Fox News poll: Plurality thinks best job for Palin would be … homemaker?
posted at 3:27 pm on July 27, 2009 by Allahpundit
Not as partisan an outcome as you might think. Of the six options given — president, VP, talk-show host, college professor, homemaker, and “other” — homemaker was the top pick by far of Democrats and independents and the second choice of Republicans behind VP. Perhaps my definition of “best” is more nuanced than most of America’s, but is a woman who’s capable of making untold millions delivering speeches really “best” served by being a full-time mom?
Intriguing footnote: The strongest support for “college professor” comes from Democrats.
Elsewhere, some corroboration for WaPo’s poll last Friday showing her net favorable rating at -13. Fox got the same number despite a more forgiving partisan sample — D40/R34/I24 compared to WaPo’s D33/R22/I41. Note the trend since January:
If you’re wondering how the moron whom she lost to stacks up, his net approval rating’s momentarily at +22. Amazingly, despite only 12 percent of Republicans saying the presidency would be the “best job” for Palin, she’s actually gained ground in the 2012 horse race since May, up four points to 17 percent while Huck’s lost a point to settle at 20. (Romney also jumped four points and leads with 22.) Exit question: What explains the drop off in her favorable rating since April? Is it all resignation backlash or did l’affaire Letterman have something to do with it too? While you ponder, here’s round two of Coulter vs. Frum on Palin from this morning’s Early Show. Given these numbers, Frum picked the right day to push his nevah evah meme — but note Coulter’s excellent point about the media’s excuse for laying off John Edwards last year about the baby rumors. I have a feeling we’re about to find out that some “private citizens” are more equal than others.
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Fine. Let’s put them both in a box and ship them to the 57th state.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Come on Terryann.. you said. YOU prove it and not by some MSM hack by the name of Gibbs!
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM
David Frum is horrible, miserable shell of a human being. He really did show his lack of knowledge with regard to Alaska and Alaskan politics.
Please, David, leave the party. Start your own 3rd party of independent losers. But for Pete’s sake, STFU! You don’t speak for all conservatives. You are not the be all end all of the Republican party.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM
LevStrauss on July 27, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Did I say use Gibbs who used a cut and past interview?
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Oh, please. She gave the perfect response: “In what respect, Charlie?” (Gibson)
The Bush Doctrine was a term coined by the media. If Gibson wanted to ask her about foreign policy, he should have just asked the question. She was perfectly right to make him clarify what he meant, which I don’t recall that he did all that effectively.
BigD on July 27, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I guess you forget that my state has more hunters every fall than you have people in your entire state. We spear-fish!
Well, okay, wait, legally we can’t. The DNR said only that native Indian tribes can do that. For some awesome reason I’ve long since let the wind carry away.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 4:48 PM
One thing we can ALL unanimously agree:
David Frum is the biggest most annoying jerk of all time.
Sapwolf on July 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Watch the video for yourself. She defines the Bush doctrine as “his world view.”
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM
It doesn’t matter. A robot could have spit the question out.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Annoying, yes. Biggest? Good lord. All of Air America and MSNBC are leagues above him.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 4:50 PM
He clarified after she gave the wrong answer.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Just going by what Todd and Sarah themselves told People magazine. While Sarah was governing, Todd was away in the oilfields every other week and spent most of the summer on a fishing boat. When he was home, he was out riding his snow machine until 4AM. That doesn’t leave much time for parenting from either one of them.
JA on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
One interesting Bush Doctrine is TARP that McCain suspended his POTUS campaign to promote, and that opened the flood gates for Obama’s STIMULUS et.al.
As per pre-emptive strike given credible reason to suspect eminent danger from an enemy attack, the pre-emptive strike wasn’t uniquely Bush. Hence, it is misleading to reference that USUAL POTUS PRACTICE as “The Bush Doctrine”.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
One of the problems is that our “intelligentsia” class is too heavily concentrated in the east coast. We need to break up that monopoly.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Don’t underestimate Mitt. He would have known every version of each Bush Doctrine and he would have proudly agreed with all of them; then the following day, he would have denounced them all. /s
yogi41 on July 27, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Ha…
How about we regulate it.
Better yet, those in the “intelligentsia” should be sterilized!
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Who said anything about fish? I was talking about spearing bears.. which is legal up here with a permit.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Share the wealth? Redistribution?
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
What’s wrong with that? Gibson wanted to put the “Bush Doctrine” label on her == commonplace little media trick like asking if you agree with what someone said and then they turn around and essentially quote you on it.
BigD on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
You go ahead, I’ll bring binoculars and be right behind you.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
He clarified after she gave the wrong answer.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Nope. BigD is right. And she did not give “the wrong answer” since he would not stipulate what he was referencing as “The Bush Doctrine”.
You’ve shown your hand and lost.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Kill them off!
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Upstater85, are you not feeling well today?
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
terry you are starting to sound like Pround rino… which admited voting for obama.
And since I am expecting the same from you and upstate.. I think it is just sad. Have a great life.. for your buyers remorse.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
They do have older children who can help take care of the younger ones. Extended family, aunts, uncles, grandparents, also help out. It’s very much like how it was in earlier days when Americans had larger families.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
What was wrong with that answer? Uh, because it was wrong and Gibson had to define it for her.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Can someone explain to me why the doctrine of “you’re either with us or against us” is not a world view. I mean was it not Bush’s world view that the rest of the world was either with us or against us?
jmell7 on July 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM
yogi41 on July 27, 2009 at 4:52 PM
heh
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
No… I’m a little sick. Got a case of “Cons playing the victim”-itus
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
His idiocy is showing. He immediately thinks government intervention is necessary for every problem. Pathetic.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Damn Todd for trying to support his family. Maybe he should sit at home all day, smoking dope and playing PSP while his kids run the streets….collecting welfare. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Sorry, but I’ll take Charles Krauthammer take on her answer before yours.
Norwegian on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Be sure to wear a good pair of running shoes.
You don’t have to out run the bear…just have to out run MC.
:-)
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Oh, don’t worry. Didn’t vote for Barry… but can’t say I voted for Teh Maverick.
No buyers remorse here.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Stipulate exactly what Palin said “wrong” and expound from your knowledge of what was “right”.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM
So, whatever the “terryannonline doctrine” is .. isn’t your worldview? What would it be, then?
BigD on July 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM
;-) ahh you forget.. those who have the most guns will always win. I just shoot MC and say it was an accident and the bear eats him… win-win! /SARC!
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 4:58 PM
atheling… start reading more of my posts.
Since when the f*ck have I ever embraced gov’t intervention? Huh? Give me one time.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:58 PM
I don’t think a plurality would say Condy Rice or Hillary clinton belong in the kitchen.
Falz on July 27, 2009 at 4:58 PM
A cast-iron skillet is also a perfect fit for Jeff’s head.
mizflame98 on July 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM
We can only imagine the Cookies Hillary would make Bill.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Jail, perhaps…but not in the kitchen.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM
There are a goodly number of people who voted for McCain and still believed the MSM spin about Palin. I was visiting one of my closest friends not long ago, a stalwart conservative, and yet he believed that not only was the Palin “Africa” hoax true, but that it was part of the Katie Couric interview(despite the former having occurred well after the latter). He assured me there was video evidence. When there was none, he defaulted to more MSM-fed anti-Palin propaganda, including the claim that she answered a door in a towel. He still voted for McCain for the simple reason that he wasn’t Obama.
The press did their job well.
Side note: He also thinks Obama doesn’t have a BC.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM
I’m not president who has a foreign policy. When someone asks you what the Truman doctrine was I would hope you wouldn’t answer “his world view.”
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Norwegian on July 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Exactly as I recall. But then, terryanonline insists that she, self admitted lowly blogger, knew the “right” answer in advance.
So, let your light so shine, terryanonline, that we can glorify your brilliant wisdom and vast insight.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Why do you think I hid cheese in her pockets?
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM
OK
Good points
But what is the Bush Doctrine?
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM
A. He was being sarcastic, as anyone who doesn’t desire the right of women to vote being rescinded would see.
B. I heartily appreciate your new habit of simply reposting other people’s posts without any input from you. As a result, the content of your posts has vastly improved.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM
That governments that harbor terrorist are themselves terrorists and then it turned into a policy of preemption via Iraq.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM
YOU GOT ME!!!
The gull of me to ask people what Sarah Palin’s “conservative” principles are…
Though, I gotta say, I was right there with you with regulating the east coast intellegentsia! Come on! Aren’t we going to kill them off! Class Warfare! Woot-woot!
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
There’s probably a good reason why the Founding Fathers initially allowed only 30+ year old landed men to vote and run for POTUS. They realized that under 30s haven’t the maturity, experience or judgment to vote or govern the nation.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
The theory that we have the right to pre-emptively defend ourselves from nations who harbor terrorists.
And no, I didn’t have to google it.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Defending what it means to be a conservative and who you think it is that best represents that moniker is now to be labeled “victim”-itus? Okay, I know where you’re coming from now.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Though the relevant matter would be that Obama has not produced his long form certificate of live birth. No one here is claiming that Obama has no birth certificate.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
What? What’s “gull”? A bird, isn’t it?
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Fair enough.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Out of Huckabee, Romney and Palin, Sarah is the only candidate with a realistic shot at beating Obama. The delusions of the former two will make for a long tedious primary season for sure.
mike_NC9 on July 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
…and you prove that those over 30 are no more reliable to do so.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Not quite the same thing since we don’t have the benefit of hindsight (history) on Bush.
BigD on July 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
A very dishonest place. But he sure has a lot of “gull”.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
I did ;)
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Sorry.
Can’t live up to your Insider Standards
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:07 PM
But mike … David Frum says Palin is divisive.
Plus she’s ignorant, speaks funny and talks to the little people. Elites don’t hang like that.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Why are we bothering with Palin’s mistakes of the past? Jeez, like she’s the only one who cannot recover from any mistakes? What about Michael Vic – hasn’t he been reinstated with the NFL? What about Barney Frank? He’s still huffing and puffing in the Senate after running a gay escort service from his home. Oh yeah, what about Ted Kennedy. It’s been what, 30 or 40 years since he basically let Jo Kopekni (sp?) drown to death, but he’s still enlightening us all with his pearls of wisdom on health care.
Give it a break. Wait and see what the lady does. I predict that if she is able to put a stop to Cap and Tax she will be a hero.
KickandSwimMom on July 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Huckabee’s show on FoxNews pretty much makes it clear to me that he is not going to be a serious threat. After watching a couple programs, I am convinced that Huckabee is the epitome of what has gone wrong with the GOP, and has tainted parts of the Conservative movement as well.
Nice guy, and all that…but all too willing to compromise time and time again to look like a nice guy. Video caps from his show are going to make some pretty good primary ads…and not favorable toward the Huckster.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM
which is STILL wrong
bush doctrine=treating terrorist harboring nations as enemy states. It was genius. Allowed us to attack a country instead of looking to “arrest” OBL
Charlie called it “anticipatory self defense” which I guess means preemptive war but it’s nor defensive nor anticipatory. He screwed it up as bad as she did
battleoflepanto1571 on July 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM
So are you with me? Wanna break up that monopoly of Intelligentisia – whatever means necessary. It could be our doctrine.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM
No, you’ve got Upstater85 all wrong.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM
We’ll see… after all, I have been labeled a pro-gubmint interventionist today…
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Yes but we live in times of fast communication. The term Bush Doctrine wasn’t something made up the day before she was announced as the VP candidate.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Terry,
although I got to say I might have handled the Bush Doctrine question differently, I don’t think this was Palin’s big fumble.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Yes but PDS seemed to have stemmed from MSm, liberal freaks and ignorant moderates who seem to believe the mantra that they have to be “upper crust” to run anything.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:13 PM
But the problem is that the Bush Doctrine may have “grown” from its original version.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Saboteurs Hang real well.
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Now that was funny.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM
She specifically said that Todd was able to take time off to help at home and they have a large extended family. There are families that do things like fishing and snow machining together. What they said may leave the impression that they never spent time with the kids, but that does not necessarily make it so. How many years was she governor again? And how old are her children?
thevastlane on July 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Get over it. We admit she was thrown into the race too fast and unprepared and McCain’s gang of back stabbers just made it worse. Her RNC speech should have convinced people what she’s capable of.
In the future she’ll be prepared. She more experienced with a hostile media than anyone out there.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Well excuse me for wanting someone who can talk about foreign policy while we are fighting a war on terrorism.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Seagull, you sould know what that is, atheling, look in the mirror.
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM
I can’t believe more people have not seen how so many things are aligning for Gov. Palin to be POTUS in 2012.
Obama is self-destructing thereby enabling any liberty candidate to come in and give us an alternative.
Right now, that is Sarah in the GOP. If she merges with the Tea Party Movement and secures her position as the anti-elite, anti-DC candidate at a time with double-digit unemployment, huge debt, overbearing micromanaging by the federal government, and a new found respect for the Constitution, I really see how she could usher in a resurgence of the GOP.
What’s interesting is why there are any who don’t see it all converging.
Unless General Petreaus is a limited government conservative dude, I don’t see anybody on the horizon for the GOP.
Sarah has IT.
Sapwolf on July 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM
OK I know polling data is the lazy way out of filling dead time and space, but this is silly.
May I remind everyone that in 1977 Ronald Reagan had the highest unfavorables amongst any candidate that was being polled. He was number 4 in a list of Republicans for the White House.
Uhhhh for you people who believe that the White House will be settled by political surveys over three years from the election I have some land about 100 miles East of Miami for you.
Jdripper on July 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Well we don’t have anyone now … so what’s your beef?
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Sorry, that one gets a C minus. You sting better than that. Come on, now.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
BTW, how would you spell it? I’ve always just spelled it “gull,” but I could be missing something here.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Outlier.
Offended by the homemaker choice. She is already a homemaker. Sexism alive and well at Faux News.
Buckeye Babe on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
You’re forgetting she still has to make it past David Frum who says she’s … *shudder* … divisive.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Because there’s a different standard for Palin than there is for the other GOP hopefuls. The fact that they put “homemaker” in this poll is disgraceful and dishonest. They would never have done it if it was about a male candidate.
There’s a lot of inflexible thinking, inside the box, when it comes to Sarah Palin. Some conservatives (and hypocritical liberals) think she should eschew her political capital and stay home and raise her kids. If this line of reasoning was applied to their own time, the Founding Fathers should have done the same instead of abandoning their kids to tutors and extended family members to fight the Revolutionary War and forge a nation.
We are at a very precarious time in our history. We must all make sacrifices to maintain what freedom we have left. Sarah Palin is a gifted woman who can draw crowds, inspire, and pull money for the conservative cause – to counter the Soros-funded Obama Chicago Machine.
You’re either for that, or against it. There’s my doctrine. :)
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Sting… are you ready for a
DanceSting-Off?Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Good points all.
Tell Sarah Palin she can’t do it. This usually ends with her doing what the know it alls told her was impossible.
portlandon on July 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM
*Turns around and sharpens stinger*
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Sorry … David Frum says it will be.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Flock of Seagulls?
They still around?
They did define Obama’s Iran Doctrine.
Iran. Iran so far away.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM
You left out the part where you think it would be better if women didn’t get to vote.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Terry are you FREAKING KIDDING ME!
WTF is your freaking deal? We have been in a WAR with the U.N. in Afgahnistan since 2001! HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How long has Iraq been going ON? How many people are there NOW that we KNOW? Her SON is at WAR. Alaska has had Russian BOMBERS coming into American Airspace 8 times! EIGHT TIMES since she has been Governor. We have had North Korea pointing Nuclear Weapons at Alaska and Hawaii and threatening America as a WHOLE!
How dense are YOU!?!?!??!
Good grief…. And as I said.. WTF has OBAMA DONE????? NOT a DAMN THING!
WTF has Obama done???? Not a DAMN THING!
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Interesting, terryan, your response sounds a lot like Palin’s.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/11/palin-gibson-bushdoctrine/
Listen carefully to Gibson himself stuttering. Palin asked Gibson to clarify what he was asking. He didn’t. She then asks if Gibson was asking if she agreed with Bush’s world view. But obviously, you’ve determined to swallow the progressive media mantras as gospel truth. Palin’s explains where she agrees with Bush and where there were problems. She answered Gibson’s question correctly. It was not “WRONG” since Gibson wanted to know where Palin stood on Bush’s administration. Subsequently, Gibson finally remembered what slipped his mind when he quoted his own definition of “The Bush Doctrine” that thereafter, by virtue of the Palin interview, the media managed to convince people was “The Bush Doctrine”.
You failed to respond to Krauthammer’s editorial, still.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Oh gosh…
If that’s the case, I say one has to at least own property to vote. There.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
He has brought Hope! upinak … and much change.
Remember that.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
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