out of her depth in any significant governmental capacity. She is all sanctimonious conviction that, to borrow a phrase, confuses her beliefs with truth. That's why she would make a GREAT right wing spokesperson/pundit/talking head.

Tale of two countries; the beltway punditry and the rest of us. No one listens to these buffoons who go on TV and recite proclamations. Events yet to unfold which no one has a clue about will decide what the future holds for Sarah Palin, until can someone tell this people to Shut up!

She has made it clear that she is the type of politician that would rather sling mud than get things done. She can be snarky, but she can't help her constituents. She has already shown that she doesn't have the intelligence to compete on the national level...I don't think that her rambling press conference would have changed anyone's mind on that.

Why would people vote for her for president? shed just quit 2 and a half years in. What a loser.

How could there be duplicate comments when that was my first comment, and there are no others on the blog?
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If there's any wonder why the Republican party is in trouble, consider the fact that seven in ten would vote for her to be president......I pray they never rise again.....

Palin will be the kiss of death to every Republican she endorses. This will make the 2010 elections interesting to watch.
Cheney / Sanford 2012

If there's any wonder why the Republican party is in trouble, consider the fact that seven in ten would vote for her to be president......I pray they never rise again.....

Better start woking with Republicans and stop this partisan BS. Someone has got to present a olive branch. Looks like another one gets to try being president in 2012. President Palin, what a scary thought!

This woman does not belong in national politics.

The left wingers can't stand Palin because she has more sense in her little finger than King Obama does in his whole body. His non-stop spending proves that.