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CBS Poll: Women and Palin

By Jeralyn

In the new CBS News poll, as in other polls, voters now have a more negative view of Gov. Sarah Palin. The poll also finds:

• 2 out of 3 women who formerly supported Hillary Clinton now support Barack Obama.

• Among women, Palin's favorability rating has dropped 17 points in three weeks. Her unfavorability rating has increased 15 points.

Details below:

Full poll results are here (pdf).

VIEWS OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Opinions of Palin are divided now: 32% view her favorably, but 33% view her unfavorably. The vice presidential nominee enjoyed an eight point net positive rating last week. Biden’s ratings have not changed much in the last week, and are generally positive.

OPINIONS OF THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
(Among registered voters)
Palin
Now 9/25 9/17
Favorable 32% 37% 40%
Unfavorable 33 29 30
Undecided/Don’t know 36 32 30

Women’s views of Palin have changed since the Republican convention. More women now view the Republican vice presidential nominee unfavorably than favorably.

WOMEN’S VIEWS OF SARAH PALIN
(Among registered voters)
Now 9/25 9/17 9/8
Favorable 30% 34% 36% 47%
Unfavorable 34 33 32 19
Undecided/Don’t know 36 32 32 33

Full post as published by TalkLeft on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).