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Palin numbers show main effect is with base; Hillary backers don't seem to be moving to McCain
Interesting report from Polster.com: Sorry if this has been posted already, but I hadn't seen anything and wanted to get it on the record:
http://www.pollster.com/blogs/omero_the_palin_effect_more_ba.php
Palin runs up the score among Republicans and evangelicals (+37, +32 more minus less likely to vote for McCain, respectively). But
moderates say Obama's pick of Biden makes them more likely to vote for Obama
(+12 more minus less), with Palin having neither a positive or negative
net affect for McCain.
These findings build upon earlier results I wrote about this week. It seems increasingly unlikely that former Hillary Clinton supporters will move to McCain because of Sarah Palin. But during the heat of the Republican convention, the Republican base is indeed energized.
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Comments (2)
Yeah, but the GOP base was always going to be energized. If not FOR Palin, then AGAINST Obama.
Hate, fear and loathing are their specialties.
It was a bit of a headfake for people to pretend that the GOP base wouldn't come home or might sit this one out.
September 7, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rec'ing, at least in part because there's going to be a whole load of poll-induced panic on this site tomorrow, I'm guessing.
September 7, 2008 11:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
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