Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Palin Disconnect

We've written a fair amount about the fact that Sarah Palin's influence in Republican primaries does not necessarily means she's a viable Presidential candidate. Here's a classic example of that in New Hampshire 2012 primary results we'll release tomorrow:

The leading Presidential contender among Republicans in New Hampshire who say they're more likely to vote for a Palin endorsed candidate is...Mitt Romney with 33%. Only 28% of the GOP voters positively influenced by a Palin endorsement say they would vote Palin for President.

There's a big disconnect for Republican voters between liking Palin/paying attention to what she has to say and actually putting her in the White House.

And keep in mind also that only 31% of primary voters in New Hampshire said they were more inclined to support a Palin endorsed candidate in the first place.

2 comments:

  1. How many of those were transplanted Massholes or Dem operatives? There are two words that take Gov. Romney out of the running for president: Romney Care!!

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  2. Palin endorsement isn't so much better or any better than other well-known conservative. The difference is that for whatever reason, her endorsements get much more play in the mainstream media.

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