[lbo-talk] Obama reelection prospect

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Feb 18 08:57:07 PST 2011


On Feb 18, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Wojtek S wrote:


> Choosing Palin for VP was a brilliant move - almost a
> guaranteed winner - except that the economy tanked and spoiled the otherwise
> perfect electoral circus.

Except that Palin is monstrously unpopular.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/19/cnn-poll-palin-unfavorable-rating-at-all-time-high/


> A new national poll indicates that 56 percent of all Americans have an unfavorable view of Sarah Palin, an all-time high for the former Alaska governor. That 56 percent unfavorable figure is up seven points from just before the midterm elections, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday morning.
>
> Thirty-eight percent of people questioned in the poll say they have a favorable view of the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, down two points from October.



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