McCain Selects Alaska Gov. Palin as Running Mate
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rantingredneck
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Yep, community organizing is code for spending in excess of 100 mil and having nothing to show for it.
forget experience, let's talk about accomplishments. What has O accomplished during his tenure and what has this lady accomplished?
she's taken a stand on corruption, made some tough (if not unpopular) decisions and has mostly been successful on her campaign platform. O has avoided the tough votes or mostly voted present
As a change agent, she has gone against her own party when the were wrong; O has mostly voted along party lines
Experience does not equal accomplishments just like credentials does not equal competence.
she's taken a stand on corruption, made some tough (if not unpopular) decisions and has mostly been successful on her campaign platform. O has avoided the tough votes or mostly voted present
As a change agent, she has gone against her own party when the were wrong; O has mostly voted along party lines
Experience does not equal accomplishments just like credentials does not equal competence.
SecDef,
I apologize. Didn't mean to come off as a smart a**. As for the article... it is 3 months old, but those are the "most recent" poll results according to the AP. I dont know how often these polls are taken, but I would venture to guess that the numbers would not be much different today.
Well, actually 15 months old. The numbers are different today, as I noted. Mostly do to the corruption investigation into Palin's actions regarding her ex brother in law.
As far as I can see they are 65-68%. Not to say that isn't steller, but not as high as been posted. Is Alaska indicative of the country as a whole (mostly split 50-50) or is it mostly republican? i.e. 65% would be on par with someone doing a standard to above average job versus a steller performance.
Where did you get 65-68% approval rating SecDef,
The ratings I have seen are much higher---some members here from the state of Alaska have posted as high as 90%.
I have seen ratings from 80% to 86%.
I haven't seen any as low as mid sixties.
Where did you find those ratings?
Dipper
The ratings I have seen are much higher---some members here from the state of Alaska have posted as high as 90%.
I have seen ratings from 80% to 86%.
I haven't seen any as low as mid sixties.
Where did you find those ratings?
Dipper
Here's some I found.
http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/2008/07/palins-approval-ratings-still-sky-high.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/104212/199/616/580101
The dailykos is intersting--they say she has a 80% rating but then say well, 65% of the state IS republican LOL!!
That's kind of what YOU were insinuating no??
You must have read that somewhere!!
I guess it depends where you look.
When you check the wikipedia link, and find the approval rating, make sure you click on the little numbers 26 and 27, it tells you where and when this info. was taken from.
#26, Alaska State Wide opinion counts survey
#27, Cockerham,Sean-- Anchorage Daily News on 7/28/08
If you need other sources, I'll post more.
If you total up the Rasmussen reports poll, 86% give her a rating of fair or better.
64% good or better and 35% excellent.
Not bad.
Only 14% have given her a poor rating---probably just some hard core liberals that are ticked off at her--but hey, in a state that is 65% Republican those numbers are still pretty good.
I wonder if they only polled Republicans when Congress got their 8% rating??
Naw, I bet they polled a good cross section.
Just for ****s and giggles, I'm going to check out Biden and see how he fairs.
Dipper
http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/2008/07/palins-approval-ratings-still-sky-high.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/104212/199/616/580101
The dailykos is intersting--they say she has a 80% rating but then say well, 65% of the state IS republican LOL!!
That's kind of what YOU were insinuating no??
You must have read that somewhere!!
I guess it depends where you look.
When you check the wikipedia link, and find the approval rating, make sure you click on the little numbers 26 and 27, it tells you where and when this info. was taken from.
#26, Alaska State Wide opinion counts survey
#27, Cockerham,Sean-- Anchorage Daily News on 7/28/08
If you need other sources, I'll post more.
If you total up the Rasmussen reports poll, 86% give her a rating of fair or better.
64% good or better and 35% excellent.
Not bad.
Only 14% have given her a poor rating---probably just some hard core liberals that are ticked off at her--but hey, in a state that is 65% Republican those numbers are still pretty good.
I wonder if they only polled Republicans when Congress got their 8% rating??
Naw, I bet they polled a good cross section.
Just for ****s and giggles, I'm going to check out Biden and see how he fairs.
Dipper
hmm, I thought that more than 65% of AK was repulican...
I wonder where Gregg got his numbers. One would expect an editor to have those facts straight.
Enough with the current congress. Everyone knows exactly why the approval rating is so low. I'm quite happy with someone without a lot of political experience coming into office (that works for both tickets, btw)
I wonder where Gregg got his numbers. One would expect an editor to have those facts straight.
Enough with the current congress. Everyone knows exactly why the approval rating is so low. I'm quite happy with someone without a lot of political experience coming into office (that works for both tickets, btw)
LanceOregon
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Just yesterday the latest reports by the Anchorage Daily News said that Palin's approval rating is 80%
The source they quoted was a poll done by Hays Research on July 28th, barely a month ago.
See:
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/510153.html
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Addendum: WSJ Interview
I watched an interview of Governor Palin by the Wall Street Journal a couple of nights ago and posted earlier about it. I was asked about possible on-line copy availability.
For some reason I believe this interview was aired on PBS and also that it may have been conducted prior to her selection as VP running mate for McCain. The reason I think the latter is that during the interview there was no mention of her being a candidate for VP. It was the type of low key interview you would see on Wall Street Week, relaxed.
I watched an interview of Governor Palin by the Wall Street Journal a couple of nights ago and posted earlier about it. I was asked about possible on-line copy availability.
For some reason I believe this interview was aired on PBS and also that it may have been conducted prior to her selection as VP running mate for McCain. The reason I think the latter is that during the interview there was no mention of her being a candidate for VP. It was the type of low key interview you would see on Wall Street Week, relaxed.
Brett Bellmore
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That's good; We don't want politicians trying to do what other politicians want, we want them trying to do what WE want. You can't fight corruption in government, and still be popular with people working in government.
The difference between her ratings with the public and insiders isn't a matter of the public being ignorant, it's a matter of the public and the insiders having interests which are largely at odds with each other. You can't serve two masters, and Palin didn't chose the insiders.
Yep, she floated bonds to build roads over 6 years in the fastest growing part of the state. The town has the infrastructure to show for it. Obama and his buddy, "Mad Bomber" Ayers, "community organized" $160,000,000 over 6 years with nothing to show for it but a fattening of their bank accounts.
Shane Tuttle
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Quoted by dm1333:
Maybe because she does what she says she's going to do. Not being a smart alek. Just pointing out an observation of a trait that we need in DC.
Some questions are from various members here that I've yet to see answered in Obama's defense....I wonder why....
Quoted by Dearhunter61:
Quoted by dm1333:
Quoted by snaptafar:
The question in bold is really what I'm after. All this talk about "experience" that Obama and Biden has. AT WHAT? People need to quit using this empty response if there's no facts to back it up. Being "present" doesn't cut it. I dare a fulfilling response upon which I know won't happen...
Quoted by dipper:
Quoted by madmag:
I agree with this point. What to have to lose if you didn't have the votes anyway. Even if a few votes gained from Hillary and Paul supporters will be enough since Palin will draw in conservatives that were going to stay home.
Maybe because she does what she says she's going to do. Not being a smart alek. Just pointing out an observation of a trait that we need in DC.
Some questions are from various members here that I've yet to see answered in Obama's defense....I wonder why....
Quoted by Dearhunter61:
Quoted by dm1333:
Quoted by snaptafar:
The question in bold is really what I'm after. All this talk about "experience" that Obama and Biden has. AT WHAT? People need to quit using this empty response if there's no facts to back it up. Being "present" doesn't cut it. I dare a fulfilling response upon which I know won't happen...
Quoted by dipper:
Quoted by madmag:
I agree with this point. What to have to lose if you didn't have the votes anyway. Even if a few votes gained from Hillary and Paul supporters will be enough since Palin will draw in conservatives that were going to stay home.
Steeler Fan
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Polls mean absolutely nothing. As do approval ratings. Where is the Nancy Pelosi-led congress? Around 9% IIRC!!!
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