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.
Watch CBS Videos Online
Blowback
Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.
Trackbacks/Pings
Trackback URL
Comments
Comment pages: « Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 Next »
Probably because she (or he) didn’t read it. Nor did most of the people commenting here.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Gall Vs Gull…..
As in “You have the gall to tell me that I’m not mean enough, MadCon”. Go to your corner.
vs.
“Atheling reminds me of a seagull, comes to your picnic, steals your food, and splatters your blanket”.
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Go back to Krauthammer’s comments about that interview question.
Look, it’s Sarah for the GOP or you might as well order your Mao jacket.
I have more faith in a secession movement than I do in anybody else in the GOP.
Why people here exist who think Romney would do anything material to stop leviathan is beyond me.
Sapwolf on July 27, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Shhhh…calm down, baby. Come here.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Correct. That’s right.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
WOW.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Let’s Dance.
HornetSting on July 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Ditto.
He’s certainly not given us any evidence to hold any confidence in his doing that, has he? Or any other of the GOP hopefuls, sans Sarah Palin.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM
No this is Bull pucky!
Some freaking people need to STOP listeding to the MSM and RESEARCH. Hell even CNN had the Russian Bomber report on their SITE!
UGH!!!!
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Not a big fan of Hope. Hope [Arkansas] gave us Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM
1st.. Frum is an idiot.
2nd.. A “plurality” elected Obama.. and the first thing he did with his vast foreign knowledge was to apologize for the US being so involved.. So much for great foreign relations.. Russia is laughing at us.
3rd.. Palin scares the hell out of those moderates who wish to continue playing the system in their own way to keep their assumed leadership positions in the party. It comes as no surprise she will continue to be attacked, EVEN THOUGH she has not yet stated what her intentions are.. they are taking no chances.
Jason Gillman on July 27, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Palin’s foreign policy trumps Obama’s foreign policy. Palin defends America. Obama defeats America. Palin acknowledges the war on terrorism. Obama denies the legitimacy of the term. Palin would not close GITMO. Obama would. Palin would not forfeit our national defense. Obama is.
Evidently, you want a TOTUS that talks the talk without walking the walk against terrorists.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Saying Palin is better than Obama at anything really doesn’t make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I mean, seriously. How hard is that?
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Two to one Frum goes to work for Romney
KBird on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I’ve been reading about the Russians buzzing you for the past few years, mentioned it on here a year or two ago, and nobody paid attention. Get used to it. When Georgia got attacked, it seemed relevant. Nobody else did.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
If anyone needs target practice, the Trolls have taken over the other Palin thread.
kingsjester on July 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
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
upinak: He`s helped race-relations?(Excuse me,upinak,I have
to laugh my #ss off,okay,I’m better now!)–:)
canopfor on July 27, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Frum should play the Joker in the next Batman flick
clnurnberg on July 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Well worth pondering.
Why do the pundits hate Palin with such venom?
They do not dislike her, or her policies or her politics…they hate her.
So, as mentioned earlier, if the mere mention of Palin throws the professional pundits into uncontrollable fits, we’d be doing all of us a favor by mentioning her a lot more.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
A Palin administration would be far from Washington politics as usual. And i’m sure her appointees will have paid their taxes.
mike_NC9 on July 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
what else is new.
good luck at manly’s.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:29 PM
He has brought Hope!
Remember that.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Not a big fan of Hope. Hope [Arkansas] gave us Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee.
coldwarrior on July 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM
coldwarrior: Don’t forget,’CHANGE’!!-:)
canopfor on July 27, 2009 at 5:29 PM
The under 30s and over 30s.
Or Ayers and Obama.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:30 PM
The US doesn’t have any left in its pockets.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Obama’s Achievements
Stimulus stupidly voted on prior to any reading.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM
To them, she’s a rube. She comes from middle class America, and didn’t go to a (poison) Ivy League school. These people are mainly east coast elitists. They look down on middle class, flyover America, and think they know best. What’s even worse, is that there are middle class Americans who follow their lead, unaware, or unconcerned that their leaders hold nothing but contempt for them.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM
I thought the best part of the Coulter video was the revelation that Margaret Thatcher (“the Grocer’s daughter”) is eager to meet Sarah. Sarah should put that at the top of her “to do” list.
Buy Danish on July 27, 2009 at 5:32 PM
I don’t mean to sound corny in this Era of Uh-Oh-Obama, but that would be historic.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Ayers and atheling. Feel free to throw Obama, plus his entire cabinet, in there too.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 5:33 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Thank you. I’m just submitting blogs when I have the time.
Y’know, I remember the Elite calling somebody else unqualified, an actor, and a bumbling idiot who wasn’t smart enough to be President. What was his name? It started with an R.
kingsjester on July 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Don’t blame TOTUS.. it wasn’t it’s fault! lol
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Well Richard wasn’t his first name.. that is for sure.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:35 PM
How about a frog with no legs? No warm and fuzzy there either huh?
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Wait… wasn’t Reagan part of the upper class?
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Oh yeah, I remember that. They said he was too old and would take naps during briefings. They said his reflexes were too slow, therefore he wouldn’t be nimble enough to respond to crises…
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Sounds kind of like ObamaCare.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Exactly how hard is it to acknowledge Palin’s accomplishments? Not difficult given intelligence and honesty. Now, how hard is it to have both those attributes? You are not interested as that requires integrity and wisdom that you lack.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:37 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:35 PM
It wasn’t Robert Gibbs, either. Although I do think he played the chimp in two of the guy’s movies.
kingsjester on July 27, 2009 at 5:37 PM
ahh no.
keep trying… he wasn’t even liked in Hollywood.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM
But being blameless didn’t prevent utter destruction.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Anyone who has ever been president is part of the elite. If one makes it that far…they are part of the elite.
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Well, she was the first woman from the GOP to keep braking the glass ceiling.
From what I’ve read, she’s done reasonably well by Alaskans when it comes to energy.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
you are going to blame a poor little black and glass stand? No wonder it vibrated off the stage and killed itself!
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
“old fashioned”
“out of touch”
“commie hater”
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Well, he wasn’t exactly throwing Block Parties.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Stop it.. you are making me blush! Er.. oh you were talking about a man I admire. Yep he would be all of those too. :)
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM
spontaneously
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Gibson defined it wrong. Palin was in fact closer to the mark.
KittyLowrey on July 27, 2009 at 5:42 PM
By the way… some of our best presidents were elites … and guess what… they weren’t ashamed of it.
How about we start shooting high instead of hoping that our next “great savior” (whoever that will be) is the voice of Teh Payple.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Is this moron really calling Alaska’s Oil Dividends “Government Handouts?”
- The Cat
P.S. People should look into Churchill’s story. Not after becoming Prime Minister but what he went through on the road to PM. Talk about divisive.
MirCat on July 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM
It’s interesting that there have been four national polls (Rasmussen, Gallup, Pew, and “shudder” PPP) taken this month that show Palin with either gains or no slippage in popularity. But, all anyone in the MSM and on Hot Air focus on are the three network polls (none of which have a good track record, by the way) showing her down. Hmmm, wonder why that is?
SCSoxFan on July 27, 2009 at 5:45 PM
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Reagan was a great president, perhaps the greatest of the 20th Century. Time will tell. It wasn’t simply his gregarious optimistic persuasion though that helped.
Obama’s spokesmen have compared Obama to JFK, Abraham Lincoln, FDR (only credible comparison on the list that’s conspicuously missing Woodrow Wilson) and Teddy Roosevelt, but never Reagan.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:45 PM
MirCat on July 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Churchill study is a learning experience.
btw
Did you notice Obama’s inability to “learn” and his insistence on “a teaching moment” to teach what he doesn’t know?
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
News Flash: Most of America would prefer a male President over a female President. Even if the male is an idiot.
Speedwagon82 on July 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM
elite vs. elitist
look it up if you know how
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Link (especially on the last part)?
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
No this is what the sounds of ObamaCare will be like.
A scientist was interested in studying how far bullfrogs can jump. He brought a bullfrog into his laboratory, set it down, and commanded, ‘Jump, frog, jump!’
The frog jumped.
The scientist measured the distance, then noted in his journal, ‘Frog with four legs jumped siz feet.’
Then he cut the frog’s front legs off and ordered, ‘Jump, frog, jump!’
The frog struggled and jumped.
The scientist noted in his journal, ‘Frog with two legs jumped two feet.’
Next, the scientist cut off the frog’s back legs. Once more, he shouted, ‘Jump, frog, jump!’
The frog just lay there.
‘Jump, frog, jump!’ the scientist repeated.
Nothing.
The scientist noted in his journal, ‘Frog with no legs is deaf.’
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Hack journalism.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Romney is not getting love from the media. He is the expert on Health Care reform, but no one is interviewing him about it. Guess the Liberal media doesn’t want him as the candidate.
PrezHussein on July 27, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Should I post the definitions?
elite
elitist
There… just in case.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Teaching moment is for you to be taught.
Most of us call these things, as you said, a learning experience.
So it is you who must learn; not him.
That and learning experience is generally used as a euphemism for mistake. Obama make a mistake? Surely you jest!
- The Cat
MirCat on July 27, 2009 at 5:52 PM
It looks to me that everyone wants a candidate to be experienced but no one seems to know what that is. Clinton had no experience and look what he did. Bush had no experience and look what he did. Obama had no experience and look what he is doing. Regan was probablly the most experienced President in my lifetime other than Nixon. But what defines success is the ability to get the right things done. To do that you must posess leadership ability and the ability to sell the ideas that YOU have. Not like BHO who only has a vision but no ideas. Knowing the names of the other idiots from all of the other countries is not important until you need to talk to them. A president needs to know what he/she doesn’t know so that they can get smart people to advise them. I can see Palin taking tough action against our enemies, but I can’t see Huck or Romney doing it. They don’t have the inner strength or convictions to make a tough decision.
inspectorudy on July 27, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Thank you for correcting my opinion of you.
Palin did break glass ceilings, and was also gracious to Hillary whose party put on the brakes rather than permit her the ticket.
Palin tackled and conquered GOP corruption in Alaska government AND business, and hammered through what no one else believed in trying to make come true: negotiated gas pipeline.
Hillary produced more corruption, and Obama has the corner on corruption.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Romney is an expert on Health Care reform? That was very funny. Do it again but lets also add his position changes on gun control thru the years.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Oh yeah… he said we should learn to speak Spanish, while he doesn’t speak a word of it. He tells us not to drive SUVs or gas guzzlers, while he jets around the country, taking his wife out for dinner and a show…
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM
MirCat on July 27, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Indeed. Stupidly, Obama attempted a teaching moment only to prove his inability, showing himself a fraud of a professor. But then, so is Gates.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 5:58 PM
The Bush doctrine is about common sense. If you know some other country is ready to hit America the mos logical thing is take a preventive action. Just common sense.
Falz on July 27, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I won’t give them the time. Teddy gave the Federal gubermint taking of land, any land … nice, but should have never happened. aka ANWR is now never to be anything but a clump of tundra.
JFK was a proxy. I would give Bobby more credit as he probably could have been much better.. if it wasn’t for a certain demise. That name is stagnant now.
Wilson wasn’t exactly the best either but far better then Teddy or JFK, yet was too progressive even in a conservative value. As for FDR… not happening. He and the Senate did not want to put Alaska and Hawaii on the “State” status. These states weren’t worth the headache of new Senators and Congressmen.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 5:59 PM
It’s funny how the elites complain that Sarah Palin doesn’t know or understand foreign policy, while Dear Leader goes to Europe and states that the people of Austria speak “Austrian”.
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Excellent. Now, cross reference what you wrote. Indeed, most of our presidents were elite. Woodrow Wilson was very much an elitist, and Obama is indeed an upsurge of The Wilsonian Doctrine.
maverick muse on July 27, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Americannodash
Do you actually believe Romney would take away ur guns? Or are you just scared Huckabee’s pardoned killers are going to come to your house soon.
PrezHussein on July 27, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Wilson probably fit in nicely with Teddy and FDR…
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
They were of the same generation. What do youthink?
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:03 PM
As was say Adams (both) – both elite and probably elitist.
Pre-Jackson, most of our presidents didn’t try to somehow lower themselves to “democracy.”
So perhaps they were all just a bunch of cronies… just like Wilson. Ah, but Wilson had no respect for the Constitution (well, Jackson didn’t either).
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:05 PM
The comparison to Edwards is very weak. Once the rumors abut Edwards kid began to leak out he was pretty much radioactive to any candidate who wanted or needed his support. If the Quitter wants to still play politics and be out front every Republican with a twinkle of wanting to be president will take free shots at her. They will be free shot b/c her base is to stupid to think beyond any attack on her is from liberals.
jero_jones on July 27, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Unlike the Monroe Doctrine the Bush Doctrine isn’t a federal policy, rather, it is a media creation. Anyone who uses it as a basis of showing someones ignorance exposes their own.
- The Cat
MirCat on July 27, 2009 at 6:06 PM
There were classical liberals of that generation that wouldn’t have fit in.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:06 PM
no they were the “progressive”. Liberal are not classic. They are always trying to change things that do not need to be.
Conservatives at least believe this. Why change something that already works fine.
Am I wrong?
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Progressives successfully co-opted the term liberal in the early 20th century and renamed the classical liberals conservatives.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:10 PM
My understanding is that back then (as now in Europe) Liberal was the equivalent of Conservative/Libertarian.
Modern American Conservatism is not European Conservatism
and
Modern American Liberalism (aka Progressivism) is not European Liberalism (aka Classical Liberalism).
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:10 PM
yet they have never been “classic”. period. You know it and I know it.
who said anything about europe?
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Wilson was a terrible president. Obama probably resembles him more than Jimmy Carter. In one of his campaign speeches Wilson said:
atheling on July 27, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Answering a question with a question does not forward this conversation. Let us talk more about Romneycare if it will make you more comfortable. Don’t bring up Huckabee because our conversation is about Romney.
[ps} Romney to take the guns away hmmmmmmm sorta but his is in favor of gun conrol. So we’ll say that Romney is a baby stepper in regards to not upholding the 2nd Amendment as written.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Well, I guess I did.
Just in case you wanted to see where “conservatives” usually call themselves “liberals.”
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:16 PM
*sorta but
hishe is in favorAmericannodash on July 27, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Classical liberals typically believed in small government, free market, personal freedoms and responsibility. Like I said, when the term “progressive” started to become too closely tied with unsavory things like eugenics, the progressives started calling themselves “liberal”. In turn they started calling the true liberals conservatives. It stuck.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:18 PM
the definition has changed 30 fold even since europe. The definition of where it comes from is null and void.
Agree or no?
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:19 PM
yeah… I know. It is very much like the Austrailian government.
But as I said to Upstate. The definition has changed way to much to even be the same.
Even what was known a a Reagan democrat isn’t the same as it was when Reagan was alive.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Romney on Mass.
The states are laboratories of democracy. Well, our state passed a bill. It’s been in place now for several years. Have they studied it? Have they spoken with the Republicans and Democrats in Masssachusetts? Have they spoken with hospitals? Doctors? Have they sent the GAO there to take it apart to see what is working well and what is not? Nobody has given me a call, except Republicans. I’ve received no calls from Democrats saying what do you think about it? What would you do differently if you were to do it today?
PrezHussein on July 27, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Well, not exactly. I always associate liberal with free… modern American liberals are anything but for liberty and freedom.
I think they should get their old name back. We should reclaim liberal.
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:24 PM
For 8 years, libtards called anything Bush did as “The Bush Doctrine”, whether it was about foreign or domestic actions. Now they want to pretend it has a singular meaning.
Speedwagon82 on July 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Democrats/liberals are more or less communists. Go to the Communist Party USA website, look at their issues, their platform … compare that to the democrats. Virtually identical.
Let me qualify that … there are many democrats who either don’t realize, or don’t understand the direction their party has taken. These people are obviously not communist or Marxist.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Remember Hillary during the campaign? She said she was a proud progressive. I suppose they think everyone’s forgotten their history by now.
darwin on July 27, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Well, at least every lefty bi-racial person has…
Upstater85 on July 27, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Libertarian… is more the word. those whom believe in Liberty.
And I agree.
upinak on July 27, 2009 at 6:29 PM
The man referred to “weapons of unusual lethality”. He’s a typical bubble-living political elitist, and would have no qualms signing a renewed assault weapons ban, as well as other dangerous infringements on the second amendment.
MadisonConservative on July 27, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Margret Thatcher eager to meet Sara Palin
Flying Israel
Caststeel on July 27, 2009 at 6:44 PM
More questions from you does not mean that you answered mine. Try again.
Americannodash on July 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM
The Truman Doctrine is basically common sense also. That is NO excuse for not what the Truman Doctrine is!
terryannonline on July 27, 2009 at 7:23 PM
E-mail writemalkin -at- gmail.com and be sure to put “FIRE ALLAHPUNDIT” in the subject line (in all caps, so she sees it). Play your cards right and she might replace me with an automated script that repeats “Palin is awesome” over and over.
Allahpundit on July 27, 2009 at 3:46 PM
I think you’re getting a bit touchy.
smokinjoe on July 27, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Comment pages: « Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 Next »