{"id":2295,"date":"2008-10-01T11:13:37","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2008-10-01T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T16:13:37","slug":"sarah-palins-star-begins-to-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/word-of-the-day\/10\/01\/sarah-palins-star-begins-to-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin&#8217;s Star Begins To Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Barack Obama pulling ahead<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/government_employee\/10\/01\/obama-pulls-ahead-nationally-in-key-battleground-states\/\"> in key battle ground states<\/a>, the question becomes what has been sinking the McCain campaign. The answer, from recent polling, is clear &#8212; Sarah Palin has become incredibly unpopular:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In Florida &#8212; Palin gets a negative 36 &#8211; 39 percent favorability, down from 47 &#8211; 23 percent September 11. <\/p>\n<p>In Ohio &#8212; Palin&#8217;s favorability is split 35 &#8211; 35 percent, compared to 41 &#8211; 22 percent last time. <\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania &#8212; Palin&#8217;s favorability is a negative 34 &#8211; 37 percent, down from 39 &#8211; 26 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nationally, Palin also has the lowest favorable ratings on the Presidential tickets, with a 52% unfavorable rating [via <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/dailypoll\/2008\/10\/01\">Daily Kos daily poll tracker<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eNp2ZJ_dOfo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eNp2ZJ_dOfo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<div id='vu_ytplayer_vjVQa1PpcFN8fDDg7pyLsQyrh8J8laqxKAflWru96FY='><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/browse'>Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch_custom_player?id=vjVQa1PpcFN8fDDg7pyLsQyrh8J8laqxKAflWru96FY='><\/script><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8ZUF3g5aid4&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8ZUF3g5aid4&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources for state data:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/x2882.xml?ReleaseID=1218\">Obama Over 50 Percent In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds; Debate, Palin&#8217;s Fade, Economy Put Democrat On Top<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy what you read? Subscribe to Prose Before Hos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=213418\">via email<\/a> or via <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/ProseBeforeHos\">RSS feed<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/marcambinder.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/10\/on_the_other_hand_new_polls_ci.php\">On The Other Hand, New Polls Cite Palin As Reason For McCain Drop<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/10\/palin-is-destro.html\">Palin Is Destroying McCain<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/10\/sarah_palinthe_damage_done.php\">Sarah Palin&#8211;The Damage Done<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogofneworleans.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/01\/the-all-knowing-sarah-palin\/\">The all-knowing Sarah Palin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ablogistan.com\/archives\/2008\/09\/she_reads_all_o.html\">She reads all of them<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/yglesias.thinkprogress.org\/archives\/2008\/10\/mccain_ive_turned_to_palin_many_times_for_advice.php\">McCain: I\u2019ve Turned to Palin Many Times for Advice<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/skepticalbrotha.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/29\/bailout-fails-gop-abandons-bush-and-mccain\/\">Bailout fails; GOP abandons Bush and McCain<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theseminal.com\/2008\/10\/01\/republican-leaders-who-truly-put-country-first-must-reject-mccain-palin\/\">Republican Leaders Who Truly Put Country First Must Reject McCain-Palin<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pensitoreview.com\/2008\/09\/30\/the-early-line-0930\/\">The Early Line 09\/30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]sarah palin, sara palin, sarah palen, sara palen, john mccain campaign, approval ratings, september 30, 9\/30, october 1, octobor 1, 10\/1, october 2008, september 2008, favorable ratings, polls, implosion, favorability ratings, governor palen, disapproval ratings, unfavorable polls[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Barack Obama pulling ahead in key battle ground states, the question becomes what has been sinking the McCain campaign. 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