Crash: Sarah Palin Is Now Less Popular Than George W. Bush

[Donnachaidh]

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According to a new poll released today by Bloomberg, Sarah Palin’s favorable rating continues to plummet, while her unfavorable rating skyrockets. Only 33% of Americans have a favorable view of Palin compared to 57% who hold an unfavorable view of her. The only other figure on the poll who was as unpopular as Palin was former president George W. Bush, and even Bush is more popular than Palin.

The Bloomberg poll measured the net favorable/unfavorable ratings for both political parties and leaders. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama topped the list at 65% and 52% favorability respectively. While President Obama had a (+8%) favorable/unfavorable net, Hillary Clinton was at a whopping (+36%) net rating. On the other end of the spectrum resided the two least popular politicians in America, George W. Bush and Sarah Palin.

It is interesting that both Bush and Palin have sought to rebuild their public image through books, and although they have sold a lot of books each of them remains extremely unpopular. Bush has a favorable rating of 39% and an unfavorable rating of 57%. His net rating of (-18%) is terrible, but it is better than Palin, whose favorable rating is 33%, and her unfavorable rating matches Bush’s 57%. Palin’s net (-24%) was the largest negative disparity of the entire list. George W. Bush, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, and even Fed Chairman Ben Bernacke are all more popular with Americans than Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin’s media strategy ahead of 2012 has not only been to posture as the heir apparent to the Republican presidential nomination, but also to transform the Palin clan into a shadow First Family. Everything from daughter Bristol’s gig on Dancing With The Stars to TLC’s Sarah Palin’s Alaska has been designed to sell the image of Sarah Palin All American mom, and The Palin family as future White House occupants in waiting.

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[EV_Ares]

1. The only thing I don't like about this is that there is no way she will be able

to get the republican nomination. Also, today Kit Bond and former Governor Witman of NJ came out against her, both republicans of course. She is finished, looks like Romney will probably get it for now anyway.

[Control-Z]

11. With her giant ego

I expect she'll run as an Independent when she finally recognizes her fate with the republicans.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. I'm not even sure that she really wants to run. I think she just enjoys being a celebrity.

I think it will come down to money, in the long run. Which pays better, tv or elected office?

[struggle4progress]

14. She wouldn't get the nomination anyway: she's too much of a loose cannon to

appeal to the "We want an empty suit to distract attention from our behind-the-scenes shenanigans" gang that supported W and St Ronnie; and she's just not smart or experienced enough to gather support from the "We want somebody to look out for our interests" gang that supported Tricky Dick and Bush the First

[EV_Ares]

17. Doubt if she could even get elected again as the governor of Alaska, they

don't want her back.

[somone]

2. The GOP won't nominate her

They're not that stupid...

[Mojambo]

3. We have got to figure out a way to goad her into the Republican primary

No, she can't win the nomination, but she might be able to win in Iowa and make it a very ugly, bloody process.

[NuclearDem]

4. I have a favorable view of her

I mean, how many times do we get someone THIS funny on the national scene like this?

[senseandsensibility]

5. You'll never hear this on the corporate media

Although Palin likes to call them "lamestream" media, they will continue to coddle her and not publicize these truly astounding figures.

[NuclearDem]

7. It's just like Jon Stewart said

The media swarms all over Sarah Palin like the unpopular kids swarm all over the head cheerleader in high school...just because you feed on every word that comes out of her mouth doesn't mean she'll like you any more.

[denem]

6. Run Sarah Run - then slam the Nominee, nicely,

on Fox.

[lpbk2713]

8. The Quitter is in the shitter.

[malaise]

9. When Lady Blah Blah ran from her own book launch

You just knew the fifteen minutes of fame are about to end.

[spanone]

10. shhhh don't tell the media, they just loooooove her

[niyad]

12. the fact that this grifter has ANY popularity at all speaks poorly of the public, and, of course,

the media that created her.

[11 Bravo]

13. In my house she runs slightly behind Charlie Manson and genital warts.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. So bascially...

If you put Sarah Palin and George Bush in a room with 20 thousand people, a black hole would form and suck everyone down the despair tunnel.



I like it!

[johnnie]

16. .

:spray:

[Strelnikov_]

18. She can still win the Reich nomination easily

Miller, O'Donnell, Angle, Paul . . etc.

33% equates to a big primary margin in a hotly contested (3 or more competitive candidates) race.


Sister Sarah better stay out of small planes . .

[lunatica]

19. No one wants the Wasilla Clampetts in the White House

Imagine the gaudy decor in the Oval Office!