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Fox News poll says most Americans view Palin negatively; few see her as presidential timber

July 30th, 2009 at 02:07pm Pat Cunningham

Fox News Channel, that citadel of political liberalism, is out with a new poll SHOWING that 51 percent of Americans have a negative view of Sarah Palin.

A plurality of poll respondents say Palin is best suited to be a homemaker.

Reporting on its own poll, Fox says:

Palin’s personal ratings have slipped and most people think the best job for her now that she has resigned as governor is away from the world of politics.

About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker (32 percent), while nearly one in five see her as a television talk show host (17 percent). Vice president of the United States comes in third (14 percent), followed closely by college professor (10 percent), with president coming last (6 percent).

This is outrageous. When are those damned libs at Fox going to cut our Sarah a little slack, huh?

UPDATE: For more on this Fox poll, see Nos. 2 and 4 in the comments section, wherein a reader gets a little snarky with me and I respond in characteristically devastating style. You’ll love it.

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10 Comments Add your own

1. Orlando Clay | July 30th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Pat wrote: “This is outrageous. When are those damned libs at Fox going to cut our Sarah a little slack, huh?”

ROTFLMAO X 10!!!!!!
2. mike | July 30th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

What a couple of losers you two are. Try linking to the Fox news story instead of a liberal stupid tank Pat. The headline story you “accidently” ignored is that Americans hat the liberal congress.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534987,00.html
3. Orlando Clay | July 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

mike screams: “The headline story you “accidently” [sic] ignored is that Americans hat [sic] the liberal congress [sic].”

Actually, Einstein, even though a 60% disapproval rating is certainly nothing of which to be proud, the fact of the matter is that the approval ratings of the liberal Congress have actually improved (almost doubled, actually) since the last, dark days of the Bush administration.

BTW, what’s a “liberal stupid tank”? And how do Americans “hat” a liberal Congress?

Careful, mikey. Your own ignorance is currently on display.
4. Pat Cunningham | July 30th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

Mike: OK, let’s play the game YOUR way:

The Fox News story to which you linked shows that only 30 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. But that’s not very far out of line with the historical average. The Gallup organization says the average approval rating for Congress in polls since 1974 is 35 percent.

The Fox News story to which you linked also has this: “When asked to think ahead to the next congressional election, 43 percent of Americans say they are more likely to vote for the Democrat ‘to help Barack Obama pass his policies’ and 38 percent for the Republican to provide a ‘check on Obama’s power.’”

This same Fox News poll also shows that 50 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Democratic Party while only 36 percent have a favorable view of the Republican Party.

This same Fox News poll also shows that 61 percent of Americans think George W. Bush is more responsible than Barack Obama for the current state of the economy while only 16 percent think Barack Obama is more responsible for it.

You see, mike, my initial post wasn’t as bad for your side as it could have been. Thanks for prompting me to tell the fuller story.
5. Pat Cunningham | July 30th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

mike: Congratulations, by the way, for having elicited an update in the main body of this post. That doesn’t happen very often. Check it out.
6. Milton Waddams | July 31st, 2009 at 9:43 am

I hope my comment at least made you laugh before you deleted it Pat.
7. Pat Cunningham | July 31st, 2009 at 10:07 am

Milton: 10-4.
8. Billybeermonicagar | July 31st, 2009 at 11:54 am

Pat, Why would you delete a comment that made you laugh? Must have been a slam against women.
9. Pat Cunningham | July 31st, 2009 at 12:06 pm

Billybeer: Send me a check for $50 in care of the Register Star and I’ll answer your question. Take it or leave it.
10. Billybeermonicagar | August 1st, 2009 at 7:17 am

Typical IL dem. Must pay for play.