WaPo: Palin’s net favorable rating now at -13

posted at 5:40 pm on July 24, 2009 by Allahpundit

I’ll give you the sample up front to save you time. Dems 33, Reps 22, Inds 41; Libs 20, Mods 39, Cons 38. That’s actually the smallest percentage of Democrats sampled in a WaPo poll in 18 months.

The good news? She’ll have plenty of time and money now, thanks to SarahPAC, to turn the numbers around. The bad news:

The last line, obviously, is the killer. This same poll finds the current GOP field shaking out this way: Huckabee 26, Romney 21, Palin 19, which may sound like a fluke but isn’t really. As noted the last time I blogged a 2012 poll, Huck frequently fares best head to head against The One in hypothetical match-ups. If he and Palin have to battle it out for evangelicals in the primary, he’ll be sorely tempted to leverage those numbers on how she handles complex issues to accuse her of ignorance on policy — but how do you make that attack without bleeding over into self-defeating ad hominem nastiness? Run an ad charging her with ignorance and it’ll be read as charging her with stupidity, which isn’t true and the unfairness of which will make her seem sympathetic. Plus, Huck’s never been real adept at concealing his personal disdain for opponents he’s attacking. He might have to skip this area altogether, let the public come to its own conclusions, and focus instead on painting her as a RINO for supporting a path to citizenship and some sort of financial rescue while on the trail last year.

Another fun fact from the poll. Make of it what you will.

Evidence of a public preference for a Keynesian “do something, anything!” approach during a recession, or a broader signal of where America’s secret economic heart truly lies?

Oh, one more thing: 58 percent now say Sotomayor should be confirmed, a higher post-hearing number than WaPo recorded for either Roberts or Alito. Naturally, even though there’s not a thing they can do to stop her, Cornyn and Hatch declared today that they’re voting no anyway. Smart thinkin’, GOP.

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technopeasant on July 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM

And here is WaPo’s poll ranking for 2008

bestwins on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

OMG, NO!!

I live in Arkansas, and I lived here through Clinton. Huckabee is Bill Clinton without the Zipper problem.

He’s another Tax and Spend “Compassionate Conservative”. I’ll go Third Party before I support the Huckster for any political office. I’d vote against him if he was running for Mayor of Hope!

(Yes. I’m even in Hempstead County.)

jefferson101 on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Put some skin in the game and tell us who you support. Then we can tear you candidate apart for you. Fair is Fair.
(Full disclosure: While I’m not sold on any pol with current name recognition I will vote for the primary winner against the “0.”)

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

you see talent and I see rank amateur – she self destructed her credibility

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM

Try thinking in the deep end of the pool for a while. If you don’t see how she out smarted the democrats … who thought they had her boxed in and was a sitting duck for 16 more months of abuse then I suggest you back away slowly from the computer, drink some beer, read a good book and regroup.

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM
But then like
The Pinnochio has soooo much more experience, knowledge, and speaking ability than Sarah, and his sidekick Obiden well he must have gotten picked for Veep simply because he’s close to Pinnochio in just makin shi. up, mailin it in and just flat out lyin.

I’d think even the Bradky’s of the world would be tired of Pinnochio lyin to them. He’s actually done not a damn thing he ever said he would.

Sarah will be great! Just watch!
The country will be ready for a Reformer after the freak show we’ve got now in D.C. The Libtards are about to eviserate their new members, and Obama and Peeelosi have pissed off the CIA, the Police, our allies and have the Russians the North Koreans, the Iranians laughing their a$$es off at the Puppet,…… or a real Boy?

dhunter on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Hey, gang. I just got a hate note on my personal email from rokemronnie. I feel so wanted, now.

I sent an email to Pajamas media telling them they might want to peek at his HA rantings before they shelled out any hard cash for his screed. Apparently they shared my email address with him.

Nice.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Can’t I just be arrested for Driving while White?

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:31 PM

Heh. As long as the Black Precedent approves, otherwise your arrest will be mentioned in a national socialized healthcare press conference.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

2010 first.

blatantblue on July 24, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Thread Winner!

Knucklehead on July 24, 2009 at 6:47 PM

Full disclosure: While I’m not sold on any pol with current name recognition I will vote for the primary winner against the “0.”)

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

I’ve told you all before and will tell you again. Voted for Bush both terms, voted for McCain (with fervent prayer for his health because of reservations about Palin)
Jindal is impressive but probably will wait till 2016 or later. Palin is not going to cut it. That leaves Newt, who actually can talk about solutions instead of hope and change and is politically savvy enough to handle the rough and tumble (just as Obama is not).

Maybe someone else will come along but the one I think can beat an incumbent is Newt.

Tear away — I don’t take it personal like the Paliniacs do.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Thread Winner!

Knucklehead on July 24, 2009 at 6:47 PM

Yep. If we can’t take back the House in 2010, most of us will be voting absentee from Costa Rica or Belize.

Or doing self-criticism in re-education camps.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:31 PM

Only if you forgot your concealed carry permit.

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

I sent an email to Pajamas media telling them they might want to peek at his HA rantings before they shelled out any hard cash for his screed. Apparently they shared my email address with him.

Nice.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Can we vote him off the island in an Ed-like democratic process?

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

And you obviously haven’t seen the new trim streamlined Bradky. In the past 10 minutes, he’s already shaved off another 10 points from is IQ.

Blake on July 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM

IQ can get into the negative numbers?

Aim for the Stars Bradky!

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 6:50 PM

OMG, NO!!

I live in Arkansas, and I lived here through Clinton. Huckabee is Bill Clinton without the Zipper problem.

He’s another Tax and Spend “Compassionate Conservative”. I’ll go Third Party before I support the Huckster for any political office. I’d vote against him if he was running for Mayor of Hope!

(Yes. I’m even in Hempstead County.)

jefferson101 on July 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Agree. If the GOP nominates Huckabee, or Romney, and I vote third party. Would also be lukewarm with nominees like Pawlenty (supports Cap & Tax) or Newt (same problem).

The only ones I like are Palin and Jindal.

Norwegian on July 24, 2009 at 6:51 PM

Can we vote him off the island in an Ed-like democratic process?

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

The weird part is I actually know Roger Simon. Smart guy. Can’t imagine his sewage detector was that faulty.

But maybe their business model called for a pot-addled, cop-hating, bong-patenting lunatic.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:52 PM

I once liked the Newt of 1994 fame but the new and “improved” version of I like Crap and Tax and I think Obama is a classy guy doesn’t rock me at all.

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:52 PM

That’s easy – same as his waistline; 64.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:19 PM

Wow, you’re not only wrong on the important things, you’re wrong on the trivial things, too. That’s quite an accomplishment.

Kensington on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Only 22% Republicans?

It is still too early to be making predictions for 2012. Hell, the way things are going the Republican might be running against President Biden.

When is Blago’s trial supposed to start? That might create some negatives for Obama too, as well as the rest of the Democratic party.

Terrye on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Wonder whether they ask people whether male politicians have an understanding of complex issues?

redfoxbluestate on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Hey, gang. I just got a hate note on my personal email from rokemronnie. I feel so wanted, now.

I sent an email to Pajamas media telling them they might want to peek at his HA rantings before they shelled out any hard cash for his screed. Apparently they shared my email address with him.

Nice.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

OOOh, anxiously watching my gmail.

califdreamnred on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Only if you forgot your concealed carry permit.

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

A concealed carry permit? In California?
About as rare as a unicorn.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

You’re soooo Transparent…LOL !;)

jerrytbg on July 24, 2009 at 6:54 PM

OOOh, anxiously watching my gmail.

califdreamnred on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Well, just flame him to Pajamas Media, and your wish shall be fulfilled.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:54 PM

The weird part is I actually know Roger Simon. Smart guy. Can’t imagine his sewage detector was that faulty.

But maybe their business model called for a pot-addled, cop-hating, bong-patenting lunatic.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:52 PM

Eh… I can handle the pot loving cop hating part. What I don’t think is right is when he litterally threatens people with law suits and sends hate mail. You should forward that on to AP or Ed. Aren’t they all into privacy and such?

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 6:55 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:54 PM

I did.

califdreamnred on July 24, 2009 at 6:56 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Our sympathies. Bad enough reading his illogical rants on HA but to get another screed by e-mail that is beyond sucks.

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Oh, one more thing: 58 percent now say Sotomayor should be confirmed, a higher post-hearing number than WaPo recorded for either Roberts or Alito. Naturally, even though there’s not a thing they can do to stop her, Cornyn and Hatch declared today that they’re voting no anyway. Smart thinkin’, GOP.

While I agree Allah that they should vote for her. Rasmussen as of last Saturday had it at 43% of likely voters say she should be confirmed. Now if there has been that big of a jump in a week of non-Sotomayor news I would be confused.

broker1 on July 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM

You’re soooo Transparent…LOL !;)

jerrytbg on July 24, 2009 at 6:54 PM

No – I just don’t burn incense to Palin, Rush, Obama, or any of the other pols.

This is fun purely for the purpose of opining on strategy and who is strong. I don’t care for cultists who are so stuck on Obama and Palin — empty vessels in my opinion.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM

IQ can get into the negative numbers?

Aim for the Stars Bradky!

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Not only can it get into negative numbers, it can get you a chair in Harvard’s Black Studies department.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:53 PM

You can always join us here in Arizona we can carry openly.
I fled the late great state of California 2 years ago. Best move I made.

chemman on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM

hahahahaha…ok…whatever you say.

jerrytbg on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Giving up her power base showed that she had no confidence in her problem solving abilities. Reagan would have been a joke if he only had 2 years of governing California as experience. She has basically proven true all the things libtards said about her being unable to do her duties.

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Well Paliniac faithful – its been fun. Keep defending the fair maiden’s honor and take a break from the keyboard once in awhile, look out your back door and see if you can spot the russian coast…

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM

Giving up her power base showed that she had no confidence in her problem solving abilities. Reagan would have been a joke if he only had 2 years of governing California as experience. She has basically proven true all the things libtards said about her being unable to do her duties.

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

She’s reaching out to the left?

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM

She has basically proven true all the things libtards said about her being unable to do her duties.

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

So none of her accomplishments count now?

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM

hahahahahahaha…see above post Bradky…

jerrytbg on July 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Yup, if there’s anyone whose shown he can run rings around the Democrats, especially after they start looking at him cross-eyed, it’s Newt Gingrich!

Why, the way he co-opted them on global warming alone is a blueprint for getting back to the big time!

Newt’s the guy all right!

Wait, what?

Kensington on July 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Newt went on Fox today and said Pinnochio did a good job in distancing himself from his foot in mouth, race baiting comment. Newt is McCain all over again except with the same old baggage that drove him out of the Speakers post! Dead meat, sittin duck.
Sarah is uniquely qualified as a reformer, a fighter and big plus, outsider.
After four years of Pinnochio, his side kick Barney Fife and Sec State Elmer Fudd We the People will be ready for a little straight talk and I hope to hell she runs third party bringin in citizens and screwin over the god old boy two party system that brings us to the dance, dumps us in the corner and waltzs off with the rich girl.
Screw em all! Vote the bums out and instill term limits, same pay/benefit package for congress critters and senate scum as the U.S military.

dhunter on July 24, 2009 at 7:02 PM

Huckabee ? Has he resolved those, ahem, PAC accounting inconsistencies ?

runner on July 24, 2009 at 7:03 PM

Well Paliniac faithful – its been fun. Keep defending the fair maiden’s honor and take a break from the keyboard once in awhile, look out your back door and see if you can spot the russian coast… me stalking you & your family like I stalk the Palin’s.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM

Fixed for my amusement.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:05 PM

So none of her accomplishments count now?

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM

What accomplishments? Pushing through a boneheaded ethics law? An oil pipeline no one but energy wonks care about?

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

She has basically proven true all the things libtards said about her being unable to do her duties.

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM

So none of her accomplishments count now?

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM

It’s a retention thing. Speedy only remembers what he last read or heard. To Speedy nothing happened before July 24,2009 at 6:58PM.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

So long as we let the Left choose our candidates for us, as WaPo is doing, we will be at an extreme disadvantage.

This WaPo polling seems, just as their polling last year provided evidence of, to be an attempt to cull any recognizable conservative from the list of possible GOP candidates. Agitprop at its finest. Lenin would be proud.

coldwarrior on July 24, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Dead on!

massrighty on July 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

One thing Allah failed to mention is that in the WaPo/ABC poll Palin scored a 76% favorable rating with Republicans.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/most-important-number/the-most-important-number-in-p-19.html

You’re not just a hack Allah, you’re a dishonest hack.

bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 7:09 PM

Hey speedo,
So you’re gonna play the same game as Brad?
Disregard everything positive she did for AK…
How come you haven’t called her a quitter ?
You need to take a course in deductive reasoning….or something…
Someday I’m going to learn I shouln’t post when I have work in a few hours…prep time… I ck back later.

jerrytbg on July 24, 2009 at 7:10 PM

While I agree Allah that they should vote for her. Rasmussen as of last Saturday had it at 43% of likely voters say she should be confirmed. Now if there has been that big of a jump in a week of non-Sotomayor news I would be confused.

broker1 on July 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM

Easy answer; the poll is crap.

Sotomayor would not have gained 20+% in a week.

Norwegian on July 24, 2009 at 7:11 PM

So long as we let the Left choose our candidates for us, as WaPo is doing, we will be at an extreme disadvantage

Hey, c’mon. The Left chose McCain for us last time and that worked out swimmingly.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:11 PM

One thing Allah failed to mention is that in the WaPo/ABC poll Palin scored a 76% favorable rating with Republicans.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/most-important-number/the-most-important-number-in-p-19.html

You’re not just a hack Allah, you’re a dishonest hack.

bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 7:09 PM

Maybe “Da Boss” can set him straight at their upcoming dinner event.

Norwegian on July 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM

What accomplishments? Pushing through a boneheaded ethics law? An oil pipeline no one but energy wonks care about?

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Haha … actually it’s natural gas, but since we’re going to be using wind and solar, who cares … right?

Her accomplishments in the first half of her term, probably outweight the accomplishments of Romney, Huckabee and Pawlenty during their full terms.

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM

What accomplishments? Pushing through a boneheaded ethics law? An oil pipeline no one but energy wonks care about?

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Owning and operating two vehicles, paying for electrical power at home, and using both electricity and gasoline to get my job done, efficient, affordable energy ranks pretty high up there on the care about scale to me.

jimmy2shoes on July 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM

Every time Sarah Palin comes up, the feathers fly.

It just breaks a mother’s heart to see you children tear each other apart like this.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM

It’s a retention thing. Speedy only remembers what he last read or heard. To Speedy nothing happened before July 24,2009 at 6:58PM.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

Thanks! Now I know.

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM

What accomplishments? Pushing through a boneheaded ethics law? An oil pipeline no one but energy wonks care about?

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Oh I don’t know. Maybe cutting budgets.

FY 2009 Operating Budget: $11,200,000,000 ($11.2B)
FY 2010 Operating Budget: $9,700,000,000 ($9.7B)

Net Cut in Operating Budget: $1,500,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Operating Budget: 13.4%

FY 2009 Capital Budget: $2,632,000,000 (after Governor Palin vetoed $268 million)
FY 2010 Capital Budget: $1,800,000,000

Net Cut in the Capital Budget: $832,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Capital Budget: 31.7%

Overall FY 2009 Budget: $13,832,000,000
Overall Proposed FY 2010 Budget: $11,500,000,000

Net Reduction in the Overall Budget: $2,332,000,000

Total Percentage Cut in Overall Budget: 16.8%

When it comes to budgets, this is a huge number. HUGE!

FY 2007 Operating Budget (Murkowski’s Budget): $11,697,400,000

FY 2008 Operating Budget (Palin’s Budget): $9,813,000,000

First year in office she cut operating budget by:$1,884,400,000.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM

You know what puzzles me the most is the Bradkys of the world. Just don’t talk about Palin and she will disappear. NOT! Empty vessel? Obama maybe but not Palin. Not like the DC crowd? Thats Palin. Underestimate her at your own peril. Huck? I either won’t vote or pull for third party. I know, I know, he’s better than BHO. I just can’t see that folksy preacher making tough decisions like Palin did on her way to the Governers mansion. She went after corrupt members of her own party! Does that sound like Newt? Huck also gave us McCain because of his low life race to deny Romney a head to head with McCain in the primary. Newt said today that BHO’s invite of the cop and the liar to the Whitehouse for a beer was “Classy”. UGH!!!

inspectorudy on July 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM

Her accomplishments in the first half of her term, probably outweight the accomplishments of Romney, Huckabee and Pawlenty during their full terms.

darwin on July 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM

Don’t you mean the accomplishments of Romney, Huckabee, Pawlenty and any other non-Palin right leaning policitician combined?

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 7:17 PM

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM

Portlandon, you rascal. You know just how to flirt. When you start showing me numbers like that, I get a real stirring in my loins.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM

Every time Sarah Palin comes up, the feathers fly.

It just breaks a mother’s heart to see you children tear each other apart like this.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM

This is what Sarah wants /sarc :)

Upstater85 on July 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM

Who are these people who prefer Huckabee to Palin and Romney? If only ignorant rednecks are supporting Palin (as some might suggest), who’s supporting Huckabee?

jazz_piano on July 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM

Many alleged Republicans seem eager to accept the left/Dem/MSM worldview on, well, pretty much everything.

Stockholm syndrome, perhaps?

Either way, it’s a sure-fire ticket to permanent minority status.

When you accept that they’re right, they’ve already won half the battle. Fight on our terms, not theirs.

tsj017 on July 24, 2009 at 7:22 PM

Portlandon, you rascal. You know just how to flirt. When you start showing me numbers like that, I get a real stirring in my loins.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM

Keep it in your holster….. I hope you are a woman, or this is going to get akward. =)

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:23 PM

I will not vote for Huckabee.

Not a chance.

JEM on July 24, 2009 at 7:24 PM

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Iguana, three-legged moose, gay poodle, Obama

Still easy for me.
So you’re ok with 8 yrs of Obama? A third party vote will be a sure win for Obama.

Me thinks you won’t be toting any guns if he’s in for 8 yrs.

redridinghood on July 24, 2009 at 7:27 PM

So you’re ok with 8 yrs of Obama? A third party vote will be a sure win for Obama.

Me thinks you won’t be toting any guns if he’s in for 8 yrs.

redridinghood on July 24, 2009 at 7:27 PM

You misunderstood me. I was saying it doesn’t matter who ends up on the top of the GOP ticket, I would vote for them.

Well…I would, if I lived in a state where my Presidential vote matters, but I live in California, so I’ll probably vote Libertarian again.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:29 PM

She didn’t allow lobbyists into her office, cut the budget, beat the good ol boy corruptocrats, gave oil revenues back to the people (Ouch hurt to say it but its a very poor state otherwise and made poorer by national policy against drillin)

Also she hunts, fishes, flys, runs marathons (almost)
WOW, Superwoman in Naughty Money Heels,
I’ve got to go cool off.
Anniversary coming Monday got to buy the wife some brown wigs some, naughty monkey shoes and some glasses and red lipstick.
Happy anniversary honey!

dhunter on July 24, 2009 at 7:32 PM

jazz_piano on July 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM

Baptist & Penticostal populists and socialists who vote according to denominational loyalty and social issues.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 7:32 PM

What accomplishments? Pushing through a boneheaded ethics law? An oil pipeline no one but energy wonks care about?

Speedwagon82 on July 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Awwww, come on now. A lot of people at this site cared about that pipeline a few months ago, mainly to say that it was all fantasy and no idiot such as Palin could ever pull it off. Now the deal’s done, it doesn’t matter.

I say Romney in 2012. Then, after an embarrassing loss to a hopelessly inept and eminently beatable President Obama, the GOP can finally do some real house cleaning.

ddrintn on July 24, 2009 at 7:35 PM

Baptist & Penticostal populists and socialists who vote according to denominational loyalty and social issues.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 7:32 PM

I’m more/less Pentecostal, I vote on social issues (among others), and I’m guessing most people like me greatly prefer Palin to Huckabee. I certainly do.

And I think Romney would make a better POTUS than Huckabee.

jazz_piano on July 24, 2009 at 7:38 PM

Mark Levin just mentioned Hotair. Why?

Blake on July 24, 2009 at 7:44 PM

Naturally, even though there’s not a thing they can do to stop her, Cornyn and Hatch declared today that they’re voting no anyway. Smart thinkin’, GOP.

The GOP can’t stop anything, anyway. So, if there’s a shift in the polls on ObamaCare and cap-and-trade, the GOP should just lick their fingers and say what the hell?

ddrintn on July 24, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Well…I would, if I lived in a state where my Presidential vote matters, but I live in California, so I’ll probably vote Libertarian again.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 7:29 PM

Your vote matters. I’d love to see the libtards explode if California turned red. My goal is to keep my state red & to educate the Obots that I come in contact with. I’m glad to report that the reprogramming is working.

BTW I have some friends that just moved to California from Texas. They are conservative and plan on reprogramming one mind at a time.

redridinghood on July 24, 2009 at 7:55 PM

AKGovSarahPalinAnother victory for my family/my admin/the people of AK; but the wins come @ great cost. Will link to presser when posted.

Looks like another Ethics complaint bites the dust!

What is that now, Palin:20 Anklebitters:0 ?

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:55 PM

More like Palin and Huckabee co-hosting a fox show after Hannity’s time slot.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:13 PM

All of the following will happen, well before this:

1. Obama will be humble
2. G.W. Bush will be revered by the left.
3. You will have a point.

massrighty on July 24, 2009 at 7:57 PM

Reagan was 56 when elected governor the first time and he DIDN’t quit his job. He was 69 when elected president. Call me old fashioned but candidates in their forties simply have not had the life experience needed for POTUS.

Bradky on July 24, 2009 at 6:37 PM

Theodore Roosevelt was young, when elected VP, and succeed to the Presidency. John F Kennedy was “in his 40′s.”

Your statement is absurd, on its’ face.

massrighty on July 24, 2009 at 8:01 PM

When it comes to budgets, this is a huge number. HUGE!
portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM

Why don’t you put that number in perspective, what was the budget when she took office? The budget balloons under her watch then the legislature committee cuts Palin’s proposed budget with no input from the Palin administration to the levels you site and you want to pretend Palin did it.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Awwww, come on now. A lot of people at this site cared about that pipeline a few months ago, mainly to say that it was all fantasy and no idiot such as Palin could ever pull it off. Now the deal’s done, it doesn’t matter.

ddrintn on July 24, 2009 at 7:35 PM

It is a fantasy, there is no deal with anyone to make a pipeline.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:03 PM

Palin should go away for a while, and I suspect that’s exactly what she is going to do.

It will be amusing to see what excuse some will come up with to keep her in the news, if that is what she does.

Moesart on July 24, 2009 at 6:15 PM

It will be amusing to see what excuse some will come up with to keep her in the news..

We will use the following excuses:

1. Book, and book tour.
2. Wildly popular personal appearances.
3. Op-Eds on core conservative issues.
4. Radio and TV appearances.

All of these things are in her future.

Based on what’s already scheduled, you were wrong, before you even finished typing this;

Palin should go away for a while, and I suspect that’s exactly what she is going to do.

massrighty on July 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM

Why don’t you put that number in perspective, what was the budget when she took office? The budget balloons under her watch then the legislature committee cuts Palin’s proposed budget with no input from the Palin administration to the levels you site and you want to pretend Palin did it.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Reality is something you aren’t too familiar with is it?
Palin could have vetoed those budgets. She didn’t, and she did have input. Since the Budget was reduced under Palin, you say she should get no credit? You really are low & slow.

So, did Bush’s budgets from 2006 on up to 2008 get blamed on Bush or the Democrats who ran it up?
Hmmm? Do tell.

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 8:10 PM

It is a fantasy, there is no deal with anyone to make a pipeline.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:03 PM

The truth disagrees with you. But that is nothing new is it?

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 8:11 PM

after the last 2 yrs of the MSM, why would you trust any MSM Poll on anything we know they have an agenda about???? and why?

jp on July 24, 2009 at 8:13 PM

portlandon on July 24, 2009 at 8:11 PM

Truth? What would you know about the truth? There is no deal between Alaska and EXXON, TransCanada or anyone else to make a pipeline, that’s the truth.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:14 PM

I sent an email to Pajamas media telling them they might want to peek at his HA rantings before they shelled out any hard cash for his screed. Apparently they shared my email address with him.

Nice.

guntotinglibertarian on July 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM

Do we need to start a “defense fund.”

farright on July 24, 2009 at 8:19 PM

I’ll give you the sample up front to save you time. Dems 33, Reps 22, Inds 41; Libs 20, Mods 39, Cons 38. That’s actually the smallest percentage of Democrats sampled in a WaPo poll in 18 months.

I’m gonna take a wild guess it was the Indys that increased rather than the Reps.

Or are there twice as many Independents registered as Republicans now?

/sarc

cs89 on July 24, 2009 at 8:23 PM

jazz_piano on July 24, 2009 at 7:38 PM

But are you a populist or a socialist? The main difference between Palin supporters and Huck supporters is the fiscal one. Huck supporters think socialist entitlements are not only good, but religiously mandated.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:24 PM

Sarah is fixin to open up a can of whup-ass on the calibrator-in-chief and all of his lib cronies.

farright on July 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM

We will wait and see…if she continues to fall, then we look somewhere else…but Mitt is certainly not the answer to lead a ticket.

right2bright on July 24, 2009 at 6:22 PM

Yet another in the series of anti-Mitt posts. This thread is about Sarah. You never miss an opportunity to attack Mitt Romney, do you, regardless of whether the thread is about Sarah, Mitt, or Huck? You’re very consistent at saying who you’re against, but if you’ve ever left a post indicating who you are for, I haven’t seen it.

You’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but just what would you do if Mitt were to win the GOP nomination? Would you pack up your marbles and go home, or would you instead make your vote count against the liberal hordes?

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM

Sarah is fixin to open up a can of whup-ass on the calibrator-in-chief and all of his lib cronies.

farright on July 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM

That’s what I’m hoping for. And every time she does, I’ll send her a few bucks. Frankly, all this “who’s it gonna be in ’12″ is an unproductive distraction right now.

califcon on July 24, 2009 at 8:31 PM

If Huck wins the nomination and then pushes the FairTax, he has my vote.

If Sarah is the nominee, she will have my vote.

If it’s Romney the RINO, it will mean that, once again, the left has selected our candidate for us, thus I will be voting libertarian.

Dave R. on July 24, 2009 at 8:36 PM

but just what would you do if Mitt were to win the GOP nomination? Would you pack up your marbles and go home, or would you instead make your vote count against the liberal hordes?

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM

Did you borrow that diatribe from a McCain supporter? Just to let you know, it didn’t work for those losers either.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM

Did you borrow that diatribe from a McCain supporter? Just to let you know, it didn’t work for those losers either.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM

I’ve asked a simple question. I don’t care how you characterize (or mischaracterize) it. Another poster had the honesty to answer it. If you don’t want to, just say so.

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:40 PM

That’s what I’m hoping for. And every time she does, I’ll send her a few bucks. Frankly, all this “who’s it gonna be in ‘12″ is an unproductive distraction right now.

califcon on July 24, 2009 at 8:31 PM

I’m with you, taking back the congress is more pressing right now, defeating the socialist prez next. I have sent Sarah a “few bucks” also and will continue to do so.

farright on July 24, 2009 at 8:40 PM

I believe I’ll run for POTUS. I don’t overspend and I know how to balance a checkbook. I say “nuke ‘em” to all enemies of the US, plus electrified border fences. Abolish the IRS along with corporate taxes. Move country to consumption tax. No death taxes. No unions.

I think that’s a good start.

moonsbreath on July 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM

The notion that Huckabee is a viable candidate when his PAC is collapsing upon itself is laughable.

Not only is Allah a hack, he’s a hollow hack, as well. All of Huck’s money is going to Sarah. Palin hasn’t even begun to travel the country, and Allah goes all David Frum on her over one poll.

Jesus. Allah, you should think again. Send some money to Mittens and get it out of your system.

victor82 on July 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:40 PM

If you really wanted honesty, you wouldn’t support Romney. The person seeking honesty doesn’t shield himself from the reality that Romney is a mutant, and the only way mutant candidates like him have ever won was through dirty gangster machine politics, of which he currently has none.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM

Oh, btw, Drudge has Teh Won below 50% for the first time. If the Mittens Crowd who run this board don’t think that Sarah won’t prosper in that environment, then they need to get their heads examined.

victor82 on July 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM

I believe I’ll run for POTUS. I don’t overspend and I know how to balance a checkbook. I say “nuke ‘em” to all enemies of the US, plus electrified border fences. Abolish the IRS along with corporate taxes. Move country to consumption tax. No death taxes. No unions.

I think that’s a good start.

moonsbreath on July 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Thats an attitude that would get my vote but I don’t think that it would win an election.

farright on July 24, 2009 at 8:50 PM

If you really wanted honesty, you wouldn’t support Romney. The person seeking honesty doesn’t shield himself from the reality that Romney is a mutant, and the only way mutant candidates like him have ever won was through dirty gangster machine politics, of which he currently has none.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM

Right out of the liberal playbook – attack with name-calling, not facts. Bravo. Thank you for that brilliant, in-depth analysis.

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM

OneVision on July 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM

Right out of the delusion playbook – deny reality and attack those that supply it. Bravo. Thank you for that attempt at shared hallucination.

TMK on July 24, 2009 at 8:56 PM

Huckabee is John McCain without the heroic story. Another uninspiring moderate who will find a way to lose a Presidential election. The only way Obama gets a second term is if a guy like Huckabee is the nominee. No matter how awful the next 3 1/2 years are, if we just run another retread Republican, we will lose. America is dying and the best we can do is Mike Huckabee…..we deserve what we get if thats the case.

GRRRRRR…..Huckabee gave us McCain with his back door deals to screw Romney….i will NEVER forgive him for that. I can promise….i know more than a few conservatives that will vote 3rd party before they vote for Mike Huckabee…..

We better nip this in the bud before we self destruct….which is the only way the Dems will keep the White House in 2012.

alecj on July 24, 2009 at 8:57 PM

It is a fantasy, there is no deal with anyone to make a pipeline.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:03 PM

And ExxonMobil doesn’t really exist so the press release the company issued concerning their participation is a joke.

Ever consider changing your name to Dumb and Dumber?

bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Truth? What would you know about the truth? There is no deal between Alaska and EXXON, TransCanada or anyone else to make a pipeline, that’s the truth.

lowandslow on July 24, 2009 at 8:14 PM

You wouldn’t recognize the truth if it bit you in the butt.

bw222 on July 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM

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