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CBS/NYTimes Poll: Obama 13 Points Ahead, Palin Tanking

By Jeralyn

A new CNN/New York Times poll out tonight finds Obama 13 points ahead of McCain, 54% to 41%. Full poll results are here (pdf):

WHY HAS YOUR VIEW OF MCCAIN GOTTEN WORSE?
(Among those saying view has worsened)

His attacks on Obama 32%
Choice of Sarah Palin 14
Debate performance 12
He seems erratic/unsteady 11
Don’t like him 7

Opinions of Palin among these voters have drastically changed for the worse in the last three weeks, while favorable impressions of Joe Biden have improved among the same voters.

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28% say the vice presidential choices will have a great deal of influence on their vote. Biden's favorability is up to 50%. Palin's is down to 30%.

Palin's unfavorability has grown considerabiy in the past month. It's now at 41% (from 29%)compared to Biden's 14%.

CNN pundits tonight are suggesting that if McCain loses, Sarah Palin will be viewed as the woman who tried to save John McCain and she will be such a star that she will become the heir apparent to the Republican nomination in 2012.

What an alternate universe they live in. How they ignore the reality that if McCain/Palin loses, it's largely because so many people were driven to the polls to vote for Obama because of how supremely unqualified Palin is for the Vice President's job, is baffling.

Republicans on tv are saying Palin is the bigger draw for the party. Doesn't that show you how terrible a choice McCain was? Even his own party doesn't support him.

It is so about turnout. I almost hope the polls tighten to make sure every Democrat and independent comes out to vote against McCain and Palin.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on October 21, 2008 (boomark / email).