National Poll: Sarah Palin Crushes Mitt Romney Among GOP Base Voters

By Gary P Jackson

In the latest polling from PPP, the Daily Kos' official pollster, Sarah Palin is tied with Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. Both capture 16% of a very crowded field. Sarah leads the field considerably among Conservatives though. Between those who describe themselves as "somewhat Conservative" and "very Conservative" it's Sarah Palin 35% Mitt Romney 30%.

This is bad news for Romney as the base of the Republican Party is Conservative. So is most of the nation according to decades worth of polling.

PPP also proclaims the only way Romney [or Pawlenty] can win is if the Rapture actually occurs. And they have the poll numbers to back this up!

The poll also shows that it doesn't matter if Michele Bachmann runs or not, the Republican nomination is Sarah Palin's to lose.

It also shows, as does every other poll, that Newt Gingrich's campaign is D.O.A.. Whatever support he may have once has has collapsed.

PPP's first national poll looking at the Republican Presidential race since Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump announced they wouldn't run finds Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin in a tie at the top with 16% each. Tim Pawlenty at 13% and Herman Cain at 12% are also in double digits with Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul each at 9%, and Jon Huntsman at 4% rounding out the field.

Romney's support is built on moderate and center right Republicans, while Palin's winning the most conservative faction of the party. With moderates Romney's at 26% with only Pawlenty at 15% also reaching double digits and Palin in third at 8%. With 'somewhat conservative' voters Romney likewise leads with 19% to 15% each for Pawlenty and Palin. But with voters identifying as 'very conservative' Romney finds himself well back in 5th place at 11% with Palin leading the way at 20%, followed by Cain at 15%, Bachmann at 13%, and Pawlenty at 12%.

If Palin doesn't run Romney leads with 20% to 13% each for Gingrich, Bachmann, and Pawlenty, 12% for Cain, and 11% for Paul. It may seem surprising that Palin not running would take Romney from a tie to a 7 point lead. But that's because most of Palin's support goes to people who poll at only single digits when she's in the picture. 22% of Palin voters say they would go for Bachmann, 17% to Gingrich, and 15% each to Romney and Paul. Cain and Pawlenty, already in double digits even with Palin in the field, each pick up only 2% of her supporters so Romney gains ground on them with her out of the picture.

This poll provides more evidence for the collapse of Newt Gingrich. In addition to having just single digit support more primary voters (44%) now express an unfavorable opinion of him than have a positive one (39%).

One game changer that could help Romney and Pawlenty's prospects for the nomination? The Rapture. 18% of GOP primary voters believe it will occur in their lifetimes and 31% of them support Palin to 15% for Romney, 11% for Cain and Gingrich, and 10% for Pawlenty. Let's say that Harold Camping's revised projection of October for the event comes true and that all the Republicans who think it's coming go up. With those voters taken out of the equation Romney leads with 16% while Pawlenty moves into second at 14%, and Palin and Cain tie for 3rd at 13% each.

Sarah Palin also has, by far, the highest favorability rating among the bunch at 61%.

Q1 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Newt Gingrich?

Favorable........................................................ 39%

Unfavorable .................................................... 44%

Not sure .......................................................... 18%

Q2 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion


of Sarah Palin?

Favorable........................................................ 61%

Unfavorable .................................................... 30%

Not sure .......................................................... 9%

Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion


of Mitt Romney?


Favorable........................................................ 54%

Unfavorable .................................................... 30%

Not sure .......................................................... 16%

PPP also asked respondents if the Rapture occurred, would Sarah Palin or Barack Obama go to heaven. Most think Sarah would. Most think Obama would not.

Dear Mr. Olbermann, Consider a Senate Run

schadenfreude: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

The world of left wing madness and foaming at the mouth hatred was dealt a serious blow on Friday when MSNBC announced that it had shown their very own Edward R Murrow wannabe the door. I guess spewing hatred at Sarah Palin 24/7 isn't the best game plan after all.

From P.J. Salvatore at Big Journalism:

The host, who has had a stormy relationship with the management of the network for some time, especially since he was suspended for two days last November, came to an agreement with NBC’s corporate management late this week to settle his contract and step down.

In a closing statement on his show, Mr. Olbermann said simply that it would be the last edition of the program. He offered no explanation other than on occasion, the show had become too much for him.

Too much indeed. Olbermann Watch and John Gibson hardest hit!

Read more and see the dramatic video here.

Folks took to Twitter to kindly offer Olby some new job suggestions.

Speaking of which, Sara R, a diarist over at the Daily Kos, offered this up:

Mr. Olbermann, Consider a Senate Run

I, like so many others, was astonished tonight by Keith Olbermann's announcement that "Countdown" was over.

When one door closes, another opens. The thought that came to my mind was, this man is being freed up for something else. And then I thought, Joe Lieberman's seat is going to open up...Connecticut...

Lest ye think Sara isn't serious ....

Keith Olbermann has:

* A first class intellect * Killer debating skills * Experience before cameras and microphones

...but most of all...

* A deep, heartfelt concern for the wellbeing of the American people.

It's a thought -- maybe Sen. Franken and Mr. Olbermann should have coffee and talk about the experience of running for the Senate and what it is like to serve there.

A girl can dream, can't she? I could not envision a finer public servant than a Senator Olbermann.

Oh PLEASE let this happen!!

Olbermann screaming and hollering like a banshee, as a senatorial candidate, during a presidential election year, would be a thing of beauty to behold.

In more more considered commentary Rowley Birkin of the BBC explains the Olbermann firing [H/T: Iowahawk]



Good night, good luck, good riddance!

Daily Kos Blogger: CongressWOMAN Giffords Voted Against Nancy Pelosi! And Is Now DEAD To Me!

As reported earlier, Marcos Moulitsas, the publisher of the far left hate site: Daily Kos, targeted Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as a "sell out" and put a "bulls eye" on her, using very heated rhetoric.

We can now report that Daily Kos blogger "BoyBlue" who lives in Congresswoman Gifford's district, went on a wild rant because the Congresswoman voted against Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader."BoyBlue" posted his disturbing rant on Thursday, January 6, roughly 48 hours before the Congresswoman was gunned down by left wing crank Jared Loughner.

Tell me these people aren't extreme and insane. The vote "BoyBlue" refers to was the opening vote for the newly sworn in 112th Congress. The very first vote was to elect a new Speaker of the House, and a democrat Minority Leader. As Republicans have an overwhelming majority, the results of the vote were a foregone conclusion, with John Boehner getting the nod. Frankly, so was Pelosi's election as Minority Leader.

In a Washington Times story we included in our Thursday [January 6] news round-up, 19 democrats voted against the very unpopular Nancy Pelosi. It was the worst showing for a party nominee since 1923. From what I've read, Congresswoman Giffords voted for Congressman John Lewis.

Now again, one has to ask what kind of wing-nut goes off against their Congresswoman over a a vote for leadership?

Evidently a Daily Kos blogger!

"BoyBlue" goes on and on ranting about the "THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS" of dollars he sent Congresswoman Giffords. He goes off on Jesse Kelly, her 2010 Republican opponent, and uses the vile "teabagger" slur as well. It goes downhill from there as you can see below in screen grabs courtesy of our friends at HillBuzz.org.

After surviving a suicide attempt, when his "spouse" left him, and recovering from the wounds, this guy goes crazy because after  he worked for Giffords and raised a claimed amount of "over $100,000" as well as maxing out his own donations, the Congresswoman had the gall to vote in a manner he didn't approve of. Incredible. And extremely disturbing.

You can see from the comments section that "BoyBlue" was on a tear.

After reading this, I can't for the life of me understand why Markos Moulitsas ever let this get published. "BoyBlue" is obviously someone who is deeply disturbed and needs real help, not a blogging position at the Daily Kos.

Of course, the reason we are using screen grabs rather just linking to this poor disturbed blogger's post is because Moulitsas scrubbed it from his website once he realized people weren't buying his attempts to smear Sarah Palin and the Tea Party and blame them for the Arizona murders carried out by left wing mad man, Jared Loughner.

Again, courtesy HillBuzz.org:

It's hard to see any good coming from the senseless mass murder in Arizona. But if there is one thing good that may come from the left's vile attempts to blame someone else for what one of theirs has done, let it be that reasonable human beings will take the time to go read the pages of the Daily Kos, the Huffington Post, and the Democrat Underground, and experience for themselves the vile, deranged hatemongering that goes on there. These are some sick puppies.

Left Wing Daily Kos Put "Bull's-Eye" On Congresswoman Giffords As "Sell Out"

Not all of the people will get, or even deserve primaries, but this vote certainly puts a BULLS EYE on their district.

~ Marcos Moulitsas, The Daily Kos

While all of the left wing hatemongers and their media partners conspire to blame Sarah Palin and the Tea Party for the senseless mass murder in Arizona, claiming the fact that Sarah "targeted" Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords incited violence against her, they conveniently leave out their own targeting of political rivals.

As we pointed out earlier, the democrats use actual bull's-eyes when they target their "enemies." You can see the difference between the type of "Targeting Strategy" the democrats use, and Sarah's low key advert here.

One of the worst of the hate mongers is Marcos Moulitsas, publisher of the Daily Kos. This is a far left hate site that routinely cheers when a Republican or anyone they don't care for, dies or gets ill. It's a sickening place. They are not above attacking their own though, if they dare stray from the far left ideology they espouse.

Moulitsas hosts a yearly event that every top democrat in the country flocks to. Obviously they endorse the hateful rhetoric splashed across the pages of the Daily Kos.

Below is from an ad campaign Moulitsas, one of the VERY FIRST to attack Sarah Palin, put together putting a bull's-eye target on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and dozens more, as "sell outs" to whatever leftist agenda being pushed.

You'll notice that while there are dozens of names, Moulitsas makes a point of "bolding members of the Blue Dogs" for "added emphasis." Congresswoman Giffords is a "blue dog." This is the name democrats give to those who don't tow the party line 100%.

Again, the very specific language Moulitsas uses in his ad: "Narrow the target to sell outs" "bulls eye", and so on, could be construed as highly incendiary.

It's also interesting that this supposed "Champion of the Constitution" states these people don't even deserve a primary. Typical totalitarian thought. If you don't agree 100% with them, you shouldn't even be allowed to speak, or compete. Thankfully, the voters, not these little radical elites, get to make those choices.

As Marcos Moulitsas was one of the very first to blame Sarah Palin for targeting Congresswoman Giffords, and it has now been established that the killer is a Marxist, just like Moulitsas and most of his party, maybe we should consider the fact that it could have been the fiery rhetoric about "sell outs" that actually inspired the killer, who had already had at least one run-in with the Congresswoman before.

At least it's more likely that a pro-Marxist, anti-God, anti-flag extremist would seek inspiration from a fellow traveler like Moulitsas, than Sarah Palin, who is pro-America, pro-flag, religious, and very anti-Marxist.


H/T: HillBuzz.org