Poll: How badly did the Tucson aftermath hurt Palin?

-In 15 states where we polled the 2012 Presidential race between November and the incident in Tucson Palin trailed by an average of 14 points. Barack Obama had won those states by an average of 8 points, so Palin was running 6 points behind John McCain’s performance in 2008.

-In 12 states where we’ve polled the 2012 Presidential since the Tucson incident Palin has trailed by an average of 10 points in states that John McCain actually won on average by 3. So she’s now running an average of 13 points behind McCain’s 2008 showing.