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Poll: Alaskans hold dim view of Sarah Palin, Joe MillerA new poll by local pollster David Dittman should be fairly disheartening to former Gov. Sarah Palin, and onetime U.S. senate candidate Joe Miller. The poll questioned 400 Alaskans during a two-week period in March on their views of Palin, Miller and the job their congressional delegation was doing in Washington. The news was fairly good for the delegation, but not so good for Palin and for Miller. Some of the results on Palin:
The former governor's numbers had fallen since an April 2010 Dittman poll, when 46 percent responded favorably and 52 percent of respondents viewed her unfavorably. Miller's numbers are even worse than that. A whopping 73 percent of Alaskans had an unfavorable view of him, with 53 percent "very unfavorable." Miller is the newly hired chairman for the Nevada-based Western Representation Political Action Committee, a group he has described as an "up and coming tea party PAC" with a mission to "elect constitutional conservatives." As far as we know, Miller still calls Alaska home. But he did sojourn Outside recently to make the rounds for tea party tax day events in Kansas and Idaho. One tweet said that he was in the land of "patriots." Alaskans are famously hard on their politicians, but not impossibly hard. Voters have turned on politicians in the recent past for nepotism and corruption allegations. Quitting on the job or having a reporter handcuffed for asking questions on the campaign trail probably didn't help Palin or Miller, respectively. Indeed, all three members of the state's congressional delegation received "excellent or good" approval ratings above 50 percent. Congressman Don Young enjoyed a 63 percent approval rating, with 32 percent disapproving. Democratic Sen. Mark Begich's approval was at 57 percent, with 33 percent disapproving. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski got a 71 percent approval rating, making her the most popular among the delegation, according to the poll. Just 27 percent of respondents disapproved of her job. Contact Amanda Coyne at amanda(at)alaskadispatch.com [CORRECTION: This article was updated April 20, 2011. It originally stated that 26 percent of Alaskans responded favorably when asked how they viewed Sarah Palin in April 2010. The actual percentage of Alaskans who responded favorably regarding Palin was 46 percent.]
Hey, put any 10 Eskimos up there and they would get unfavorable ratings too..I bet you! At least the attitude I see from educated Alaskans...like lawyers. Somehow, those different...are bad. Correction to the correction needed: Sarah's favorable responses totaled 36% (not 26, or 46), still below her very unfavorable ratings. Fingers on the chalkboard are melodic compared to her screeches and have more substance. Sadly her junior high mean girl persona shows no prospect of maturing. Sarah's still a hero in Wasilla. That shows how out of touch they are with those of us who reside on Planet Earth. They also voted very heavily for Ted Stevens in 2008. What's seven felony convictions between friends? So how did Sean do in the poll? Please don't deny he was in it. It's pretty pro forma to include the governor too. understatement of the century! Never did like quitters or carpet baggers. $palin and miller are below contempt, they should have zero percent favorability. With the extortion parnell is trying to pull with the legislature he should be in the very low numbers as well. When will Alaskans finally wake up and elect someone who represents OUR interests instead of that of big corporations? As soon as more independent and moderate voters start voting and not let the right wing conservatives elect who they want all the time. She is the most prettiest and smartest and wonderfullest also,too. You sue you are handycase and not headcase? Alaskans should be very proud of Sarah Palin. She is the most interesting, exciting, and attractive woman of modern times. To the Lower 48, and the rest of the world, she is the face and voice of Alaska. She embodies and personifies the Alaskan character and spirit. Have you ever met an Alaskan woman? Your standards are shot. REAL Alaskan women are beautiful, and are not behived muppets. She's a pig in lipstick. Ugly from the inside out. Is that you, Lou Sarah? It couldn't be more obvious that you are not from our lovely state. We are spirited characters while Sarah is an outsider. There is nothing Alaskan about her anymore except her Wasilla address. I can't speak for the world, but from everything I've read, the world apparently thinks she's pretty lame, just like most Alaskans do. We'll send her your way, any day! I see your name on any story that may even mention Palin- singing her praises like a lovesick schoolboy. You either ARE Sarah or you don't even know her. To know her is to NOT love her. She is definitely NOT the voice of Alaska. Alaska is so much better than she is and she is such a phony. Im sorry but I really don't want Sarah to be the spokes person for Alaska or hard working Alaskans! She does not personifie the Alaskan character since most of the Alaskans I know are not quitters.She has lost all the respect that I ever had for her and everyone that I know. I am happy that you love her so much but she does not speak for all Alaskans anymore. |
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