(CNN) - A majority of Americans think Sarah Palin is stepping down as Alaska's governor for political reasons, according to a new national poll, with a majority of Republicans now saying that they do not believe that Palin would be an effective president.
Only 33 percent of Republicans questioned in a CBS News survey released Monday night say that Palin would have the ability to serve effectively as president. Last fall, 71 percent of registered Republicans felt that way.
"It's unclear whether the change in Republicans' view of Palin is the result of her decision to step down as governor, or whether the GOP rank-and-file felt they had to defend their party's vice-presidential nominee during the campaign but don't feel the same tug of party loyalty today," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Either way, this is bad news for Palin, whose first task in 2012, if she runs for the White House, will be to convince Republican primary voters to support her."
Fifty-two percent of all respondents in the CBS survey said that Palin is resigning because she thinks its better for her political career, with one in four agreeing with Palin's comments that her resignation would benefit Alaska. Most Democrats and independents feel Palin's resignation is politically motivated, while Republicans appear divided, with 36 percent indicating the move is to advance her political career and 31 percent agreeing with Palin's explanation.
"That's another indication that Palin may face a skeptical GOP primary audience if she chooses to run for president," Holland says.
Americans appear divided on whether Palin will run for the White House in 2012, with 43 percent feeling Palin will make a bid for the presidency, 39 percent indicating she will not run, and 18 percent unsure.
Palin has been critical of her coverage in the national media. Nearly half of those questioned, 46 percent, say the media's been harder on Palin compared to other political figures, with only seven percent saying the media's been easier on her than other politicians. Forty-four percent say her treatment's been about the same.
The CBS News poll was conducted July 9-12, with 944 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report
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How about this: Keep Palin out of your headlines, and see what happens...........
Why are we even asking people about a half-term governor running for president? I don't care who she is. She doesn't have the resume for the job.
I think she is. I'm a regerstered Democrate. She has my vote and support.
Wow! I rarely agree with Republicans...but this time I do! I do not think she is at all qualified or able to be President
You see what we are talkin' about. Palin needs to pour over some books of GKCA (general knowledge and current affairs). She mutters a manifold melange of incongruous mumbles, that need a lot of manipulation. Katie Couric interview is a case in point.
..."31 percent agreeing with Palin's explanation". The 31 percent that agree with her explanation should be set up in the intelligence community as codebreakers I guess because her rambling and bizarre speech made no sense at all to me. The only explanation is that it is some sort of GOP code that we need to understand.
This is interesting.
As screwed up as the Republican party is I figured they'd consider Palin their Goddess!
She needs to go to school first, and i will vote for her after
Not surprising at all. Good news all around.
like i said yesterday in another post.. even though her following is as loyal as they get.. they are just not enough to even get her the republican nomination... but i hope she has a great life in the beautiful state of Alaska...(please dont rape the land of its natural resources, there are some things that nature just cannot come back from)
I agree, she is not qualified for the presidency, just like obama was not qualified.
Thank goodness. You know, I hear a lot from the far right that 'libs' fear Palin. That is nonsense – she'd get creamed in a general election. What we fear is the dumbing down of American discourse. Get some real candidates in there, please, so we can have an actual disagreement about policy and our nation's direction.
And never will be... she is too ignorant to realize this fact. (oh yeah, God told sister Sarah of her "higher calling)
The really shocking statistic is not that two-thirds of Republicans (with no election pending) doubt Palin's qualifications for the Presidency.
The real news is that one-third of Republicans genuinely believe that this sorry excuse for a human being actually does belong in the Oval Office.
Majority of Americans doesn't think she's qualified. When you're a divisive politician like Sarah Palin, it's hard to do damage control. She alienated so many people with her remarks last year on the campaign trail about "real" Americans. Not only that, she didn't denounce the racial slurs at her rallies which will definitely not get her any of the African American vote.
She is not qualified to be President on any level PERIOD.
Finally! Whew...I was getting worried, man it took them this long to realize she not anything closed to even being a Governor much less President. .
I can't believe 33% think she could be president. Scary.
Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified to be president. Let's see what Rush Limpball has to say about this. Even McCain won't endorse her. That tell you that he only picked her for two reasons. First the men would fall head over heels lusting for her and he hoped that the women who were angry about Hillary Clinton would flock to her. She needs to just go away.
WHY DOES ANYONE CARE?? SHE IS A QUITTER!!! After mouthing off and being EXTREMELY negative while on the campaign with Senator McCann. SHE force more attention to be brought upon herself. SHE paraded her family with her everywhere. SHE answered questioned in a manner that made her sound ridiculous. And then when she returns to Alaska she finds some people are hostile toward her, the PRESSURE builds, and SHE QUITS!!! If it were a man the reaction would be TOTALLY NEGATIVE and no one would be making excuses for him...
SHE'S A QUITTER!!! let me say it again...SHE'S A QUITTER and what she says or does should no longer matter!!!
Interesting to say the least....can you imagine a "You Betcha" as president of the United States? I believe Sarah will continue to be a pain in our side for some time to come. She is on a "higher mission" so we won't be free of this nuisance for a while. "Thank you", John McCain for inflicting this on the rest of the country!!! Thankfully , it sounds like people are waking up to the reality of this person's inability to lead! Her strengths lie in dividing people...not unifying people!
Wow two stories about Palin already this morning. CNN is disgustingly obsessed.
She's no longer an elected official, republicans don't want her to be president, democrats hate her...the son of her grandchild won't vote for her...I mean what else do you need to convince you she's not worth covering anymore? Think of Palin like Paris Hilton...maybe one or two stories a year would suffice.
Palin-Bachmann 2012
OH BOY!!! Here comes the fireworks!!!!
What will the rebups say now that the most of the rebups polled believe like all us Dems knew last Nov that she is not qualified. It's funny how most of her supporters say she was demonized because she was a woman. I say to you no she was criticized because she didn't know what the job of the Vice President was, or she didn't know what newspaper she read, or she didn't know what the Bush Doctrine was, or besides Roe V Wade what Supreme Court descicion she didn't agree with, and last she couldn't give an example of a time when her running mate called for strict regulations on anything.
Stereo-typical beauty queen bimbo....sorry....but certain stereo-types have the origins in a certain amount of truth. Nobody cares 'bout Sarah Palin more than Sarah Palin.
71 % thought she was ready to be president in 2008. 33% think she is ready to become president now.
Country first when it mattered the most, right GOP?
You could have fooled me. For months Palin has been showboating as the Joan of Arc of the Republican Party, the Savior Victim Queen of the 'Christian' Conservatives, the 'Christian’ religious bigots, and the 'Christian' racists. She represents the 'America' that excludes anyone who is not one of 'us' or 'her supporters'; frankly, I hope she sticks around a while. She is quite possibly the best poison and the best cancer within the GOP than has ever been known.
Stay strong Palin…Please destroy the GOP!
Finally! Party establishment recognizes her for what she is.
Sure, she can help them at their hootenannies and get the "real Americans" all riled up but beyond that, no higher office for her.
After Obama, qualifications no longer matter. We just elected the most unqualified individual for office. However, after a Four Year Obama Disaster, we may learn a lesson.
Good. This ought to put an end to her career.
A poll like this also makes her appear to be ballot box poison for any candidate. Anyone would be wise to stay away from her.
She'll eventually end up on Fox News with some insane show like the rest of the crew there. She'll rack up nice numbers for a tv show, and she'll be a wild success for the 3 or so million who are suckers enough to watch her.
Sarah's political career is over. She loves the limelight, but can't stand the heat all the light brings. She doesn't know the issues, carries around a big chip on her shoulder, and always says the most ignorant, inane things when questioned on issues. Sorry, Sarah, you're done at the national level. Quitting the job as governor of Alaska only shows that she can't handle duties of office, and that she gives up when challenged. Don't need that, folks. She is going to be relegated to the position of yapping dog.
33% thinks she can be president? Is that the same 33% who think Bush Jr. was a good president?
For the love of God, please stop posting stories about Palin! She's a pathetic loser who should be ignored! I don't even want to see her name anywhere on CNN!
Some individuals manage to get themselves in highly vulnerable positions when they accept a bid for an elected position that they are not even marginally qualified. They become vulnerable to many opinions. Sarah Palin is one of them. Sarah decries "partisan" ways as though she is not partisan. That is another example of how she sees herself differently than the public views her.
Sarah is delusional. She would go away if the media would ignore her.
She isn't qualified and proved that during as the Republican vice presidential candidate.
We went too far right under Bush. We might go to far left under Obama. I hope not. I hope we start applying sensible policies or start shrinking the federal government. It is too large.
stop covering her
Change that to "Majority of Americans don't think Sarah Palin is qualified for dog catcher."
If her own party does not feel she is qualified, she has no chance of winning the election.
Meanwhile, 10 American lives have been lost in combat in Afghanistan in the past week.
WHY isn't this being covered????
When Bush was in office, we got a daily dose of it on the evening news. Not even a mention now that Obama's in office.
Governor Palin will make an excellent fundraiser. She has the opportunity to mold the future of the party. But due to several reasons – family distractions (Levi Johnston included – poor Bristol!), the usual ethics charges levied at all politicians, and the fact that she is from Alaska which is geographically isolated – She should not run for President.
Resigning created an image, rightly or wrongly, that she can't handle the rough and tumble idiocy of politics today. She fits the 'political celebrity' that the press love. Too bad she's from the 'wrong' party.
I like Governor Palin – as a woman who worked her way up, has a normal family, and many good ideas – but I don't think she should run for President. And I'm a Republican.
really? wow that is a shocker......
Anyone would know that Sara is not qualified to be President of this USA. She's a trash talker and incites hatred. When she talks of her own it makes no sense at all, meaning she can read a script, but unable to make a complete sentence.
John will never admit this but he knows his pick for VP was an insult to Rep Party. Sara need educations and when she used to term "I used to have a Journalist degree", that really did it, once you earn a degree you always have it.
The curiousity is how can a dumb person make it big and become to pick for USA VP that behooves me.
For once I agree with the majority of the Republicans.
for the same reason that Obama wasn't qualified... and he's proving it everyday.
The Poll is not an authority on this matter. Obama has less Executive experience than Palin. Would they say Obama is not qualified to be President. It is the voters who will determine their candidate and not a tiny sample of Americans. Anti-Palin elements may pretend to be Republican just to input their negative response in the Poll.
A CBS Poll?? Like that’s really an ACCURATE poll.. LOL… no way.
Maybe, maybe not but she sure the heck can't do any worst than the one we have in the WH right now. At least Palin would have came in with some legislative experience whereas Obama got in due to the color of his skin.
Anyone with an IQ in excess of 8 would know that Sarah is not Prez material.
We Democrats knew that she was not qualified from day one
Either the GOP is getting smarter or just a little more honest. It would be nice IF it were both... Naaaaaaaaaa
Finally something from the Republicans that i can agree with.
How Come? I think she is the smartest lady in the world,, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu becchhaaaaaa
Even the 31% of Republicans that say they POSSIBLY could support her sounds VERY high.
The average female or male walking down the street has a better education than Palin. Millions of people have better job experiences. Millions of people did not quit their most qualifying job after several months because they were afraid of becoming a lame duck. What if all of the people's representatives QUIT their offices because being a lame duck was not cool?
Who watches CBS anymore? Also to say Republicans would respond to CBS is very funny. Biased? You be the judge.
Correction CNN!!!! The "Majority" don't think Palin is qualified to be Prez.........
She let the Vice Presidential nomination go straight to her head and now believes she is on a devine quest to lead a new America. No longer a Republic based on democratic principles, rather a theocracy based on fascist ideals of a one party, military industrial based society, with little tolerance for dissent. This person is dangerous!
Yep, I'm a Republican (or as so many would prefer – Rethuglican) and no, I don't think she's qualified for any public office, especially the Presidency
Let's face it. The majority of Americans (dems and repubs alike) are not that bright and have the attention span and patience of a gerbil on crank. That's the only reason people like Sara are able to rise to the national spotlight. Have a nice day!
"they do not believe that Palin would be an effective president." Duh!
Of course she's not!!!!
Thank god they are coming to their senses!
Ohh... PLEASE Republicans... PRETTY PLEASE run Palin in 2012 against Obama... PLEASE!
It would be the only good thing you guys have done for Americans in years!
Palin need to broaden her knowledge about issues and stop the shot-put-logjam inuendoes and sputtering gibberish of answers that she has patented for every question or issue she is asked about.
Attending five colleges for a four year course in a university is showing its demerits in Palins misunderstanding of ideas versus issues.
SHE NEED TO EDUCATE HERSELF.
Ok, so Republicans were all ready for Palin to be a 72-year old heart beat away from being president back in November but they now have changed their minds?
One one hand that is good because they are seeing how bad she really would be. On the other hand it is bad because it shows how people are only interested in voting party lines. It really is sad how so many people in this country cannot think for themselves and only see things in black and white, Republican and Democrat, etc.
A majority of the Republicans? How about a majority of the PEOPLE?
They're so to change, that's why they are conservatives, but even Republicans can come around to reality
Well duh.....it's nice to see that there are only 33% of Repbublicans who are completely brain dead instead of 71% before. I guess they are actually paying attention to what this dimwit is saying and doing instead of blindly adoring her as the future standard bearer of the party. As to her criticism of the media, that's a major reason why she did the cut and run routine. The "poor innocent victim of the boogey man media" card didn't resonate before and it will only make her more unsympathetic in the future if she continues to play that. Way to go GOP. You are waking up. Purge yourself of the self-rigtheous bible thumpers and you might actually regain some relevance
Thank god the GOP is not so mindless to inflict harm on this great Nation by nominating a dimwitted mouthy opportunist to be our Prez. But, had they... or if they do, the Dem's will best her easily. She is no Prez and never should have been Gov.
The poll results vindicate the view that the average American is clued in to what is mere political gamemanship on the part of Palin. A moron.
wow...is the GOP perhaps done hitting the snooze button? we'll have to wait and see...
Sarah Palin appears to be reach George W. Bush approval ratings territory. That speaks highly of even Republicans.
She couldn't handle being dog catcher, much less governor.
I don't think she has any plans to run for president, which is too bad because she would be a whole lot better than what we have now. By the way, was it alright for Obama to collect his Senate salary while running for President? No one seems to care about that or about the fact that he had no experience whatsoever.
During the debate: Palin statement she was for it...now the Ghost writer says she's against. This is norm for Palin and please stop reporting on this idiot.
Quitting to take care of family? Guess Levi was telling the truth after all...... She doesn't care about the family.... She quit because it came to light that Todd was behind her success... He can't rec. emails or join her in meetings anymore.
Everything about Palin is a lie.... Sick of hearing about the soon-to-be gov.
But wasn't there JUST a poll that showed that 70% (or something like that) of Republicans would vote for her??? So, they would vote for someone even though they didn't think that person was qualified???? Morons.
It's not just Republicans who think she's unfit for office.... it's pretty much everyone. Why is this dingbat still getting any press? Perhaps she should team up with fellow psychotic, Michelle Bachmann from Minnesota, and take their delusional views of the world on the road.... or they could just get real jobs as greeters at Wal-Mart.
"....36 percent indicating the move is to advance her political career..." WHAT POLITICAL CAREER...this woman is not interested in politics or serving people, she is in it for self. She got exposed to the "not real" parts of America and love it and now she wants to go to Hollywood!
Who would want to vote for a quitter??
Not to mention a woman with all these family squabbles. Is this suppose to be an example of a happy conservative family?? Backstabbing, money and attention, this is all this Palin is concerned about.
Palin needs to put her wading boots back on and go fishing. She doesn't have the fortitude to complete her 4 years as governor that the people of Alaska elected her to do. We can't afford a president that quits when the going gets tough.
If Rush Limbaugh tells Republicans to vote for Palin, they will do it. He is their BOSS!
It is a scary thought that any reasonable person could think Sarah Palin is fit to serve in any higher office of government (her "title"). No end in sight to the Republican meltdown. If that number were single digits instead of 33% they might have shot at a comeback, but don't hold your breath.
I'm part of the 67%
Sarah, Please "GO AWAY"
She's too angry to be president... angry about things that matter only to the wealthy minority and ignorant masses.
It's good to see that there are some smart Republicans out there who see that Palin is just not qualified to run for Pres... She just quits when the going gets tough. If she wanted to have any credibility, she should've stayed the course as governor of Alaska.
She says her probs with being governer started last Aug. 29, when she was announced as McCain's running mate. Hello! She could've said NO. (GOPPies are usually good at that.) Instead, she says she "didn't blink." Well, she should've given a little more thought to how running for VP would affect her current job and especially her family. She had to know that being in the national spotlight would put her family, including her pregnant 17-year-old daughter, under the microscope. And then to whine about it!
Righties–we don't hate Palin. We don't fear her. We just don't respect her.
well DUH!!! This is y we are in the mess we are in is because Republicans are a bit slow to come to their senses!!!!
If you can't say anyhting nice about someone, don't say anything at all. Well, she is attractive.
How soon til she appears on a reality show or writes a tell-all for millions of dollars? Character will tell.
Of course Sarah Palin is NOT qualified to be President!
She turned out to be NOT qualified to be a Governor, either!
Beauty Queen looks and wacky views can only take someone so far.
Thank God.
Sarah Palin is a gift from God to the Democratic party.
As a quitter, Palin has proven she isn't even qualified to be a governor of a tiny little state, let alone any higher office. Can you imagine her as president, trying to handle her first crisis? She'd hide in her room. And that's just over the first state dinner menu.
Why does the press even entertain the idea that Palin is qualified for any public office much less the presidency? She proved during the campaign that she is very shallow, proudly ignorant and incapable of defining much less defending her positions. Now, add to that list that she quit her elected position because she: 1) wants to make money; 2)couldn't stand the heat; and/or 3) is expecting a major scandal to breach. Any of these options only amplifies her incompetence.
I know that I am NOT enterested in a wolf pup killer.
I know that I am not enterested in buying her clothes.....can't afford mine.
I know I am not enetested in someone who is enterested only in her energy.......getting back on the Energy Commission(pipe -line).
I am not enterested in her making money for herself.
I am not enterested in her wadders/shotting ability/her dead fish flotting down stream, theroy.
I am sure NOT enterested in a person who thinks voters are to be dismissed as "chattering class".
The constitution gives us chatter boxes the right to chat. If she does not want to go with the flow of the constitution.....she needs to join her husbands group that wants to succeed .......please leave.
Yeah, but neither was or is Obama qualified and look at the mess he's creating. She could do a better job than Obama is doing, atleast she has run a state, all Obama did was community organizer and vote present while he was JUNIOR senator. I'll take Palin over this mess we have in office any day!
Well this a relief that most of the country isn't stupid.
Sure she stepped down for political reasonh: she is in politics. Is she not? I mean, what is wrong with stepping down for political reasons?
The OpEd in today's Washington Post was obviously not written by Palin.
That issue and many other are forcing Republicans to join ranks with sane citizens all across the country. This anti-science and anti-intellectual shtick of Palin's actually goes beyond mere politics, and has actually entered a dangerous realm.
To characterize those who would seek more knowledge than a 5-college 6-year graduate of a 4-year journalism degree as anti-american or "elite" just reeks of the sense of entitlement that so many people abhor. She didn't do the work, and is angry that other people did.
Come on. Even if she convinces Republican primary voters to support her, it would be unrealistic to think that the "necessary to win" Independents and 5-10% of Democrats would support her. BUT, I am very happy to hear that Republicans are wising up. They are entitled to their point of view, and I am sure they can find someone way more competent than Palin.
I guess republican voters are sane after all.
An overwhelming majority of the rest of the country doesn't think Palin is qualified to be President, either!
Okay, the GOP might not be an irrelevant party after all. If they can admit their mistakes, there is hope yet. As an educated person, I couldn't vote for W a second time and I wouldn't vote for the McPalin ticket. Choose Ron Paul (anyone with a reasonable IQ) or don't expect my vote.
Palin who? The lady that couldn't govern Alaska but continues to criticize politicians who are actually trying to make a difference?
Is there anymore evidence needed? This broad is a worthless, right-wing dummy. Stop posting about her.
Hard rightwingers do not like Sarah Palin, she's not conservative enough for them; BUT independent voters and moderate republicans and democrats FAVORS Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is a new kind of politician, a no nonsense politician, saying things as is; easily understood even by a person selling hotdog in the corner. Ivy league education does not make a good President, COMMON SENSE IS! Which is lacking at the current administration. Sarah Palin will get my vote and I will campaign for her if she runs for President.
If not of Sarah Palin, McCain would be eating dust in last years' election. Support for McCain increased 20% last year because of Sarah Palin; a governor from the 49th state, an unknown figure. I'm glad she resigned as governor because the GOP are silent with abuses and corruption of Obama and Democratic lead Congress and Senate. Governor Sarah Palin is now the VOICE of the AMERICAN PEOPLE regardless of their political affiliation or no affiliation at all.
Good luck with that.
I won't hire a plumber to be my surgeon, and I won't hire a surgeon to be my plumber.
My thoughts are if she will resign after 2 years.
SHE'S NOT EVEN QUALIFIED FOR "CHILD REARING"... She talks too much about NOTHING. Her VOICE is not even presidential – she whines and is too much involved in "Tit for Tat". I could see her now "whining" during a press conference and "betcha" by "golly" she would not be taken seriously. She IS NOT the "GREAT REPUB HOPE".
Just. Go. Away.
She's a joke anyway!
If the national media stops covering her altogether, she won't have to worry about how they cover her.
Thank God... We REPUBLICANS ARE LAUGHING AT HER AS WELL!
But the MSM keeps reporting on the dimwit.....and then a few bloggers try to compare her to O! She's not in the same league with him or HRC. Palin is a scattered brain. Period.
Sarah Palin is gearing up for a talk show of her very own, if she wanted to be out of the public eye, like she said when she held her news conference on leaving public life behind, she is still running off at the mouth, she loves the limelight to much to leave it, as I have pointed out on this site many times, she is a camera hound, and she wants the money, she will be another Rush, JUST WAIT AND SEE. She needs to keep her mouth shut, about the policies of our President on anything, she needs to butt out, no one ask for her input, on any subject, just go away we do not need another Rush, or Dick CHENEY, you are a hate monger and war monger, just like all republicans, please go deep into the wilderness and get lost. thank you.
I hope she runs,Sarah and Rush are now are the co captains of a rudderless ship.
Our little Princess will probably state that the liberal media skewed the results of the poll.
Palin really should stick to Alaska. She is steadily becoming a joke.
None of the current mainstream GOP top dogs have any chance of ever leading.
Limbaugh is too wacko
Newt too right wing
etc
Sarah Palin – not qualified to be President? YA THINK?? What – being Miss Understood in the 1982 Miss Wasilla pageant, Mayor of aforementioned Wasilla and Governor of Alaska for 5 minutes (4 of which were spent running for VP) isn't enough?? What do you Liberals want??? There's just no pleasing you.
The media is harder on her because she is stupid.
No one needs another Idiot In Office..........Sorry Sara we already have 8 years of bush and that was more than enough.............So will i Not vote for you?????? You Betcha!!!!!! I Wont
Palin is just pretty nutty.
Finally..the Repubs get it! And I agree with them! And that never happens.
Those 33% are the smart ones.
Not only is Sarah Palin unqualified for the Presidency, she continues to embarass herself with opinions and criticism of the current administration on issues she knows very little about. I think she is absolutely SCARY!!!
Let's be honest folks, the only reason why Palin was picked as VP running mate for McCain was that she is one great cheer-leader!
Palin cheered alright, look at the crowds that came to see the "CLOWN " performing like a little monkey....yet knowing that she would soon be back in her cage in Alaska.
The McCain camp needed a cheer-leader and that's what they got in Palin; a bubbling head bobbing, winking, smiling CLOWN.
Unfortunately, Palin made America the laughing stock in the world.
Palin will be releasing a statement shortly blaming Levi, the media, RNC, "librals," cons, & the world over these shortcomings. You betcha.
Palin quits to be a fighter....er, I mean fights to be a quitter. What a joke.
At least the majority from all affiliations can now see through this charade. Please, enough.
Why is she still talking? She quit on the people of Alaska. Left them to tackle their problems on their own. Critisizes everyone that dosen't agree with her. She can't control her own daughter. I thought the republicans were so morrally upright. She allowed her daughter to become pregnant by some loser and we are expected to let Sarah run our country. I do beleive that some of us are too stupid to make logical decisions or be trusted with guarding our way of life. She should be paired with that adulterous governor from South Carolina.He split and she quit. We'll call them the splitter and the quitter. So you quit being gov. so quit running your mouth Sarah...no one wants to follow a quitter.
like this is a surprise; she should now use her time to study government, foreign policy,etc. come time for debates, other Republicans candidates will try to expose her lack of knowledge; who knows, if she prepares, she might have a chance;
She doesn't know how to handle critics.
She doesn't keep her personal life separate.
She can't handle pressure.
She doesn't make sense when she talks.
She's thin-skinned and easily offended.
She knows little or nothing about world politics.
She is narrowminded and has a narrow world view.
She's shrill and verbose, without having a point.
I'm pretty sure she is the anti-christ. She would be perfect to rise from the ashes of the rapture and lead the ones left behind. They would definitely be clueless enough to follow her when the world ends.
That is a big duh!!!!
Wow CNN, more reporting on non properly sampled polls.
While there is more than enough stupidity in this country, there will never be enough of it to elect an ignorant uneducated mush mouth like Sarah Palin to the presidency. I believe any successful candidate will have to be able to complete a coherent sentence, both reading and speaking.
She wants to be paid like Rush Limbaugh but wihtout all the hassle.
Republicans are JUST now realizing this woman is a complete incompetent fool??
The rest of the nation knew it within a week of McCain making the ridiculous decision to choose her as his running mate. Intelligent women all over America were insulted by this laughable counter to Hillary Clinton.
Republicans are proving to be very slower learners when it comes to important issues facing America. McCain just figured out this past week that we are in an economic crisis.
When are they going to realize we also have a healthcare crisis being worsened every day by the greed-based insurance company monopoly that literally decides who lives or dies based on their profit margins?
CNN- Palin is old news and America is so ready to not ever hear her name or her incoherent babbling again. And NO, Republicans, no one is afraid of her. All that's scary about Palin is how obviously deficient our education system is based on her stupidiity.
This woman is not qualified to run a pay toilet.
Well she isn't qualified. People just like her because they think she is "regular folk". I personally don't want "regular folk" running the country.
Frankly, I fail to understand why this woman is getting so much attention. She humiliated herself in the Presidential Campaign with her stunning lack of knowledge about the most basic issues in our government. She diminished the process by repeating false claims long after they were debunked.
Now, she is quitting her state office in the midst of her first term after being hammered with one ethics compliant after another. She is the Brittany Spears of politics and an embarrassment to herself and her state. The only thing more demeaning to this scenario is the press following her around clinging to every word from her mouth with little, or no crtitical analysis, pretending there is some value to be extracted from her delusions of adequacy.
I hope she does run for prez in 12. It would be the perfect addition to the circus act the GOP has become. Under the big top with Sarah, Rush, and Newt...
Not even a kid gonna think she is fit to be anything. She has to go back to school to learn something. What does she really knows about economy?
dang it
She is very well qualified. I hope she wins the primaries. Come on you neo cons show your hate and support her please
Obama/Biden easy win 2012
ya betcha
Republicans number about 22 percent of the population, liberals are 18 percent and conservatives are about 40 percent. Almost all conservatives think Governor Palin is qualified and if a third of the Republicans think she is qualified, that sounds like good numbers to me especially with the way obamas numbers are falling.
At this rate, Republicans will return to sanity (over Palin at least) before the end of the year.
This is the first smart thing I've heard from any group of Republicans in a long time. Sarah Palin is a dangerous, half-smart person who thinks that her lack of intelligence is some kind of an honor. It's this kind of thinking that got GWB elected to 2 terms as president, long enough to screw up the economy and our foreign policy but good.
What we need is less Palin and more smarts.
She's not qualified. She'll be able to deliver only the far right base of the GOP. The Republican rebound will rely on someone who does not get caught up in the hardline debates about abortion, gun control, and religious fundamentalism.
Have a plan to create jobs, lower taxes, give people better opportunities to rely on themselves instead of the government; that's what will win the White House and Congress back for the Republicans. Sarah Palin can't do any of that.
Most Republicans no longer trust the mainstream media, which has become corrupt and totally unreliable. The Republicans that would waste their time with CBS are those that are not really Republican.
Among REAL republicans, support for Palin is close to 100%. They are happy to see her free herself from her post as Governor, which she could not perform properly because of constant attacks from U.S. enemies.
Honest and patriotic Republicans and Democrats are elated to have Palin speak out for them on the many areas in which Americans need to be defended from Obama, among them Obama's Cap and Trade, a Ponzy scheme that would destroy the U. S. economy.
Yeah!!!!! I have faith once again in the Republican Party.
Most people in this country don't think Obama is qualified to be president either.
Who thought Obama was qualified for 'prez' 2 years ago? Actually he is not .. but you elected him.
No, No, No!!! The GOP needs Palin – she is their best chance for 2012!!!
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Real simple, this person HAS run a business, a city and a state and she was totally NOT ready to be President if something happened to McCain. FACT
The person who was selected and elected by the media, was only a short time Senator who gutlessly voted present over a 150 times and his claim to fame was a community organizer and had ties too many shady characters and was NOT ready to be President.
Again FACT.
I would have taken Hillary or McCain over this fraud in uh, uh, uh chief who can only "think" when he reads script from a teleprompter and he is more inept than his predecessor and who thought that was possible?
Palin is a nice story and a good women, President, not a chance, but you Liberals are afraid of her for a reason, she can steal votes and raise money and draw crowds JUST LIKE BARRY.
They are both nothing but celebrities.
I probably wouldn't vote for her, but it's difficult to deem her unqualified when you compare her resume to that of the current president.
It's good that Republicans are now seeing Sarah Palin for what she is, or more importantly, for what she is NOT.....and she is NOT qualified to hold ANY public office, much less the highest office in the land.
The light dawns......finally.
Sarah Palin clearly can't run her own household, she bailed on the state of Alaska, she overreacts to every single thing written or said about her, yet she wants to be taken seriously. Gimme a break.This woman's ego knows no bounds. The best thing she can do for all of us is to slink back into the backwoods of anonymity from which she came. Thanks, McCain, for having the serious lack of judgment which foisted this scourge on us.
She's done, leave it alone, but I'm sure she'll continue to make a mockery of our republican party.
There are many better choices than Sarah palin to be comander in chief, however Sarah Palin would be a major improvement over our current president who has his policies shaped by far left extremists and wants to criple our nation to the point where he can obtain the kind of control National Socialsts before him used to inflict their harm on their people. For far left liberals like Obama and the current DNC, it is all about power over the people. Our current rights, freedoms, and wealth stand in the way of Obama's vision for our nation and people, which is why he is hell bent on destroying them.
Are the Republicans finally starting to see through this moron of a woman?? I laughed at the earlier article about her 700 word commentary on Obama's energy policy. Let's be honest, she couldn't write 700 coherent words by herself no matter what. She is just a new (and probably about to be HIGHLY PAID) puppet for the extreme right. She just reads what they hand her. If someone asked her about "cap & trade" related to energy, she wouldn't have a clue what they were talking about. She is the biggest "it's all about me, me, me" narcisstic moron I've ever seen.
Sarah Palin is not fit to run her own household, never mind the USA! I hope she runs for Prez in 2012...another four years guaranteed for Obama if she is the GOP Candidate
In my opinion I believe that the Republicans fear her because she says what she means and means what she says. There also has been a lot of jealousy towards her, She is well experienced in politics better than Obama who is busy on a vacation tour while telling the public it is business. You don't take your wife and children on a business triip. And he will never balance the deficit or fix the economy. He is too busy in his own little world. I grade Palin smarter than Obama plus she ran her state better than he is running this country.
Not qualified for Governor... not qualified for Prez.... and certainly not qualified to be spouting off criticizing our very intelligent President who she can't hold a candle to. Now PLEASE shut the pie hole. Maybe go bake a pie hun hun. Take care of the family.
This article further supports the notion that Ms. Palin is delusional. She somehow thinks that someone cares?
Well I disagree with the media portion...the media gave Obama hell when things turned sour for ranging from church to the pastor problems but he turned his negatives into positives, whereas Sarah has not done that. She gets worse with almost every decision she makes...It's hard to follow a quitter and then listen to them criticize others about what they're doing...
No one who takes religion seriously is qualified to be President. Childish fairy tales featuring a vindictive invisible god? People who believe in that kind of nonsense in the year 2009 just aren't thinking clearly and are probably deluded or crazy in other ways as well.
I guess it wouldn't be so bad if people suffering from the delusions of religion could refrain from trying to impose that religion on other people. There's something about at least Western religions that seems to justify in the minds of their adherents a self-righteous determination to make other people live in accordance with the rules of their silly religions.
Comments on her Cap and Trade/Energy story are blocked, but this one is open for some good old fashioned bashing.
Got to love those libs.
It doesn't matter what people think, or what politicians think. The Constitution states the qualifications to be President, "PERIOD".
She doesn't! It would be good for her to run though because it would cement another democrat for office!
Look Lets get real. This woman in no way shape or form can even come close. Try comparing her with Nancy Pelosi who you may not like but intellectualy Palin can't hold a candle to her. Try Sonia Sotomayor for smarts over Palin and there is no contest. Obviously the GOP is dead in the water and liable to remain so. Palin isn't even good enough for Jerry Springer never mind any political post. The only thing Palin has is some remote girlish looks. Just wait till they fade and she becomes older, fatter and more stupid. If the GOP want to vote for a Homer Simpson in a dress then best of luck. Sarah Palin is a joke which just underscores the average intelligence of the GOP anyway. God Help you all.
PLEASE . . . This person DOES NOT deserve one more minute of the American public's precious time. ENOUGH ALREADY!
Now that she is unemployed, proven that she doesn't even know how far Russia is from Juno and isn't a serious contender for president, can we please stop talking about her? Please......
Let's put Obama under the same scrutiny as Palin and see how effective he is. On resume alone Palin is more qualified, though I don't believe she was ready to lead the country. That just makes Obama an even poorer choice. Let's take away his media bandwagon, put him under numerous false ethics charges and then see how well he plays the game.
Palin would never be president she is all about the money....
NO NO NO Presidency for Palin
Stay in Alaska and look goofy
You don't have to believe this but my 14 year old giggles at her word usage almost everytimes he happens to here her on something.
So if this is what the republican party wants to put out front so be it . Just get ready to rewrite the dictionary.
Repubs. maybe she will take the money and run she seems like the type that might want some get back. The way the republican establishment has treated her and her family. Boy would that split the party even more.....my fingers are crossed.
If she couldn't handle the scrutiny and pressure while being governor, and we know she couldn't because she QUIT, she would never be able to handle the job as President.
Thank you for this. I am glad to see the GOP hasn't completly lost there mind. Can't they pick someone who supports there ideology and be intellegent?
Well, I don't think Obama is qualified for president, so what's the point? So far he hasn't let me down.
Sorry why does CNN get it wrong agin REP. will vote for her.
She may have the brain power - but it has not been shown to be trained or disciplined. Maybe a few more years of "learning" serve her well before she starts trying to lead people who are more trained and disciplined.
Enuff said.
Palin doesn't have the academic qualities, and personality qualities to manage a city, county, state, or nation. She couldn't manage her household with a knocked up daughter who was still in high school. It wouldn't make a lot of difference if she didn't claim herself to be this holy roller who decides the values of Americans. Republicans will do themselves a favor if they close the door on her as their representative voice on morals. She's a disaster, a quitter, and ultimately an under educated American without a clue.
I'm sure most thought of the same regarding Obama and yet, sadly, he was still elected.
Perhaps, just perhaps, there is hope for the GoP.
Ms. Palin, you have to understand that you were just a cheap poltical tool in 2008. The tool did not perform, so it is discarded like other useless tools.
The GoP was using you. They never really respected you. For the sake of your family, don't stake your future on the GoP supporting you. I believe you will quickly find yourself politically lonely.
I don't think this poll will affect Sarah's plans. She already has a new job title: "Executive in Charge of Obama Bashing"
Yet another bit of evidence that we Republicans think for ourselves and don't follow the party line.
and yet 70 percent of them would vote for her. what does that say about their judgment?
LOL if that woman runs for Prez, she's more stupid than I originally thought! As for the media.... if they didn't have a reason to attack her, they would have a hard time finding ways to do so (BIDEN). I don't believe the media unfairly goes after her... she invites negative press just to keep her name out there.
I"d love to know who they poll in these things... just last week didn't we see an article that said 7 out of 10 Republicans would still vote for her, after she announced her plans to step down as governor? Its not a big deal, though, even if she ran for Prez, and heaven forbid actually WON - within just a couple days she would see how much actual work the job entails, decide not to run for a second term, and quit.
Why would anyone in their right mind consider this woman for president? What if she had been voted for vice president and decided to walk off the job after a couple of months. She does not have the knowledge to become president and I personally wouldn't trust anything she wanted to do after seeing her interviews. I do believe in women's rights, but she needs to stop dragging her baby around and take care of him. He needs her far more than the American people do. My favorite word for her is "ditzy" because she often appears to not have a brain in her head. Where was McCain's head when he chose her over so many other qualified women to run for VP? Whether you like Hillary or not, Sarah doesn't hold a candle to the capabilities of Hillary. There is absolutely no comparison in intelligence and experience. Actually I hope the Republicans choose her to run, then I know for sure that Obama will continue on for a second term!! Actually I don't think there is a Republican that can beat him anyway.
I am shocked that ANYONE thinks Palin has the ability to serve effectively as President. Yet 33% of Republicans do.
The GOP is utterly bankrupt – morally, intellectually and looking at the economy, financially.
Palin without her good looks = irrelevance...
Of course she is not qualified. She can not reason herself out of a fishing boat.
Finally the Republicans see reality...!
The fact that 33% of us would still consider her a candidate shows just how far our party has lost its mind. We've allowed the talking heads to set our agenda and direct our opinions. Palin in the spotlight is a gold mine for the democrats, cutting her term short to improve her financial position shows the world that we are hypocrytes. We need to go back to electing politicians who will work for the people with some level of commitment instead of seeking out the paycheck....duh the lobbyists have ruined the middle class with their agenda...and this is no different.
I don't give many of the republican senator's credit for turning against Palin because that makes the Democrats happy. The Democrats fear Palin will run against Obama in 2012 and I am all for it. Some of those republicans will never be chosen as a VP plus many of them did not back up McCain when he was running for the presidency. Now they are crying and they are lucky to have Michael Steele for chairman. He likes Palin and republican candidates should be glad to have her campaign for them. She is a drawing card. This was the worst underhanded corrupt Democrat election in America's history. And Obama didn't choose some adequate people for his administration. Holder and Emanuel both should step down. I don't know what he was thinking when he appointed them. Obama didn't take Hillary with him because the fear of her outshining him with the world leaders. If he doesn't have enough confidence in himself he shouldn't run again.
Palin was vetted in 2008. The evangelicals loved her but Palin did not have that same support of the GOP at large. The GOP would be wise to not spend their resources on someone who has already been vetted and the results of the outcome are obvious.
Could the republican party be dumb enough to nominate this woman for president? Let's hope so.
You guys are not on point. Sarah didn't quit to take care of her children. She quit because First dude couldn't sit with her any longer during the meetings at the capitol in Ak and he couldn't be "cc'd" on anymore emails.
I would love to see Sarah give another inteview talking politics vs. press conferences and we need the media to ask questions with details......I need a laugh today!
God–could repubs be getting a clue?
Republicans are finally catching on.
For those who think the media has been unfair to Palin, take a long, honest look at everything that's been said to and about Hilary Clinton. She's had to put up with much, much more than Palin – and has handled it with far better intelligence and grace.
Palin is a whiner and a quitter and a me-first opportunist.
THAT's the reason why her popularity is sinking with Republicans.
When I've talked to Republican friends and family, they are extremely disappointed in Palin, thinking that when she made her debut on the national stage she would bring some fresh ideas to their party (because they recognized they were stuck with a bunch of tried-and-failed policies).
All she brought was embarrassment.
Okay I realize that I see everything through a center-left prism but I have to question the reasoning of Republicans. Yesterday I read that 7 in 10 Republicans would vote for her and today I read that a majority of Republicans don't feel she is qualified. So they are they willing to vote for someone they know is un-qulified just to annoy us liberals? Wow, even in the darkest days of the "W" Bush Error I never wiould have voted for someone I felt was unqualifed just to get rid of him.
This coincides with Quitter-Gov. Palin whining about Obama's energy policies. Maybe she could do something about this IF SHE WASN'T A QUITTER!
Funny how Palin quits when the road gets tuff and then wants to throw stones at people who are trying to do everything they can to build a better future for our country and our planet. Instead of being a bone head critic Palin, why don't you try to create a plan yourself and offer it to the public. Oh, I forgot they may be too difficult for you so you would probably quit before finishing it. Stick to finishing and pulling nets. Now that's easy.
Why is anyone even listening to this lady? Let's keep her off CNN, MSNBC, PBS and other rational news services. Let's listen instead to Amy Goodman, Rachel Maddow and Rick Sanchez (and some others) who know what the heck they are talking about. Get her off the air and out of the public!!!!!!
Well at least they are being honest about that fraud now.
Careful Repubs...Sarah will sue you for sure if you say anything negative. I sure she now plans to force CBS to reveal the names of everyone who did not support her in this poll so that she can begin to threaten!
Her 15 minutes is officially over. She will never hold elected office again. I predict she'll have a show on Fox News within 6 months. The only question is whose time slot she'll get. I predict she'll get Hannity's slot, Hannity will be moved to Greta's slot, and Greta will be looking for work.
There is just no way that 71% of registered Republicans would have seriously considered unleashing this woman to preside over the United States government when even the best and the brightest are struggling to right this economic catastrophe.
But then again, they would have supported and covered for her in an attempt to make her look good or try to convince us that she is the best thing since froot loops, because she's one of theirs.
Makes you wonder whether Republicans took advantage of a clearance sale on lobotomies.
COUNTRY BEFORE POLITICS
i am a republican, i don't really like her and i don't think she is qualified to be prez. then again, neither is Obama. he sat next to Putin looking lost and frightened.
Oh please with these polls already. it's 2009, no one is going to even start paying attention until 2011, and by then who knows what she will do? Please guys, find something to report on other than this woman, there's relevant news to report, like the how the stimulus is anything but, no other distractions with Palin please....
The more the media plays up on Palin, the more I see her as being a car hop at a local drive-in on roller skates, and certainly not as a "Prez". A moose would probably fare much better as the governor of Alaska. What was Alaska thinking when they voted Palin into office? Was it the promise of two snow mobiles in every igloo?
Regarding Palin "scolding" President Obama over his energy policy: I would like to scold Palin for her hypocrisy in saying "Country first" when her actions and words are all about "Me first".
Her over-inflated ego and political ambition are transparent; only the desperate have the energy to maintain their delusions about this lightweight airhead ever being qualified for any elected office. (She could handle being mayor of a small town from a remote state, but couldn't even finish out her term as governor!)
Sarah Palin is not qualified for President or Vice President or anything in the government. I'm glad there are some Republicans that have figured it out.
She has proven to be very divisive and we don't need people like her in our government!
Palin needs to stay in Alaska!
The GOP right now is looking for direction to build on before 2010. Also they're looking for future candidates to lead. Let's listen in on a phone conservation between two sitting DC GOPrs. "Hi Jerry. This is BOB. I'm calling to let you know I'm looking at runnung for POTUS in '12 and am seeing who'd like to be with me at the top with me. I know this call is early but with Sarah out there now I don't want to chance someone making the mistake of aligning with her. For one thing she's not aware of how DC runs and would want to change things from how both partys have done business forever. You know we can't have that. And for another thing she's a GIRL for Gawds sake." Personally I disagree with Bobs two issues. How about you?
And CNN considers this 'breaking news'?....we ALL already knew she was unfit when McCain chose her as his VP....THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T WIN THE LAST ELECTION!
Hopefully the "department of law" will disqualify her from running for any public office as she could be a danger to the american society. I think she is just trying to add a few more pages to her book, she should just take the money and shut up with all her incoherent nonsense.
I don't think wasting money to conduct a poll was necessary before anyone could realize that Palin is absolutely NOT qualified to be prez. Those who try to imagine that she may be president in the next term are dreamers. Of course, she can be if she shuts her trap and quietly enrols in a night school to improve herself. I would've loved to like her politics, but she's just way too dumb – Sorry.
It was about time to recognize that........ OMG
Whether a majority of Republicans believe Palin should run for President makes little difference. But this headline, as most others with respect to Palin, shows the extreme liberal bias of the majority of the US media with respect to Palin. I feel very, very sorry for the intelligent woman that liberals and the majority of US media seem to enjoy destroying.
I believe Palin to be well qualified to run this country, better than Huckabee or Romney would. Obama isn't doing a fantastic job himself. All the promises he made in his campaig doe not exist. Change in Washington. What change. We have Clinton's administration along with a few new people. But when it comes down to it, he needed experienced people to teach him the game of politics which he didn't know. Obama ran for the presidency to show the public that a half black half white man can win and knowing he would be set financially for life. America needs to have a good wake up call in the next election and think before voting again.
As the saying goes, "nothing is free in America".The media is primarily responsible for making people famous. And whoever wishes to become famous and popular has no other way to achieve it but to offer him/herself to the media's spotlight to be stripped naked, scrutinized, and x-rayed from head to toes, inside- out, from birth to present and be exposed of all vices and virtues, ignorance and talents. That's the rule of the game, to accept ot to reject and that's the price to pay. That's what the media does for a living. So if one feels too ashamed of him/herself, and has too many skeletons hidden in their closets which they don't want to be exposed, don't be where the media's spotlight is projected. If you come to the media to be famous and you become famous, don't cheat the media out of their salary. The stories they get from and of you in exchange are theirs to publish to earn their living. As simple as that. This is in response to the comment that "Palin has been critical of her coverage in the national media."
What I find disturbing is that when the McCain campaign determined she was not qualified, still they insisted she was qualified.
In fact, the DMN a notable conservative rag, had a front page story yesterday that detailed the events and she appeared to have come close to a nervous breakdown. Just the kind of unstable twit we do NOT need as the VP, especially given that McCain was 72 and a hot-headed cowboy.
The campaign advisors have admitted that missy was totally unqualified to be VP after working with her for 2 weeks. Lieberman said the same thing.
Question: Why was the Party of NO willing to put the lives of 300 million Americans in jeopardy should she become VP?
Answer: "Country First" was just a meaningless campaign phrase.
Give her a break, she just needs more time to explain her positions on National policies and how she would handle things like the economy, energy, polution, health care.
She seems to be able to inject the "buzz words" into every statement she makes so give her all the air-time she needs to explain how she will fix everything she complains about and her poll numbers will surely rise to the point she will win in a landslide in 2012.
It's insulting to the country to pose such a question, given the enormous McCain/Palin debacle of 2008...
Well she is not!!!! What is wrong with this country???? We just went though this!! What is it?. Do you not see the mess we are in?
She is a female Bush, hard to believe there are so many Republicans out there that are dumb enough to buy her wacko, idiotic blabbering...
Where oh Where are the Palin defenders? It must hurt when repubs say she isn't qualified.
33 percent of a dwindling minority party, the GOP, think Sarah Palin is qualified to be president. That's probably the same percentage (and same people) who believe in Santa Claus.
A better question would have been, "Is there a single Republican with a national reputation who would be qualified to be president?"
Or maybe, "Name a Republican who is not so completely compromised by his/her lobbyist connections and hate group allegiances that he/she could be president and actually do some good for the country, rather than lead it further down the path to ruin."
Oh the right wing wackos will blame Obama and a liberal conspiracy. Yesterday's LA Times had a nice article on all of the Republican hierarchy who want her to go away. Even they know that this country will not elect an ideologue with limited intellect who thinks that the earth is 6000 years old and man walked with the dinosaurs. Someone want to tell her "The Flintstones" was not a documentary?
It's a good story and apparently gets ratings but there comes a time to be serious so whine all you want right wingers. In fact, take over the party and nominate her for President. Those of us with some sanity left will be very pleased.
Majority fo Americans believe she doesnt qualify to be even a governor anymore.
Here we go wiith another poll using about 1,000 people to determine an outcome...not.
Lets digress a bit and talk about the cap and trade. I noticed the usual women, Republican and Palin haters with no knowledge about cap and trade spilling their usual hatred. Just for starters, everyone will pay through the nose with taxes. In the agricultural states, you will find Democrats against it, simply because every farmer that turns the soil and releases carbon into the atmosphere will pay taxes and guess what folks; we are downstream and will eventually pay for increases in all produce that comes out of that soil. Then there are the industrial states that will likewise pay high=er taxes and again, we are downstream and will eventually pay those as well and the list goes on and on. We don't need cap and trade or if we do, it needs to be more subtle and take longer to implement.
We don't need a poll for that question, CNN.
I mean seriously, could you imagine?
I am not buying that. It is just more of CNN's dirty policy to kick the dog whn he is down. Sarah Palin will make a great president and many Republicans I know and se on the blogs think the same way. What the problem is that the ones who do not feel she would make a good prez is the male chavanist who feel thei own manliness will be threatened. If an male Republican wants to run be sure you do not have skeletons in your closet or live in a glass house becasue never fear your smallest secret will be aired. CNN gigs deep and hard and will find it if it is there. Leave Palin alone. she is not afraind to speak her mind and stands behind her words.
Wow, they do have brains. I'm shocked.
Give credit were credit is do! God did give those Republicans some brains, he new with this flake running around that they would need HELP. He always comes thru for us!
THANK GOD FOR THOSE REPUBLICANS WITH SOME SENSE! . . .There are a lot of QUALIFIED women in the republican party way more than Palin I'm sure. Palin only energizes the BASE with their OLD AND WORN OUT VIEWS because they don't want to accept the fact that the COUNTY HAS CHANGED. We are diversed now and even more in the coming future. THAT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF THEM because they no longer CONTROL people with FEAR. (ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE) They are not buying it. THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD and express their FREEDOM,VISIONS AND IDEAS because THEY ARE THE NEXT GENERATION.
We are in the days of the JETSONS not the FLINTSTONES. Get over it!!
As a right-leaning independent, I can say there is no way I'd vote for her. Not when that party has much more qualified candidates than her. Of course, there are better alternatives than the two-party charade going on anyway.
In other news, it has been reported by several sources that "Water Is Wet" and "Fire Is Hot"
The majority of Americans agree she's not Presidential or VP material.
So often Sarah Palin answer questions with a question and the rhetoric in which she articulates her thoughts are very confusing, not easily understood, also without accuracy but, when it comes to taking aim at our President Obama, everybody believes it is the final word.
It does not take a rocket scientist to know that Palin stepped down for financial gain. To give her any credibility in the political aspect is totally irresponsible.
By quitting she has left her state of Alaska in total chaos. By quitting she has admitted she cannot handle tough situations. Her popularity in Alaska has diminished substantially.
And, as the unintelligent egomaniac she is, she fails to realize her 15 minutes of fame is over, except for the few misguided ones who continue to support her.
A person so full of hate, anger, disrespect, honor has no place in leadership or making decisions about our country.
Cannot understand, CNN, why you continue to constantly headline her.
Last week Rassuesen polled 70% of Republicans Would vote for her. What gives with these bogus polls just to get the Palin name on your headline?
Yes, but that 33% are limbaugh lemmings and will shout down the republican moderates and withhold donations, so the moderates will be forced to support her, and she will be the nominee if republican leader Lush says it will be so!
The 67% of you republicans that have now said she is not qualified, better hope the poll results are kept secret or the lemmings will kick you out of the party!
I don't think the coverage on Palin has been any harder than any other similarly situated politician has received. She was the Republican's candidate for Vice President. On top of that, she was designated as the pitbull that was to go after Obama and Biden. She then gave some bad interviews and answered questions poorly. She gets the coverage she deserves.
Sarah Palin for Potus......What?!, she quite already!
How can she run the country when she is busy cashing in?
Thank the Lord we Americans have freedom FROM speech with the media.
At first many will want to hear what Sarah has to shreek er, say, then they will shy away from any broadcast that features Sarah.
So for the media, if they want to be credible, they will need to keep track of who watches her shows and who doesn't.
She couldn't run a yard sale.
Finally, Finally the Rethuglican are waking us to what the Dems already knew that Sarah Palin is and always will be a Joke.
This woman gives speeches and never give you any answer to what she is complaining about. Vintage Rethuglican, talk about something even if it is anything. She QUIT her job as Governer and not because she can't it from the media she is QUITTING because america found out the she is not ready for the job that she has.
This woman is what we can an opporturnist just like R. Guiliani, he did nothing on 9/11 yet he think in his own mind that he a hero.
So to with this woman, she done nothing and just because John McInsane pick this idiot to be his running mate (that's is why he lost the election, because of you Sarah Palin) she thinks she is a hero.
This woman has done one thing that iwll have people sit up and listen, accept read a newspaper, she couldn't even answer that question.
Whether Sarah Palin be a credible candidate for the GOP nomination in 2012 remains to be seen, and I reserve judgement. But it should be pointed out that this poll contradicts most other polls, including Rasmussan, Gallup, Pew, PPP. Even a blind man can see that there are desparate attempts being made to kill her off. Palin is free to fight without her hands tied behind her back. We ain't seen nothing yet.
CNN: When Sarah sends something in or want a press conference. Please ignore unless she has backup details. She's a mess and those children need a parent to raise them. She's the dumb attack dog – that's it and this is the reason why the numbers are not the same as the fall numbers....
We need serious interview with her on politics and not her speaking gibberish about her prop up children and attacks....
This is bad news...if you are Democrat. It means that the Republican Party is finally coming to it's collective senses and will likely put up a candidate with working brain cells in the next Presidential election.
the majority of republicans... Count me in... oh hold on; I'm sorry; don't count me in, I'm not a republican. (smile). I like Gov. Palin; I do think she is doing a di-service to herself and her family. I hope she raises millions and that she can become prepared to run... it would be something to see... (I do think she is not qualified yet to be president)
What took the Republicans so long to get this?
This proves americans respect academic prowess and not right wing rhetoric and hate speech.
A majority of Republicans did not think Obama was qualified to be president either.
I honestly do not think experience matters anymore, does anyone really think Obama was ready and experienced for the position either. The condition of our economy, our foreign policy and the idea of total government control in every aspect of our life is just further enforcement of my belief. Please someone call me when we get our country back in order, hopefully in 2012...
its funny the same people i was talking to last year that were saying they like palin and she would be a good vice president and president if mccain dies are now saying shes not very smart and she wouldnt make a good president lol. republicans are straight from 1984. they throw their old opinions in the memory hole like they never existed and pretend they've always thought their new opinions. we invaded iraq because they were a threat with nuclear weapons? NO we invaded iraq to "spread democracy". right right .
SHE CAN NOT DEAL WITH ALL THE PRESSURE THE PRESIDENACY REQUIRES.....stop trying so hard gop. The bottom line is this: Your party only pander to the Rich and well to do in society. No empaty. It appears that the GOP don't care about the regular hard working family. The GOP also seems to be War happy.
She's not smart enough to be prez or v-prez.
Has anyone given it any thought to let her make her decisions like we let everyone else do it. Do we question everything every other political individual does? No we don't. Why is that? Maybe if we did we would not be in the state we are in right now. She may fail and then again she may not. We need to give it a break for a while and see where this goes. I am for anyone doing the right thing to get the United States of America back to where we should be. Acutally right now we are not very united. The right against the left. The left against the right. Kind of like in the 1860's. We need to get pass this and get back to being united or we will not be here to be united.
I think Palin will be the next Oprah or Katie Couric... She will get paid...
Sarah Palin woowed them in the past week and will continue to
do so. We do believe your poll is wrong and should be done again.
By the way we can also tell you that since OBAMA got in and
personally 'wrecked the economy' , he has done nothing to help
the economy. HIs constant trips (how many in just six months???),
are costly and he gained nothing for our country.
A great story would be to read about how much those trips to
Europe and the Middle East have cost this country. Please keep in
mind that Michelle and the kiddies cost money to tour the world in
their grand style. Why she even brought her mother and her
make-up entourage. Between all of these "hanger ons" and the
staff of Secret Service to watch over them .....WHAT DID IT COST??
It is good to hear the Republicans have not totally lost their minds or that they are following Rush's lead.
Wha';s funny with this whole line of "is she qualified" is the fact that Obama could not have been vetted as a Vp candidate. with degenerates as childhood role models, raised by communists, unrepentant domestic terrorists as friends, put into politics by Chicago slumlords and maybe he was maybe he wasn't born in the U.S to focus on Palin';s qualifications is simply an obfuscation of the real issue-how did a dufus like Obama and his idiot sidekick Joe Biden who is unqualified to think let alone serve in office get elected?
Why won’t the Louisiana governor and other top Republicans denounce the Young Republicans’ new chairman, Audra Shay, who's accused of spreading racial hate on Facebook? check TDB
Curious that a recent poll showed that three quarters of Republicans said that they would vote for her as president, anyway (although also showing her losing to other Republican candidates).
Perhaps this is just evidence of exactly how thin the Republican leadership is these days.
That's not good news for Palin at all. She may as well hang it up now if she's thinking about running for president in 2012. There's no way in hell will she win and especially more so after quitting in her first term as governor. She not only would need her base for support but she would need everyone's else support and most everyone else doesn't like her. She does not have a large following behind her like Obama did and she can't just win off the "white" votes. She needs every other race, creed, and nationality to pull it off and it ain't happening. So Sarah, save your money, time, effort, and energy and not put it into a presidential campaign for 2012, because it will all be for nothing.
thank god repubs have some sense i see
She's more qualified than the clueless community organizer that is bankrupting our country.
As an independant I would be drawn AWAY from someone whom didn't have to clout to run a government. Sarah Palin with her resigning fromoffice as Governor makes a hugh difference, especially with her own words. Wasn't she the one whom pressed the Obama-Biden ticket about not running a government. Enough said, when the next election comes and Ms palin desides to run for office she doesn't have my vote.
They're creepy and they're spooky,
mysterious and kooky,
they're altogether ooky,
The Palin Family.
I am definitely one Republican who thinks she is not qualified to be President. Unfortunately Obama is even more unqualified than Palin.
His inexperience is not what the country needs right now and the economy, unemployment and his foriegn policy of sucking up to our enemies and insulting our friends is not much help either.
if 33% of Republicans think Sarah Palin has the ability to serve as President of the United States – the proof is in – 33% of Republicans are dumber than dirt
She's not qualified for Prez?? Really?? Go figure.
Well it looks like some of the republicans are finnally waking up and realizing that this woman is like. 33 percent isnt going to get this woman into the white house. But let her run it will be a fun to watch her in her first debate. Unless Meg is the person asking the questions. That is the only way she could win a debate.
The 33% of the Republicans who think this brain-dead twit would make an effective President are probably the same idiots who approved of George W. Bush's performance and can't spell their own names without cue cards.
This is news?
First thing I have heard that makes sense from the Republicans, this just might start giving them the nudge they need.......people might start to see that the party does have some sense after all
Yes, and some people actually like fruitcake.
Michelle Obama is more qualified than Sarah Palin.
duh! that republican base of bible thumpers and PTA moms with no clue is NOT very big, and they are the only ones that would votefor her.
Sarah Palin does not have the intellectual capability to run a ranch. She should most definitely not be given the opportunity to run our country. We had a moron in the WH for eight years, and we all know where that go us. I don't think we can afford another one.
For once, I agree with the majority of Republicans concerning one of these polls.
Will wonders ever cease??
There is a 75% chance that Sarah Palin will be President in January 2013, there is a 100% chance that Barrak Obama will not be Presdent in January 2013. Help is on the way, only three and half years to go
Wonderful news, like Christmas in July. Finally, a post about Palin I can live with.
Wa wa wa.
If the electorate were stupid enough to elect this empty suit as President – she would just quit like she's doing her current job.
All the mean people won't shut up – they just keep spouting off the truth and it hurts poor Sarahs feelings. Wa wa wa...
i agree with oceanside, calif; let's just keep goofy sarah out of the headlines and hope she goes away; media attention is exactly what she wants; forget about her and her ne'er-do-well family
Shocking! (just kidding)
What a revelation, at last, the truth leaks
There is more to this that meets the eye....she clearly couldn't handled the vice presidential debates, she airs too much of her dirty laundry. This is someone who really needs prayers.
Not so fast! So what if she's not qualified? Everything bad is still all her fault. Well, it's either her fault or the teleprompter's fault.
I thought, CNN was good news media but now I know it is not. And I know for sure that such media has limited life.
I agree w/ Brendose of Oceanside. Let's let Palin stay in Alaska. She is NOT READY for prime time and just makes us Republicans crazy. (The indepenant thinks I guess) We were all real impressed until she actaully had to represent herself.
Not ready for prime time. I like her but she needs some more experience on teh national stage w/ national and Int'l issues.
That's about the same amount of people who approved of Bush's job as president, so it makes sense. Palin has no chance of every becoming president, but let's not forget how popular she is with the base. I'm curious to see what kind of support she brings to the GOP candidate, and also how much damage she does to that candidate.
Not Qualified. YOU THINK!!!!!
Clearly the democrats would like nothing more than for Palin to head the ticket for the GOP in 2012. She is a cut-and-run, attention deficit disorder scatter brain.
flp – get a life – your x president Bush is the reason the economy is so bad....putting money in a country that doesn't care about America or the other countries of the world...Thankfully there is not someone with a brain and intelligence at the helm again!
This is a joke;
Another CNN Research poll conducted by Keating Holland....where he polled 944 people, out of a country of millions. Those polled where undoubtedly in support of Obama....so what do you expect from a slanted poll? Slanted results. CNN will censor this I'm sure, but it appears that this news organization is fixated on destroying the life and career of someone who's not even committed to running for president! How unprofessional is that? How about just leaving her alone, and report on those in Washington that are skewing and stretching our country out of shape?