Remember How The Left Said Palin’s Career Was Over Because of Her Post-Tucson Speech? Poll Shows It Helped Her Among U.S. Voters
Keith Ellison and Joe Scarborough hardest hit.
Flemington, NJ, January 14, 2011 – A new national study among 1,437 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that Americans indicated that Sarah Palin was more sincere and believable after viewing her speech in response to the shootings in Tucson.
The study was conducted during January 13-14 by HCD Research and reported on its MediaCurves.com website, to obtain Americans’ perceptions of Sarah Palin after viewing a video of a speech she gave in response to the shootings in Tucson.
Respondents were asked to rate Sarah Palin on a scale from 1-7 regarding likeability, believability and sincerity, with 1 representing “not at all strong in this attribute” and 7 representing “extremely strong in this attribute.”
With the exception of likeability among Democrats, Palin’s attribute ratings increased among all parties after viewing her speech. The most notable increase was her sincerity ratings, which increased from 2.62 to 2.69 among Democrats, from 5.25 to 5.45 among Republicans and from 3.68 to 3.85 among Independents.
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There’s a good post over at HotAir.
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http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2011/01/15/what-does-it-take-to-end-a-political-career/
You know what doesn’t end a political career?
* Being found guilty of 11 ethics violations. (Charlie Rangel, D-NY)
* Stuffing your pants with classified documents, stealing and destroying them. (Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton’s National Security Advisor, went on to become a Hillary Clinton campaign advisor in 2008.)
* A prostitution scandal. (Democrat Elliot Spitzer, then Governor of NY, now cohost of Parker Spitzer and David Vitter, R-LA, still in office, were clients. Barney Frank, D-MA, still in office; his boyfriend ran a prostitution ring from their home.)
* Having the FBI find $90,000 in your freezer. (William Jefferson, D-LA, was re-elected while under federal investigation.)
* Being a Klan leader, and saying “white ni**ers” on TV. (Robert Byrd – D-WV, re-elected until he died while in office) In contrast, Trent Lott, R-MS, was driven from his post as Minority Leader for complimenting former Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond at a birthday party.
* Being found guilty of defamation. (Al Sharpton is currently a radio host, and regularly appears on cable network opinion shows.)
* Plagiarism and an ongoing series of gaffes. (Joe Biden)
* Calling Jews “hymies” and New York City, “Hymietown;” fathering an illegitimate child (Reverend Jesse Jackson, who is still active politically and still welcome as a guest on cable news networks.)
* Being an unindicted co-conspirator in the Abscam scandal. (Jack Murtha, D-PA, re-elected until he died in office.)
* Being caught on tape smoking crack cocaine. (Marion Barry, Democratic mayor of Washington, DC, went on to serve on the Washington D.C. City Council and another term as mayor after his release from prison.)
* Association with a domestic terrorist. (Barack Obama)
* Swimming away and letting Mary Jo Kopechne drown, and offering to help the Soviet Union defeat America’s most formidable enemy: President Ronald Reagan. (Ted Kennedy, D-MA, re-elected until he died in office.)
Sarah’s credibility rating is good because,despite the brainwashing horseshit from the liberal media,the vast majority of sensible people realize that nobody goes on a killing spree because of what some politician says or because of crosshairs on electoral maps.I believe this witch hunt is going to hurt the liberals bad in the long run.
Gastorgrab, wow! great post. Thanks!!! Readers need a barf bag while reading it, but it’s got to be published, so thanks!!!
Okay, back to the topic at hand.
Is this national study (about Palin) a typo or what? There were at least 8 “eyewitnesses” who “were there” in Tuscon and watched her pull the trigger, and they’ll testify in court. These “esteemed” eyewitnesses include Jane Fonda, the entire MSNBC staff, Wolf Blitzer, Roger Simon, Katie Couric, Keith Olbermann, Paul Krugman, and shooting victim Eric Fuller. Well, they don’t need to testify – the mainstream media has already tried Sarah and found her guilty.
Bartholomew Roberts
gastorgrab – wow. I don’t go to HA at all, and reading about a few people who said they picked up rotten viruses there, I’ll continue refraining.
Gastorgrab.,Great post, don’t put that one away.Show it over and over again. I think the more these people talk bad about Palin the more they expose themselves for what they are really about.Great speech Sarah.Keep it up ,you’ve really got the lefties panties in a bunch.
bitterclinger – Really about HotAir ? I go there daily and have not experienced any problems.
She should have let the dogs howl and not posted the rant. It was fuel for the fodder and she is still NOT electable.
Whether electable or not,she will be a thorn in their ass for many years to come and will still do alot of good.
LCC
Not only is she “electable”, she WILL be the next President of the United States of America.
I particularly like Palin-Bolton to clean up congress’ and Ocaca’s messes, domestic and foreign.
Real Bob, I will give you a ride to the polling place and vote for her with you!
The REAL Bob says: January 15, 2011 at 1:02 pm – Not only is she “electable”, she WILL be the next President of the United States of America.
If so then expect a short period of martial law to quell the progressive insurrection.
Palin has more intestinal fortitude than any leftist and I would absolutely be more comfortable with her in the White House than Obama at least I would know what I was getting.
For someone who is supposedly” NOT electable” the left sure is worried about her.You mean to tell me if it came down to Palin and Obama conservatives would not vote for her.Crazy talk.I believe at this point just about any non democrat candidate would win.This is not a time to fall for the leftist narrative on which candidate could win.They are afraid of her for a reason and my view is we need to make Obama a one term President.
Go Sarah Go!
WOO HOO!!!!
Hey LLC — The word you’re looking for is “ineluctable”.
REAL Bob.
I am on your side with this. I too feel Sarah Palin will be our next president.
Sorry no one else is stepping up to the plate and taking the action she does.
I will vote for her should she chose to run. I’m also good with Michelle Bachmann.
Two out standing woman who are out in the trenches day in and day out living what they preach.
I respect that more then anything else.
Let me count the ways i love this woman……Sarah takes all the bs from
the left and still makes them look like the fools they really are….
You go girl, we’ve only just begun to show this liberals for the a-holes they
are and lead then just a notch closer to extinction…..
I don’t make to many wishes, but if i had one it would be that in January
2013, America could say,”welcome to the White House Madam President.”
WOOT!
Palin 2012!
I was talking to some ignorants yesterday who were repeating what the leftist press had said, “that this is hurt Palin big time.”
and I had to enlighten them on the truth.
My admiration for this woman and her family goes up a thousand-NO a million fold…
YOU ROCK SARAH
One more thing.. Barrack Obama claims to be a Patriot or the Media claims he is.
I have never seen him do anything to prove he loves and respects this beautiful Country of ours.
The Media has to prop him up and tell us over and over again ..That not only is he a Super Genius but also an amazing American Patriot in private.
If we were ever alone with him we would totally get where he is coming from.
When Sarah speaks in public she shows everyone time and time again that she is
remarkably smarter then Barry will ever be no matter how many times they tell us he is and she shows us every single day in all that she does and says , She is 100 percent a True American Patriot.
That is a true
That is the truth.
The credit belongs to Laura Curtis, who compiled the list.
That link again: http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2011/01/15/what-does-it-take-to-end-a-political-career/
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Just to let everyone know,I am not by any means saying Sarah is not electable….I am merely saying that if she was not,she would still be a thorn in their ass.Believe you me,I would ABSOLUTELY vote for Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin/Allen West 2012!! If I had to crawl to the polls to vote for this combination (don’t care which order)-I would.
You go girl. Don’t let the bastards get you down.
Hi Tarheel,
Ditto, good ticket. I happen to recommend Herman Cain (obama’s worst nightmare). Your recommendation is equally as good.
We need to keep the Republican primary CONSERVATIVE!
Hi Tarheel,
Ditto, good ticket. I happen to recommend Herman Cain (obama’s worst nightmare). Your recommendation is equally as good.
We need to keep the Republican primary CONSERVATIVE!
If an asshole-leftist-RINO-Republican candidate is in the primary he will win. History will repeat; obama’s zombies, Acorn employees, Acorn recruits, and illegal aliens will cross-over and shape the Republican primary just like they did for McCain.
Recommendation: Those of you who personally know Republicans in high places, keep the RINO-Republicans out of the primary. Not only would a leftist win, he would then hand the general election over to obastard, just like McCain did (now McCain is groveling to obastard).
Bartholomew Roberts
It’s only a matter of time before Palin, like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, slaps the bully leftists in the face, through a consequence of the 2012 elections. And just like the Cowardly Lion, they’ll start crying and say, “Oh what did you have to do that for?” But unlike the Cowardly Lion who sucked it up, pressed on and discovered he had courage all the while, they’ll just sit there balling their eyes out. Cause you know what they don’t have — and never will have? COURAGE!!!
Oh boy, it’s incredible to hear that Sarah and Michelle are brilliant and there are those who would vote for them. Maybe, just maybe, we should require an intelligence test for voters. Any score above room temperature would qualify. Unfortunately, that would leave some of these posters out of the electorate.
@Common Sense
Starting with you.
The only fearless MAN in the whole bunch is Sarah Palin. While today Americans are nostalgic for the American Spirit, rugged individualism & common sense conservatism Palin evokes, it’s not enough to offset the wimp voters who give in to the Left narrative that Palin is too divisive. Most American voters have a kumbayah mentality & will vote for a weaker candidate (i.e., Obama, RINO) just to avoid all the vitriolic noise generated by the Lametream media & left leaning comics, pundits et el. Wish I could have more faith in the American voter, but the last election of the un-vetted Obama is proof in the pudding that maybe only the teapartiers have the fight in them.
Pontificating pundits of lefty persuasion have written Gov. Sarah Palin’s political obituary many times. They always had to eat crow. Thanks for the lovely caption photo of the Gorgeous Governor.
Idahosauce and RealBob,
We’ll stick with Palin for 2012 and 2016
Your fake hope looks so adorable on you. I want to just pinch your widdle cheeks! SOOOO cute!
I quit…..again.
@gastorgrab
Don’t forget the late Congressman Gerry Studds D- Page boy molester. Studds turned his back to the chamber when receiving his punishment of censure, and was reelected six more times until his retirement in 1997.
Tarheel just hit the winning combo with Palin/West in 2012, I would crawl thru broken glass to vote for that one.
Why didn’t the article provide the poll results for the second question?
When the same sample was asked if the tape changed how they would vote in 2012. The results are at conservatives4palin unless they have already scubbed it.
The results are awful.
All that training to make her look like she had something important to offer anyone…gone!
All those staged sound bites which much of cost a bundle to produce with all the writers and lighting guys and you know joke writers. To make her look like a real contender. I mean it expensive to take a sows ear and try and make a kid glove.
However stranger things have happen. We went to war on artist rendering so electing a reality politician based on staged interviews …it WAS possible.
Gee all that money invested in this LOSER!!!!!! Oh well you sleep with dogs you going to get flees….a world without Sarah. Hey Alaska, Sarah getting Fed Ex back, return address unknown..LOSER LOSER LOSER.