Rasmussen Is Up

[NashVegas]

Last night’s polling shows that, by a ten-to-one margin, voters believe reporters** are trying to hurt Palin’s campaign rather than help. Republicans and unaffiliated voters strongly believe that a double standard is being applied to Palin because she is a woman. Democrats disagree. Perhaps most stunning is that, among unaffiliated voters, just 42% believe Obama has better experience than Palin to be President. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say Palin has the edge on experience. Again, most of the interviews for this survey were completed before Palin’s well-received speech last night.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

** from Jay Rosen's column

John McCain's convention gambit is now a culture war strategy. It depends for its execution on conflict with journalists, and with bloggers (the "angry left," Bush called them last night) along with confusion between and among the press, the blogosphere, and the Democratic party. .... Strategy: double down on defiance by never letting her answer questions, except from friendly media figures who have joined your narrative; like Cheney with Fox. No meet the press at all. No interviews of Palin with the DC media elite-- at all. De-legitimate the ask. Break with all "access" expectations. Use surrogates and spokesman, let them get mauled, then whip up resentment at their mistreatment. Answer questions at town halls and call that adequate enough.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-rosen/the-culture-war-option-fo_b_123483.html

[liberal N proud]

1. So the McCain campaign Sexist snow job is working?

[southpaw]

2. Surprised?

"Undecided voters are the biggest idiots on earth."
-Brian Griffin

[gaiilonfong]

3. Rassmussen is a reTHUGlican polling firm

nuff'said

[melody]

4. Whom did they poll? RNC viewers?

If so, it's not surprising that they're getting a more positive response.