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TrooperGate Probe to Finish On Time, Polls Show Palin Peaking

By Jeralyn

The report in TrooperGate will be out Oct. 10 as scheduled.

The Alaska lawmaker directing an abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin promised Friday the probe will be finished before the election, despite refusals by key witnesses to testify, including the governor's husband.

After waiting 35 minutes for Todd Palin and two state administrative employees to appear under subpoena before the state Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Hollis French condemned their refusal to testify and the attorney general's broken promise that seven other witnesses would testify who were not subpoenaed.

Prediction: It will be critical of Palin, and Palin will complain it's one-sided, making no reference to her and her husband and staff's refusal to cooperate.

Palinspeak: The only probe I'll cooperate with is one in which those making the decisions are under my direction and control (like the state personnel board.)

Palin's already peaked. It's almost crash and burn time. [More...]

(From Daily Kos / Research 2000 tracking poll)/ Sept. 11 to Sept. 19)

Newsweek's Stumper cites another poll with similar findings and says:

All in all, she'd gone from the most to least popular White House hopeful over the course of five short days.

And those events she's been canceling for next week? They aren't just in California. She's canceled one in Colorado. Sounds to me like they decided she needs to be in debate training all week.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 19, 2008 (boomark / email).