Sarah Palin's Rise and Fall
I have been back-and-forth and back-on-forth on Gov. Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate. My first reaction: It was a brilliant decision to energize his base and woo Hillary Clinton supporters to the McCain camp. Then, when the news broke about her pregnant daughter and the child's pending (and seemingly forced) marriage to another teen, I started having serious doubts. My doubts deepened as more news reports revealed Palin's harsh treatment of rape victims in Alaska, and her extreme views on religion and government, and her apparent love of animal slaughter and cruelty (to wit, aerial slaughter of wolves). I ricocheted in the opposite direction. Then polls started to show her Barack Obama-like rise in popularity among voters. Now the American public is starting its own round of rapid-fire ricochet-like freneticism.
As U.S. News's Katherine Skiba reports:
But John Fortier of the American Enterprise Institute also points to a new poll that suggests "the Sarah Palin phenomenon may have passed." A CBS News/New York Times poll published Thursday shows that McCain's convention bounce has dissipated and support for Palin has dropped. Her favorable rating is at 40 percent, down 4 points from last week, while her unfavorable rating stands at 30 percent, having risen 8 points in the same period. Among women, Palin's favorable rating has fallen 11 points in the past week, the poll said.
The poll showed Barack Obama has a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over McCain, indicating the race remains a toss-up.
Did Palin peak too soon? Sure looks like it at this moment in time. Keep watchin' those polls, pals!!!
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Sara Palin
She's way out of her league! She needs to stay in Alaska and take care of her family!
Palin has a lot of competition
Palin has a lot of competition out there. Unfortunately for her, there are many strong, intelligent and global women out there. The pickings aren't slim!
OBAMA IS STRONG!!! PALIN'S A PUPPET!!! MCCAIN IS WEAK!!
OBAMA IS A MAN IN CONTROL WITH CONFIDENCE AND AN IQ ABOVE 10, UNLIKE PALIN. SHE INSULTS MY GENDER AND SALTS THE WOUNDS THAT WOMEN HAVE SUFFERED FOR YEARS. SHE JUST A BARBIE WITH A PULL STRING FOR MCCAIN. HER HUSBAND APPEARS TO BE PUSSY WHIPPED AND HAS LITTLE TO OFFER. MCCAIN IS A BITTER OLD MAN WHO IS PRONE TO PUBLIC OUTBURST.YOU SEE THIS AS CONTROL I SEE THIS AS WEAKNESS. IT TAKES A REAL STRONG MAN TO MAINTAIN HIS DIGNITY UNDER STRESS.MCCAIN IS LIKE A SPOILED BRAT WHO ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE HIS WAY REGARDLESS OF WHO HE HURTS INCLUDING HIMSELF. ALSO I THINK THAT THERE IS STILL ALOT OF ISSUES OVER OBAMA BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN. MY LIFE HAS BEEN ENRICHED THROUGH DIVERSITY . I FIND PEOPLE OF COLOR TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE AND WILLING TO REACH OUT. MY GOD,MY MOTHER STILL HIDES HER DIAMONDS AND HOLDS HER PURSE TIGHT WHEN SHE PASSES BLACKS, HIPANICS ANYONE OTHER THAN WHITE. BY THE WAY SHE IS IN THAT AGE GROUP 70'S LIKE MCAIN.IT MAKES ME SICK !!!!!!! AMERICA IS STILL ENSLAVED BY NARROW MINDED OLDER WHITE PEOPLE. SOME HOWEVER HAVE EVOLVED!!! MY DAUGHTER IS ANOTHER MINORITY WHO HAS BEEN PASSED OVER WHEELCHAIRED BOUND.THIS COUNTRY HAS LITTLE TOLERANCE FOR ANYONE WHO IS VIEWDED AS DIFFERENT , I HAVE LIVED IT FIRST HAND!!
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