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The Official Sarah Palin Poll

Easy question to get the conversation started:

What do you think of John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate?

| Closed on 09/28/08 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Locker Room, Politics | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll

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40%	a. Great Choice
16%	b. Good Choice
12%	c. Bad Choice
19%	d. Horrible Choice
13%	e. Don't Care/No Opinion

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#19 \| 86 days ago YankeeDudeL (+)	majikmanseven wrote: Though I don't share all her views ( I don't share all views with any of the candidates) I think this is an outstanding pick. She has been a very active and tough governor. She is very knowledgable on energy issues. She hunts, fishes, and target shoots. She is a former beauty queen. She is a mother of 5 with a disabled child. A woman who has advanced woman's issues and helped kill the "good ole boy network". A very admirable leader. I am truly for a women in high office and this is a woman who can lead. I think whereas Obama stuck with the same old washington insider... McCain picks a candidate who is an up and coming outsider. I think Obama helped himself last night. But I think Mccain just made a lot of moderates start to think a bit. +27 "She hunts, fishes, and target shoots." I believe target shooting is a very important quality in a VP. Marksmanship helps avoid inadvertently shooting ur friends in the face. Don't Care/No Opinion
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#1 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)	+9 Though I don't share all her views ( I don't share all views with any of the candidates) I think this is an outstanding pick. She has been a very active and tough governor. She is very knowledgable on energy issues. She hunts, fishes, and target shoots. She is a former beauty queen. She is a mother of 5 with a disabled child. A woman who has advanced woman's issues and helped kill the "good ole boy network". A very admirable leader. I am truly for a women in high office and this is a woman who can lead. I think whereas Obama stuck with the same old washington insider... McCain picks a candidate who is an up and coming outsider. I think Obama helped himself last night. But I think Mccain just made a lot of moderates start to think a bit. Great Choice
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#2 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)	+7 I'd call this a home run pick for mccain. Great Choice
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#3 \| 86 days ago kteacher (+)	+4 I think this is a good choice for McCain. Looks like both candidates chose VP's who will help with some of their weaknesses. McCain needed someone young, fresh, and with new ideas. Obama needed someone with foreign relations experience. This should be a great run for president. Good Choice
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#4 \| 86 days ago Shrugging Atlas (+)	majikmanseven wrote: I'd call this a home run pick for mccain. +7 I agree...ever since John McCain wrapped up the Republican Nomination (which I was not very excited about), I've said that if McCain selected a running mate that I agreed with, I'd vote for him. If he were to select somebody I didn't agree with (e.g. Joe Leiberman, Charlie Crist, etc.), I would vote for Bob Barr. My decision was made up this morning, so I no longer consider myself "undecided." Great Choice
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#5 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)	+7 Interesting. I'd have considered Obama had he picked a conservative democrat as his running mate and shown he wants to break party hard lines... but he goes and picks an old school liberal in Biden. It's like he picked a "Mccain" as his running mate. I like Evan Bayh and would have considered voting for that ticket. But I am really excited about Palin and now am strongly leaning toward the mccain/palin ticket. I think she could bring a lot to the table in energy policy among other things. Great Choice
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#6 \| 86 days ago MISterISU (+)	+6 I really don't know much about her (yet). I really think the disappointed Hillary voters may take a new look at McCain. Great Choice
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#7 \| 86 days ago kteacher (+)	MISterISU wrote: I really don't know much about her (yet). I really think the disappointed Hillary voters may take a new look at McCain. I don't know about that one. She is VERY different from Hillary--from what I gathered so far. Good Choice
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#8 \| 86 days ago badsdaddy (+)	MISterISU wrote: I really don't know much about her (yet). I really think the disappointed Hillary voters may take a new look at McCain. +4 I not only agree with that but will add that I think its a strategic move to do JUST that.But its not gonna change his views in favor of 12 years of Bushism.He s simply playing a chess match rather than run a campaign. Horrible Choice
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#9 \| 86 days ago derms33 (+)	+6 I said bad choice but actually a brilliant one for McCain...like he isn't going to score womens votes for that. When Obama didn't choose Hillary he lost quite a few and now they are gone for sure. If McCain would have chosen a "Black" Woman, it would have been Brilliant! Bad Choice
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#10 \| 86 days ago kantwistaye (+)	(Edited by kantwistaye) +6 Pretty solid choice. Gives him a a compassionate sidekick which will help him. She seems like a very likeable person, and she is female, which unfortunately, will have an impact. I'll be deeply, deeply disappointed in every single Hillary supporter who switches sides because of this (Hillary and McCain/Palin agree on almost nothing), but I know it will happen. Also, it helps very much that the Republicans get to frame how America views her next week before the Democrats can. Solid choice. Edit: Doesn't hurt that shes pretty good looking too. Good Choice
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#11 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)	kantwistaye wrote: Pretty solid choice. Gives him a a compassionate sidekick which will help him. She seems like a very likeable person, and she is female, which unfortunately, will have an impact. I'll be deeply, deeply disappointed in every single Hillary supporter who switches sides because of this (Hillary and McCain/Palin agree on almost nothing), but I know it will happen. Also, it helps very much that the Republicans get to frame how America views her next week before the Democrats can. Solid choice. Edit: Doesn't hurt that shes pretty good looking too. +4 sorry that you'd be so disappointed... but hearing you say that disappoints me... it says that you should vote by political party as opposed to voting for the person you connect with. I know there will be many voters who vote for Obama who voted for Bush before. That doesn't disappoint me, it gives me hope that people will start supporting the person they like as opposed to the political party they represent. I can no longer support a political party as my views cross party lines too much for either party to really accept me. Great Choice
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#12 \| 86 days ago Michael (+)	+6 1) Okay, he may, MAY, pick up some Women's vote, 2) He chose a very conservative V.P. candidate and he is closer to a moderate or a rolly polly candidate, 3) Three years ago she was a mayor of a moderatly sized town(9,000) in Alaska; she's been Govenor of Alaska for two years. SO, the Republican Party can't have it both ways---She has NO national experience and even LESS international experience. Hence, they don't dare throw that up at Obama anymore or they'll look foolish. 4) They say Obama is young...she is 44 and likey one breath away from the 72 year old John McCain; the same man who has had several bouts with skin cancer. 5) Her appeal to the conservative right wing women may backfire: She has five children. One who is about to go serve in Iraq which I applaud loudly. She also had her youngest who was born with Down's Syndrome. The demands on her time as Govenor of "Alaska" and The VICE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES are significantly different. I think many women will be asking how will you balance this demanding job and motherhood, especially with a special needs child. This is a tough question and WILL be asked. I just feel that this choice is very similar to Mondale's choice of Ferraro...a bad one, one for looks and broken hopes of votes. Horrible Choice
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#13 \| 86 days ago kantwistaye (+)	majikmanseven wrote: sorry that you'd be so disappointed... but hearing you say that disappoints me... it says that you should vote by political party as opposed to voting for the person you connect with. I know there will be many voters who vote for Obama who voted for Bush before. That doesn't disappoint me, it gives me hope that people will start supporting the person they like as opposed to the political party they represent. I can no longer support a political party as my views cross party lines too much for either party to really accept me. +3 I don't believe people should vote based on political parties (I honestly wish we could do without them, but then no one would vote), but people should vote for who they believe in and what they stand for. If somebody believed in what Hillary was saying, there is no way they will believe (or believe in it as much) in what Sarah Palin has to say. Had I been able to vote in '04 I would've voted for Bush, so crossing over and what not is no issue for me. Heck, if the old maverick John McCain was running I'd be interested in him. Unfortunately, right now he's just another George Bush. Good Choice
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#14 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)	Michael wrote: 1) Okay, he may, MAY, pick up some Women's vote, 2) He chose a very conservative V.P. candidate and he is closer to a moderate or a rolly polly candidate, 3) Three years ago she was a mayor of a moderatly sized town(9,000) in Alaska; she's been Govenor of Alaska for two years. SO, the Republican Party can't have it both ways---She has NO national experience and even LESS international experience. Hence, they don't dare throw that up at Obama anymore or they'll look foolish. 4) They say Obama is young...she is 44 and likey one breath away from the 72 year old John McCain; the same man who has had several bouts with skin cancer. 5) Her appeal to the conservative right wing women may backfire: She has five children. One who is about to go serve in Iraq which I applaud loudly. She also had her youngest who was born with Down's Syndrome. The demands on her time as Govenor of "Alaska" and The VICE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES are significantly different. I think many women will be asking how will you balance this demanding job and motherhood, especially with a special needs child. This is a tough question and WILL be asked. I just feel that this choice is very similar to Mondale's choice of Ferraro...a bad one, one for looks and broken hopes of votes. +5 well... when those questions are asked...and you are right, they sure will be... it should be noted that she and her husband have been married 20 years and work "together raising their children". If women voters are turned off by her challenges of being a mother of 5 including a combat soldier and a disabledchild and still being a capable leader... that is a bit hypocritical to me. If people say Obama is "more qualified" than Palin... again a bit hypocritical. The tickets are heads to the others tails. Obama and Palin are very similar in terms of appeal and experience. Biden and Mccain are very similar in age and their careers for last 3 decades. Great Choice
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#15 \| 86 days ago majikmanseven (+)