Palin Support Limited Among Wealthy, College-Educated Republicans (here comes MSM talking points)

The New York Times ^ | November 24, 2010, 8:44 pm | By NATE SILVER

[dselig]

Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, is among the more natural populist politicians of our time, frequently critiquing elites in the press, the Democratic Party, and the Republican establishment. It is one of the reasons — along with her working-class background and the sense of authenticity that she can often convey — that she is so popular with some voters.

One potential problem for Ms. Palin, however, is that plenty of well-to-do and well-educated voters — those whom we might think of as belonging to the elite — will be participating in the Republican primaries.

Three recent surveys of Republican primary voters suggest significant divides in support for Ms. Palin based on the educational attainment of the voter. A poll released this morning by Marist College show Ms. Palin as the first choice of 17 percent of Republicans who have not graduated from college, giving her a slight lead among that group. But her support is just 7 percent among Republican college graduates, which placed her fifth behind Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingirch and Chris Christie.

A Quinnipiac poll, likewise, finds Ms. Palin with the support of 22 percent of Republicans who have not graduated from college, but of 10 percent of those who have. A CNN poll, meanwhile — using a slightly different criterion that focuses on whether voters attended college, whether or not they graduated from it — finds Ms. Palin drawing 20 percent of Republican voters who haven’t attended college, but only 9 percent of those who have.

The candidate whose numbers move in an opposite direction from Ms. Palin is Mitt Romney. On average over the three surveys, he had the support of 15 percent of “no college” voters, but 25 percent of Republicans with higher levels of educational attainment.

[BenKenobi]

I have a college degree and I suppport Palin!

[jimbo123]

I think these media drones are getting poll numbers out of their Karl Roves.

[FrankR]

This kind of unicorn crap is an attempt to sway the voters - you know the clingers who are holding onto their guns and Bibles; the college "elite" think so much of themselves, that they think we will think, the way they think.

College degrees are good, but aside from mostly theories, most of the learning is done after graduation out in the real world...even doctors have to work for years as interns.

Then factor in that MSM had anything to do with this poll, and we see flashing "BOGUS" in bright neon lights.

It's more head-in-the-sand blabber from the left, I think they missed the ass-whipping we just gave them and are still treading water in de NILE.

More attacks that Palin gets, then more scared the left (and the estabilishment Republicans) are...you can bet on that.

[Diogenesis]

Romney should apply to be Czar of Backstabbing with Obama.

“Romney praises Obama again
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised President Obama
at a GOP fundraising dinner Wednesday ..
"I also think it's important for us to nod to the president when he's right," Romney said....
Romney, who spoke at a dinner for the National Republican Senatorial Committee,
said he's pleased with the president's plans to "finish the job" in Iraq and Afghanistan
-- lines that drew applause from the partisan audience. He also applauded the president
for standing up to the auto industry.
"I hope he continues to be tough ....The former businessman even offered faint praise for
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying that after a series of initial missteps,
"I think he's finally getting close to the right answer."

MITT ROMNEY - THE PROVEN BAD GOVERNOR

"As U.S. real output grew 13 percent between 2002 and 2006, Massachusetts trailed at 9 percent.
* Manufacturing employment fell 7 percent nationwide those years, but sank 14 percent under Romney, placing Massachusetts 48th among the states.
* Between fall 2003 and autumn 2006, U.S. job growth averaged 5.4 percent, nearly three times Massachusetts' anemic 1.9 percent pace.
* While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

[LibsRJerks]

Perhaps this is new rally sign material. . .

I’ve got a masters degree — and I support Sarah Palin!

Gawd, NYT — why don’t you just blow, already.

[BluH2o]

Won't touch the Palin issue ...
But Huckabee sucks ... big time.
President Huckabee? What is this Bronson, MO?

[hondact200]

I have a masters degree and I will not support Romney (just like Odumbo),Huckabee go back to Arkanasas, Gingrich is washed up hasbeen. barbour can stay in Mississippi, he is worthless. seems if you support Palin you must only be a a redneck whom clings to guns and religion.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I have two degrees as well. Wonder though if Palin’t 25% of the unwashed outnumbers Romeey’s % of the edumacated.

[MrEdd]

[This Just In]

Well, why are you pushing their talking points, Noob?

[Cicero]

Hey, with God’s help I survived Harvard, got my PhD, and I really like Palin.

And Romney is a lying jerk.

[NVDave]

Why is Romney popular with the supposedly educated crowd? Romney is Harvard MBA and Harvard Law. He has the credentials that foolish people think are important.

Can we PLEASE purge these Ivy League twerps from American society, and by extension, American politics? These Ivy League clowns (regardless of party) have led us to the precipice of financial ruin and devastation with their hubris and solipsism. Their track record is abundantly clear. We can no longer afford their sort of “education” and “gravitas.”

[Tax Government]

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs said f college.

[RedMDer]

One potential problem for Ms. Palin, however, is that plenty of well-to-do and well-educated voters — those whom we might think of as belonging to the elite — will be participating in the Republican primaries.

LOL! It depends on the definition of 'well-to-do' but we fit the bill and worked for every inch of it and support Sarah! What an idiotic statement in this article.

[skeeter]

Until I start seeing stories about the FREAKS currently in infesting the Democrat party the clown media can talk to the hand.

[KansasGirl]

ha ha. Me too!

[KansasGirl]

Btw, the NY Times sucks and no, I did not learn that in college.

[mrsmith]

“the sense of authenticity that she can often convey “

Not an elephant in his room but a donkey in his brain.
He doesn’t even know he went twelve miles to take a ferry over a river and walked twelve miles back on the other side to avoid stepping straight across the creek.

[Rashputin]

The NYT doesn't even know any "Wealthy, College-Educated, Republicans" or anyone that could interview such folks. They went and interviewed a bunch of what they call "blue dog" democrats and reported the results under a different heading to buttress their argument against anyone not a part of the "right crowd". It's part of the same propaganda campaign as the "blue blood" Republicans vs the rest of us. They've only got two years to do what it took them six years to do leading up to 2008 so they're hard at it.

The so-called "Blue Blood" Republicans may indeed be inclined to a degree of elitism, but no where nearly so much as the most moderate democrat. The less often we join in the debates fostered and headlined by the democrat media the better off we'll be. There's plenty of time to have internal battles after every RINO and democrat is out of power and we're in control of the Senate, the House, and the Presidency.

Until then, we have to keep our noses to the grindstone taking over the local party machinery and let RINOs and "blue bloods" get with the program or become a marginalized minority within the party. If they can't deal with not being the driving force within the party they'll either have to start a new republocrat party or become democrat, and if they become democrat they need banished from public life forever along with the rest of the fascist democrat scum.

Let the NYT and the other democrat propaganda organs thrash about trying to gain traction with their attempts to generate distracting internal strife. Don't give them the satisfaction of joining in the battles they pick for us to fight against one another.

JMHO

Regards

[JaguarXKE]

What am I? Chopped liver? I have a Master’s degree..and I am a Palin supporter!!!!!

I have a Masters in EE and an MBA and I'm a Palin supporter, so nanner nanner!