Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republican voters say Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped John McCain’s bid for the presidency, even as news reports surface that some McCain staffers think she was a liability.
Only 20% of GOP voters say Palin hurt the party’s ticket, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Six percent (6%) say she had no impact, and five percent (5%) are undecided.
Ninety-one percent (91%) of Republicans have a favorable view of Palin, including 65% who say their view is Very Favorable. Only eight percent (8%) have an unfavorable view of her, including three percent (3%) Very Unfavorable.
When asked to choose among some of the GOP’s top names for their choice for the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, 64% say Palin. The next closest contenders are two former governors and unsuccessful challengers for the presidential nomination this year — Mike Huckabee of Arkansas with 12% support and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 11%.
So, does it now make sense why some people would be motivated to spread all kinds of ugly rumors about Sarah Palin's intelligence, temperament, and supposedly negative effect on McCain's campaign? Who would have motivation to do that? Democrats, of course. But also GOP rivals who see her as a future threat. And some of those former McCain staffers may already have deals cooking with GOP rivals for 2012 and therefore have a reason to poison her reputation early in the going.
I'm not blaming any particular person or potential candidate, just pointing out that there are plenty of people out there who may have a vested interest in shoving Palin out of the way any way they can.
By the way, Greta Van Susteren will have the first post-election interview with Palin which is scheduled to air on Monday night.
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