Alaska Poll: Palin is Mrs. Popularity

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The McCain team is sending out poll results from a new American Viewpoint poll of 400 RVs. The campaign did not commission this poll.

Job Approval for Gov. Palin: 86%
Among Independents: 86%
Among Democrats: 75%

Overall:
McCain/Palin 57%
Obama/Biden 33%

Among Indies:
McCain/Palin 50%
Obama/Biden 37%

Voters who say Energy is Top Issue:
McCain/Palin 74%
Obama/Biden 18%

Who is more qualified, Palin or Obama:
Palin 30%
Obama 31%
Equal 29%

Does McCain chose of Palin make you more or less likely to vote for McCain:
More likely 56%
Less likely 15%

The interesting one here is the qualification question. Apparently 59% of Alaskans think Governor Palin is as or more qualified than Barack Obama. And they should know.

Another shocker, Palin has 75% job approval... among Democrats in Alaska!

One thing for sure, you don't get these numbers without taking care of business at a certain level of competence plus connecting with the voters at a fundamental level. When McCain did the vetting, among other things, these numbers were uncovered and it was this among her other attributes that pushed her over the top ahead of Pawlenty and Jindal (whose approval numbers are nowhere near).

Filed Under: 2008 President, Polls, Sarah Palin

Tagged: Alaska, Barack Obama, BarackObama, election, Joe Biden, JoeBiden, John McCain, JohnMccain, polls, president 2008, President2008, Sarah Palin, SarahPalin

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