Surprise? First Two National Polls Find Palin Gains LESS Support from Women

Sorry if this has already been posted but it didn't come up in my DU search.


Published: August 30, 2008 1:35 PM ET

NEW YORK The first national polls on John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin yesterday came out today from Rasmussen and Gallup -- and contrary to what the GOP probably hoped, she scored less well with women than men.

Here's a finding from Gallup: Among Democratic women -- including those who may be disappointed that Hillary Clinton did not win the Democratic nomination -- 9% say Palin makes them more likely to support McCain, 15% less likely.

From Rasmussen: Some 38% of men said they were more likely to vote for McCain now, but only 32% of women. By a narrow 41% to 35% margin, men said she was not ready to be president -- but women soundly rejected her, 48% to 25%.

Only 9% of Obama supporters said they might be more likely to vote for McCain.

Link: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844485

She has ambiguous views on abortion, but is not known as a fundamentalist freak.

As a man, I hate saying it, but it's true.

Notice I said most...

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Hillary supporters would be righteously pissed that McCain thinks women voters are all so dumb we'll vote for any boob with boobs.


Conservative women would be righteously pissed that there are many Republican women with much more experience and much more serious credentials who were passed over: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Condi Rice, Olympia Snowe, Elizabeth Dole...say what you want about those women (and you can say a lot), they've paid a hell of a lot more dues than Sarah Palin.