PPP poll: Palin’s favorability at 37/55 (Obama leads Palin by wide margin in head-to-head)

Hotair ^ | 9/26/2009 | Allahpundit

[MNJohnnie]

Curious why Hot air would be siting the Democrat Party polling group.

Little cautionary tale about Conservatives and polls to the Freeper poll hypers.

Once upon a time their was an “arch Conservative” who was relentlessly attacked in the Dinosaur media as a reckless loose cannon. That man got the nomination for his party and all the polling data, all of it, said he was running neck and neck with the incumbent right up to election day.

That lose cannon won a 46 state landslide. The year is 1980, the man is Ronald Reagan.

Believe the polls at your own peril.

[MNJohnnie]

In 2007 every single poll said it would be Rudy G vrs Hillary C, what happened in 2008?

[MSF BU]

There are many more differences between Reagan and Palin, chief among them knowledge, not that I don’t like Sarah or that I think she is dumb. To give you an idea of how well Reagan handled television, take a look at some of the interviews he did from the 1960’s that are available on Youtube. He comes off quite well even back then.

[LibLieSlayer]

Left wing financed poll by leftist polling firm.

LLS

[engrpat]

As much as I like Palin she is done as far as being a presidential candidate. Her negatives are way to high, her leaving her job plus the family problems will do her in. She should be the voice of the party and conservatives but she won't go any higher.

Flame away but right now that is how I see it.

[rodguy911]

Exactly!

Sarah did the right thing!

Now she can draw huge crowds,elect many pubbies and show the rats just what a great conservative female candidate looks like. And when the left gets tired of Barky and they trend to Hillary Sarah will be there to ruin her day as well.

[newfreep]

Not only is PPP a 'rat firm, pushing the huckster as more viable than Sarah is another example of the socialists trying to choose our candidate.

Nope, not buying this one.

[Steamburg]

This is about the most meaningless drivel I have yet seen published. Push Polling doesn’t count.

[rodguy911]

I’m not surprised.

[9YearLurker]

It is interesting how her being out of the spotlight has hurt her polling. I’m assuming the plan has been to lay low until the book comes out. I wonder if that strategy will be adjusted.

Does anyone have word of her next public appearance?

[BobL]

I wonder how Reagan was doing at this point in Carter’s presidency? You all might be surprised.

[Non-Sequitur]

It’s way too early to take polls like this seriously.

[carmody]

In 2008 everyone thought it would Hillary and not Obama.

[q_an_a]

too right...do we have President Hillary? President Bob Graham (TX) or Muskie? lots of time and as the media gets their haed handed to them via web mews organizations like BigGovernment or Free Republic or Powerline, we will see many revelations that take done more Dan Rathers and move more peopel to the web for news- news that conservatives will help produce and educate.

[Always Right]

Palin has to stay visible and on message. Keep speaking out against run away budgets. Beat up Obama for continuing to blame Bush for everything. Keep hitting against Socialized medicine.

[McGruff]

Let me check this.

Yup. Smell fishy to me.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

The poll smells “funny” to me. I would think you could put Minnie Mouse up against Obama and win today ... just doesn’t compute for me.

[Will88]

Yes and no. For polling purposes, Reagan was out of the limelight as a politician in the early 1970s and did a radio show every week. There's not much difference there.

Reagan was Governor of California from 1967 - 1975, and was often in the news dealing with all the protests in California, as well as more normal duties of a governor.

[MadelineZapeezda]

They lie!!!! This poll means nothing!

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

The good news is, all Sarah Palin must do is win the primaries, and she can’t lose in the general election.
The bad news: Democrats can cross over and vote in Republican primaries, and they will never let Palin win the nomination that way.