Posted by
Ron Devito on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:19:16 PM
by Gary P. Jackson
The Speech: A Time for choosing -- http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.blogspot.com
In a national poll
conducted by Rasmussen on November 13 and 14, 2009 among 1000 likely
voters, Sarah Palin is now polling higher in approval than Barack Obama.
In
their latest poll, Rasmussen finds that 51 percent have a favorable
view of Sarah Palin while 43 percent have an unfavorable view.
Obviously, this is a very strong rating considering the constant
bombardment the American public is subjected to by the corrupt media,
telling them how "bad for America" Sarah Palin is.
If
anything, this may be more of a statement on the shrinking influence
the old, corrupt media has on the American public, than on Sarah Palin
herself. It may also show that Americans are moving past the
misinformation that is out there, and actually looking into Sarah’s
record.
The question and answers from Rasmussen:
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?
21% Very favorable
30% Somewhat favorable
14% Somewhat unfavorable
29% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure
Another question asks this:
Is Sarah Palin a divisive force in the Republican Party, or is she representative of a new direction for the party?
26% She is a divisive force in the Republican Party
41% She is representative of a new direction for the Republican Party
33% Not sure
Now
this is an important question, as most feel the Republican party, as
well as the democrat/communist party, has come off the rails. Being
seen as a new direction for the party is certainly a good thing.
A separate Rasmussen Report, released Monday, November 16, 2009, finds that 59 percent of Republican voters feel Sarah shares their values:
Fifty-nine
percent (59%) of Republican voters say former Alaska Governor Sarah
Palin shares the values of most GOP voters throughout the nation.
A
new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 21% of
Republican voters disagree and think the 2008 vice presidential
candidate does not share their values. Twenty percent (20%) are
undecided.
By contrast, 74% of Republicans say their party’s
representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide
over the past several years. Only 18% of Republican voters believe
their elected officials have done a good job representing the base.
The
findings in these two surveys highlight the political debate within the
Republican Party. Party leaders worry that Palin is pushing the GOP too
far to the right to win general elections by aligning herself with Tea
Party voters frustrated with both parties in Washington and the big
government policies they have produced.
Still, just 18% of
Republicans - and 26% of voters nationwide - see Palin as a divisive
force within the GOP. A plurality believes Palin is representative of a
new direction for the Republican Party. That view is held by 57% of
Republicans and 41% of all voters. A plurality of Democrats aren’t sure
what to think of Palin’s role within the opposing party.
Again,
the story here is despite an all out assault by the corrupt state run
media, Republicans feel that Sarah is basically one of them, someone
who shares their values, feelings, and goals.
Bouncing
that off the fact that these same voters think the GOP as a whole is
going completely in the wrong direction, and a picture begins to form
of where the voters would like to see America go, and who they would
like to see take them there.
It’s
also important to point out that these polls were taken before Sarah’s
new book, Going Rogue, A American Life, has been in the public’s hands,
or she started her media tour surrounding it. As more people see the
real Sarah, her numbers can go nowhere but up.
We
realize that the next Presidential election is three years away, a
lifetime away in political terms, but the mid-term elections will kick
into high gear in less than two months, and Sarah has stated that she
plans to make an impact on those elections by endorsing candidates, and
working with candidates who share her values. This polling indicates
that anyone who receives Sarah’s support will likely receive the strong
support of Republican voters, making Sarah the party’s king maker.
In
contrast to all of this, Barack Obama continues to slide in the polls
as Americans learn more about him, and actually experience his
leadership, or lack there of.
In the latest Rasmussen tracking poll, Obama’s approval sits at 49 percent, with 51 percent disapproving.
27% Strongly Approve
39% Strongly Disapprove
49% Total Approve
51% Total Disapprove
In
Rasmussen terms, this gives Obama a -12 in the "approval index."
Rasmussen takes the difference between those who strongly approve and
strongly disapprove to come up with a "passion index." Here too, Sarah
betters Obama with a -8 between those with a very favorable and a very
unfavorable.
Of course,
the big thing here is the fact that while Obama is basically the
media’s favorite son, and they carry his water quite well, covering up
and failing to report many issues, or trying to down play them, while
at the same time vilifying Sarah Palin like no candidate in modern
history, Sarah still comes out on top.
To
me, there is an important set of numbers, and a strong indicator that
Sarah is winning the battle for hearts and minds. Some will look toonly
the strongly approve and strongly favorable, and see that Obama looks
better with 27 percent strongly approving vs 21 percent feeling very
favorable towards Sarah.
But
the big numbers to look at are these: While 29 percent of those polled
have a very unfavorable opinion of Palin, 39 percent feel a strong
disapproval for Barack Obama. A full 10 percent more of the voting
public strongly disapprove of Obama vs Sarah.
Again,
as Sarah is finally getting out there and letting America see the real
person, not the caricature the media has invented, or the hamstrung
version from McCain campaign, her polling numbers can only rise.
America has had a good look at Obama, and doesn’t like what it sees. In
my opinion, barring a complete and total change in policies and
direction, which is highly unlikely, Obama’s numbers are not likely to
recover.
As a final
note, Rasmussen indicates a confidence rate of 95 percent on these
polls. We tend to trust Rasmussen the most, because of their polling
methods. Rasmussen polls "likely voters" which tends to be more
accurate than polling "registered voters" or as many polls use "adults,
" which can give you wildly inaccurate results. Rasmussen has proven to
be the most accurate in the last four election cycles, beginning in
2004.