Fox News poll: 71% of Republicans don’t want Palin to run

[IDemo]

Source: Raw Story

By David Edwards
Friday, September 2nd, 2011 -- 1:02 pm

A large majority of tea party members want Sarah Palin to stay out of the 2012 presidential race, according to a Fox News poll released Friday.

Among respondents who identified themselves as members of the tea party, a staggering 66 percent said that Palin should sit on the sidelines, while only 28 percent wanted to see her in the race.

Even more Republicans -- 71 percent -- thought she would be making a mistake by declaring her candidacy. In all, 74 percent of voters hoped she would not be getting in.

The former Alaska governor received her lowest support from non-white voters: only 13 percent were ready to give their approval to her candidacy.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/02/fox-news-poll-71-of-republicans-dont-want-palin-to-run/

[MADem]

1. Only 71 percent? Good grief, they're dumber than I thought;

I'd have pegged the number higher, but I guess I overestimated them.

[livetohike]

2. Darn! The GOP circus will be missing a clown during the debates

and I was looking forward to the inane, unintelligble, b.s. she would spew. Oh well, have to settle for Bachmann and Perry.

[IDemo]

3. Don't worry,

They still have 8 or 10 stuffed into the Yugo, waiting for the kazoo music to cue their act.

[livetohike]

7. Isn't that the truth? n/t

[Dawgs]

4. How many on the left want her to run, 100%? n/t

[hlthe2b]

5. rofl.....

absolutely....;)

[kestrel91316]

6. She doesn't care. She WILL run. And she may very well get the nom.

Depends on whether or not Koch et al decide she's The One.

[alp227]

28. well why hasn't she participated in any of the debates? n/t

[kestrel91316]

29. She doesn't have to. She can get the nom without bothering her empty little head.

[arcane1]

8. Will this have any impact on her media attention?

[Fuddnik]

9. Breaking: Dr. Frankenstein gives his Monster an eviction notice!

[liberal N proud]

10. She's running

[Fresh_Start]

11. In that case, we should definitely encourage Palin to run

because if they are concerned about her we want her showcased again

[Politicalboi]

12. I bet she will either run

Or try again for VP with Perry.

[truthisfreedom]

13. Oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please

Puhhleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!

[thereismore]

14. I know Mittens does! nt

[Jester Messiah]

15. The 71% are the ones that know she'll get beat like a rented mule.

If she runs and loses then she becomes a far less effective tweet-sniper. If she "keeps her powder dry" then she can keep tweeting and facebooking as if she were still relevant.

[tawadi]

16. 100% of Dems wish she would

:rofl:

[Historic NY]

17. She wants to run............we should help he decide.

[cmd]

18. Her bus will be parked in front of the convention hall

She will either be running or disrupting, but she'll certainly be there.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Fox News Poll LIES

[NOMOREDRUGWAR]

20. Proving that EVEN the average Republican is smarter than Palin

They know she is poison for them in a general election. Everyone with a brain knows that there is no candidate that the White House would like to run against more than Sarah Palin. She is a gaffe machine, and beyond stupid.

[ladywnch]

21. shit, if this doesn't get her to declare...... nothing will.

she'd LOVE to come in the underdog and screw with the RNC again.

This is like catnip to a cat.....they can't help themselves. Declaring her unpopular assures she runs to prove them all wrong.

[ladywnch]

22. shit, if this doesn't get her to declare...... nothing will.

she'd LOVE to come in the underdog and screw with the RNC again.

This is like catnip to a cat...a red cape in front of a bull..they can't help themselves. Declaring her unpopular assures she runs to prove them all wrong.

[No Elephants]

23. Palin who?

[Major Hogwash]

24. Sister Sarah is supposed to announce that she is going to throw her hat in to the race tomorrow.

That's what some of her supporters are saying.

[otohara]

25. Sarah Do You Hear Them?

you're always talking about politician's not listening to "the people"

[Devil_Fish]

26. And 90% of democrats do. NT

[Devil_Fish]

27. Sarah, I will register as a repub just so I can vote for you in the primary.NT

[applegrove]

30. Please, please run Sarah.

[lunatica]

31. In her mind this is a sure mandate to run

She's got all that political capital to dive into!