Bad news: Levi Johnston’s favorable rating in Alaska now at … -66
posted at 1:48 pm on September 3, 2010 by Allahpundit
Alternate headline: “Blogger pretty sure Palin doesn’t have to worry about Levi hurting her reputation anymore.”
One of the Conservatives4Palin people keeps e-mailing to remind me that PPP completely blew the Alaska Senate primary in its early polling and that Alaska is notoriously difficult to poll under any circumstance, which is why we shouldn’t believe their numbers showing 62 percent of Alaskans don’t want Palin to run for president or, per today’s data, that her favorable rating is only 37/55. Fair enough — that last figure does look ridiculous in light of Miller’s upset — but Levi’s rock bottom favorable rating seems oddly plausible, doesn’t it? According to PPP, these are the worst numbers they’ve ever recorded anywhere for anyone, John Edwards included. Could a gossipy, backbiting, “I’m sorry for being sorry” answer delivered while fame-whoring on CBS really drive someone down to -66 favorability? I’m thinking … yeah, probably.
Edwards’ 15/72 favorability on our January North Carolina poll had set the initial record for futility but Johnston matches the 72% unfavorable number while only 6% of Alaskans see him in a positive light. Those poll numbers probably don’t bode too well for his Wasilla Mayoral candidacy.
Johnston is reviled pretty universally across the board but he’s a little more popular with Democrats (15/61) than he is with Republicans (4/76) or independents (4/74).
It’s hard to muster a favorability rating lower than 6%- that’s about where the average person off the street we polled on a lark would be- so Johnson may hold this dubious distinction for a long time. Who besides like Hitler or Osama Bid Laden do you think we could poll who would be less popular in some particular state?
Any reason to post this aside from the slow-news-day giggle factor and the fact that it means his campaign for mayor of Wasilla is likely to end happily for Palin fans? Actually, yes: This is the second reminder in two days that some of her enemies are so ugly in their willingness to take her down that they can’t help but discredit themselves in the process. Vanity Fair will recover because, let’s face it, its readers don’t care if they smear her, but I fear Ricky Hollywood’s path to success has now gotten very rocky. You feel for him, don’t you?
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*rubs chin thoughtfully*
Nahhhhh. :D
KinleyArdal on September 3, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Note to HA: You can drop all the Levi stories in the same trash bin with the Meghan McCain stories. OK?
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM
The demand for white trash morons doesn’t seem to be a good selling point.
volsense on September 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM
I don’t give a sh!t.
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM
wow… Allah, this is bad!
upinak on September 3, 2010 at 1:51 PM
I’m playing the world’s tiniest violin. Can you hear it?
jennifernaz on September 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Another Levi thread, another opportunity to remind people that they have a foolproof way to avoid the Levi threads: Simply don’t read them.
Allahpundit on September 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Allah needs Rosie to make a reappearance so he can blog about her instead of Levi
offroadaz on September 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM
It sounds like he ought to leave the state and change his name.
SC.Charlie on September 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Look at this, I just polled myself.
Want me to share the results?
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Allah.. if it is that slow. Check this out concerning Bill Allen. The guy who helped the prosecution with Ted Stevens.
upinak on September 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Yeah, it’s a slow one, but people always seem to have fun dumping on him in the comments. And -66 is so unbelievably bad that it actually qualifies as funny. I giggled when I read the line about Hitler and Bin Laden in PPP’s post.
Allahpundit on September 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
He would make a better than average democrat senator.
saiga on September 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
ditto
cmsinaz on September 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
When does he start is stint on the bachelorette?
portlandon on September 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Unfortunately being so hated also makes him perfect for reality TV. I just want him to stay broke.
Go RBNY on September 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM
You sure about that, AP? It’s not that their readers don’t care. It’s that they may not have enough readers left to remain in business. When you intentionally appeal to a small demographic, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Especially in this economic climate.
Doughboy on September 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM
you think he knows he’s a douchebag?
dangitt on September 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Ah, no! That isn’t good enough!
You must be punished for offering the thread for anyone to read, because it is a crime against everyone!
Just lookin’ out for the folks.
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM
I will have to give you that one. I LMAO at that. It was dumb but that was funny!
upinak on September 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Ricky Hollywood Goes Limp
profitsbeard on September 3, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Allah, Apple unveiled the new designs for their iPod series. That should be worth about three different threads, no?
joejm65 on September 3, 2010 at 1:57 PM
I thought it was going to be called “Knocked Up”?
upinak on September 3, 2010 at 1:57 PM
portlandon on September 3, 2010 at 1:57 PM
At this point I doubt that even that douche tool Kathy Griffin wants anything to do with Johnston.
McKenz59 on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
But he’s polling high in the, “I peaked at 18 crowd”
Oil Can on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
About as much as I feel for the fly I just swatted.
FontanaConservative on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
I like that better. :)
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Wearing lip gloss to a Hollywood celebrity event will do that to you.
scrubjay on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
I can’t believe that a polling organization would spend any resources at all on this knucklehead.
UltimateBob on September 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
The sooner this young man reenters the real world the better it will be for everyone.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 1:59 PM
LOL. He’ll be doing pRon very,very soon.
Sperm Bank II: Night Deposit
portlandon on September 3, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Who?
Dr Evil on September 3, 2010 at 1:59 PM
We Californians don’t want him again! Send him to Texas!
FontanaConservative on September 3, 2010 at 1:59 PM
I feel a lot of things for him. Contempt, schadenfreude, pity..
Actually I take that back. He’s not even worth any of those. Would you feel contempt or pity for a filthy used Kleenex blowing down the street?
inviolet on September 3, 2010 at 1:59 PM
But dagnabbit, this one was at the top of the Blog section (not the headline) with a photo! The only way to avoid it was to avoid HotAir. I’m sure you’re not advocating that.
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Maybe someone can talk this douchebag into an attempt at a career in the Octagon of the UFC.
That would be hilarious over a few Killian’s Red drafts.
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Allah, don’t let anyone get you down about your Palin-related posts. Most of us are smart enough to know that you like her and are just playing devil’s advocate to make sure that…your love for her is real, baby.
JimRich on September 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Ricky– er,… Levi‘s Neilsen ratings will be interesting…
cartooner on September 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Fear? I welcome that.
rbj on September 3, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Bulllll**********.
If this isn’t moved into the Levi/Bristol coveted left-hand keeper column, well, I just don’t know what. Every damn one of their threads is. God do I dread “Dancing with the Stars” this season.
Marcus on September 3, 2010 at 2:02 PM
I’m confused.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:02 PM
There’s gotta be a way to get Levi and Meghan McCain together…now that would be a reality show worth watching.
Meh, at this point, anything Ricky Hollywood does can only help Sarah Palin, at least in the sympathy department.
JetBoy on September 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Oh, no! It’s Ricky Hollywood, not Ricky Slippery Rock! You keep him.
cartooner on September 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM
I call it Dancing with the Liberals.
upinak on September 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Giggled?
NotCoach on September 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Indeed. Even the impertinent left, cocky for having been in power for a short while, have 1% of decency left.
Feeling sorry for him? Nah. He’d be better off finishing his high school, going to the beautiful AK woods for a while, finding himself, growing up. Instead he ruins his life and that of his kid. Shame on the left, who exploit him, for neferious reasons.
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Note to those who nitpick what gets posted on HA – find another source to dwell in, even for a time. It’s still a free country.
In addition to the soap opera value this dude provides, he also contributes to the study of ‘humanity’.
Jenfidel, you good and strong lady, please say something bad about him.
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Just to give you some more annoying information. Ann Coulter was on O’Reilly last night with Laura Ingraham and apparently Ann was asked to be on Dancing with the Stars. While she declined the offer, she said that it pays really really well. So just on the off chance the Levi can’t make his child support payments the Bristol will still have some bucks.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Um thank you. Have never commented on these types of replies before (that I remember) but have long since gotten moderately tired of people who claim not to be interested but (as far as I can tell) seem to need the attention anyway.
Am actually very interested, but not really in Levi. I want to know who’s whispering in his ear, and possibly paying him too, to be this thorn in Gov. Palin’s side and attempt to drag down her reputation by association, or whatever it is they think they’re doing.
inviolet on September 3, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Every blog needs at least one punching bag, guys.
Levi Johnston is it.
KinleyArdal on September 3, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Come on, guys…is “having to see” a photo and a headline about subjects you don’t prefer…even for a sec or two…really that much of a harsh on your mellow?
JetBoy on September 3, 2010 at 2:06 PM
When you go to HotAir.com right now, the front page presents you with a photo of the young person in question. I don’t want to see that when I’m interested in pursuing actual news stories of relevance to the world and nation. The only way to avoid is to avoid the site altogether.
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Why not? You can make a man out of him or sumptin’
FontanaConservative on September 3, 2010 at 2:07 PM
If news is slow and you’re feeling researchy, you could investigate why Townhall is accepting ads from Alan Grayson’s fake Florida tea party. I would sure love to know why.
http://www.clickorlando.com/politics/23982225/detail.html
Ronnie on September 3, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Allah’s beta status continues to mystify only him.
samuelrylander on September 3, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t HA linking to this story add to it’s status over at Memeorandum? I’ve heard a number of “mainstream journalists” comment that memeorandum.com is the first place they go to get the latest “news”.
Look at what that site says it does, and tell me that garbage doesn’t beget garbage.
NoNails on September 3, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Am sure you’ve found a way to avoid even “seeing” the ads on the side; I just completely ignore them (whoops, I wasn’t supposed to admit that; sorry Townhall!). They’re not exactly black holes forcing me to click.
Just think of Levi as a big annoying blog ad. Problem solved. :)
inviolet on September 3, 2010 at 2:08 PM
What prevents you from doing that?
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Yes. I’m not a beta male. I don’t “giggle” when I see Levi’s boyish face.
NotCoach on September 3, 2010 at 2:09 PM
No, of course not. You are right. There are plenty of photos and stories here that I don’t prefer to see. But this one sends a message (to me, anyway) that this is a site not to be taken seriously. I guess it’s the same reason I don’t read People magazine.
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Isn’t this Palin-related story more post-worthy?
THE TRUTH
NoNails on September 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Absolutely nothing. I’m just commenting that I don’t think it is AP’s intent to drive away readers. I could be wrong.
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:11 PM
I actually do a little. Not over his poor polling, who cares, it’s good for a chuckle anyway.
I feel for him in a “oh, that guy’s lighting a cigarette standing in a puddle of gasoline and somehow doesn’t notice it from ‘The Birds’” kind of way.
Or maybe a “gee that 5′ skinny guy keeps hitting on Mike Tyson’s wife, he should probably stop” kind of way.
Or a “this guy’s looking for ghosts on a train track by standing on a train track, he ought to move” sort of way.
That dope’s in for a hard, hard fall and it’s hard to watch a slow-motion human train wreck without feeling a little bit for the guy, even if he IS the engineer that got drunk on duty and ignored all the red signals along the way.
DrAllecon on September 3, 2010 at 2:11 PM
D-bag loser. Enough.
rjoco1 on September 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Lucianne.com
RealClearPolitics.com
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Okay, now I understand, even his picture annoys you. That is a problem but at least it doesn’t happen that often. These are truly light weight threads but sometimes considering the times and the disagreements, they are fun and harmless.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Dude that’s not boyish face.
That’s just stupid face.
He smiles and grins, trying harder and harder to garner attention and admiration without actually standing on top of a barstool and screaming “I’M RELEVANT!”
In the meantime, his ties to his child’s family grow more and more strained and detached. A decade down the line, he’ll be struggling to figure out where it all went wrong for him, as he continues to mutter under his breath about “that damn Palin woman”.
I’d feel sorry for him at that point. At this point, I’m trying not to laugh.
KinleyArdal on September 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM
I even have a theme song for your new Texas based show!
FontanaConservative on September 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM
6% thought they were saying they approved of “Levis”
Nethicus on September 3, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Thanks. Sometimes I need a reminder. :-)
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:15 PM
His intent might be to:
- drive traffic to keep the site going
- inform and sometimes entertain, us and himself
- do his job well, enjoy it, mostly, and keep it
So far, so good.
He likely has, and should have, carte blanche on what threads he posts. Wouldn’t want him or Ed to be the old Pravda. Of course, today, they have more credibility than the media in the U.S. and around the world.
AP doesn’t have to, and can’t, please all of us, all the time.
Salutations in good spirits. To everyone a good Labor Day weekend.
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:15 PM
At fist glance I thought “working on a bachelorette.”
Maybe Levi should think about graduating high school once this fame whore thing finally flames out (like any day now).
pain train on September 3, 2010 at 2:16 PM
He has a higher approval rating than Congress! I wonder how he would stack up against Hurricane Earl.
Beaglemom on September 3, 2010 at 2:17 PM
Not only that. Some day we might read, here “Sarah Palin, president of the U.S.A., in spite of most media and her number one nemesis, a thorn in the ars, aka Levi Johnston”
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM
I like Earl’s stance against Globull warming and immigration reform.
Levi wouldn’t stand a chance.
FontanaConservative on September 3, 2010 at 2:20 PM
As long as Palin remains on the national stage, there is going to be some liberal out there who thinks somehow, someway, they’ve figured out the scheme to use Levi Johnston to destroy her career, 66 percent disapproval rating or not. So sadly, we’ve still got at least 2-3 years of Levi spottings ahead of us.
jon1979 on September 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM
In 1999, Hillary Clinton was one above Josef Mengele and she came back just fine.
Blake on September 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Of course all that you say here is true. And it’s why I read here. Thank you.
MassVictim on September 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM
I simply see this site as a well-balanced mix of hearty political discussion, sprinkled here and there with “other” stories of interest, which, of course, won’t interest everybody.
Whatever it is, it must be working…as HA always finishes at the top of it’s category in various web ratings for blogs.
As for People Magazine, heh…the only time I read that is, like, at the doctor’s office waiting room.
JetBoy on September 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Greene/Johnston 2012 FTW!
Brian1972 on September 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM
The parasite wasn’t limp once in his life. It produced a famous baby from his sperm and the louse is going to exploit the child forever.
He needs to grow up, but it will likely never happen because other lice and leeches will pay him just enough to keep his whoring alive. He’s the perfect sucker. May he be ridiculed eternally.
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM
If this goofball is Sarah Palin’s number one nemesis than her life should be a cake walk. /
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM
At the risk of sounding like Democrats in years gone by, if that ticket won, I would leave the country. Hands down.
KinleyArdal on September 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM
What the poster above said:
Is there no way we can’t arrange a hook up between Meggie Mac and Levi?
The offspring of such an assignation….
victor82 on September 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM
I should have narrowed the circle to her ‘family’ and those who will eternally exploit him/her. No matter, you, smart lady, knew that.
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:26 PM
According to some, Allahpundit is her number one nemesis.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Levi… The one guy in America that Obama can stand next to and say, “See, my numbers aren’t so bad compared to THAT!”
Khun Joe on September 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM
What this boy needs to do is move to Australia and become an opal miner. That way he’ll be gone from our lives.
thekingtut on September 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Glad. You are reasonable.
Nah. If that were the case, she’d have it made.
Schadenfreude on September 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Nah.
Although someone with the talent and interest should run the numbers on how many Palin posts he has placed into the blogosphere compared with other bloggers.
Could be interesting. Or scary.
cs89 on September 3, 2010 at 2:33 PM
AP is actually Todd Palin.
True story. ò.ó
KinleyArdal on September 3, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Bristol going on primetime t.v. will help this guy hang on to that 15 minutes.
PrezHussein on September 3, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Picture this, two podiums in glorious surroundings, the eyes of the world glued to the scene. There, in front of 50 American flags, are the former governor of Alaska, radiant and self assured and next to her………..a guy with a paper bag over his head. Or maybe we could find some way to just have him appear as a silhouette.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2010 at 2:38 PM
To call this guy a “turd” would be disrespectful to turds.
J_Crater on September 3, 2010 at 2:38 PM
There’s just something about Red on Red, Blue on Blue, and Poo on Poo that makes things interesting…
JetBoy on September 3, 2010 at 2:41 PM
You mean the news is actually still paying attention to this loser?
pilamaye on September 3, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Al Franken.
Bruno Strozek on September 3, 2010 at 2:47 PM
One in the pink, one in the stink!
lorien1973 on September 3, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Message to MSM “If you feed a stray dog, you won’t ever be able to get rid of it” It just hangs around waiting for you to throw it a bone….
Dr Evil on September 3, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Does someone have to spoon feed you?
ladyingray on September 3, 2010 at 2:59 PM
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