WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin's bombshell that she is resigning as Alaska
governor actually has boosted her a bit among Republicans, a nationwide
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, though it also has dented her standing
among Democrats and independents.
Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee in 2008, to be "a major national political figure" in the future. Three-fourths of Democrats hope she won't be.
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When it comes to a potential presidential run, the USA TODAY Poll displays Palin's strength in the Republican base and weakness among swing voters, who traditionally decide national elections. Republicans by 71%-27% say they'd be likely to vote for her if she ran for president in 2012, while independents by 51%-44% would not.
Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee in 2008, to be "a major national political figure" in the future. Three-fourths of Democrats hope she won't be.
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When it comes to a potential presidential run, the USA TODAY Poll displays Palin's strength in the Republican base and weakness among swing voters, who traditionally decide national elections. Republicans by 71%-27% say they'd be likely to vote for her if she ran for president in 2012, while independents by 51%-44% would not.
And, just who is in that Republican demographic these days?
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of self-identified Republicans are white
conservatives, while the Democratic Party includes more moderates,
liberals, and minorities.
Sarah Palin is popular with people just like her, but that is not enough to win a national election. I hope the GOP keeps doing what it's doing. Even though the country is supposedly more conservative, the decline of the GOP seems to continue. In other words, conservatives have a problem winning the approval of conservatives in an increasingly conservative country. That's got to sting a little, huh, Repubs?
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