Sarah Palin's Challenge
Posted Oct 02, 2008 at 12:40 PM by Maurice Berger
Another reason for the Republican ticket's lag in recent weeks: the falling popularity of Sarah Palin. Thus, the VP candidate's biggest hurdle in tonight's debate: convincing voters that she is prepared to be president. Monday's ABC News/Washington Post poll had some sobering news for Palin: six in ten voters doubt her qualifications to be president. ABC/WP's analysis continues: "In advance of her debate against Joe Biden tonight, Palin now looks like more of a drag than a boost to the GOP ticket." The number of voters who said that John McCain's choice of Palin made it less likely they would vote for him rose from 19% three weeks ago to 32% this week. 23% said they are more likely to vote for McCain because she is on the ticket, about the same number as in early September, and 45% responded that her presence on the ticket makes no difference.
