Sarah Palin for president in 2012? Most people polled say no

Sarah Palin can draw crowds wherever she goes. She can get audiences with billionaires, bikers and conservatives. No question about it, the former governor is interesting. But when it comes to having the hockey mom as the next president of the United States, Americans say "no, thank you," according to a new poll.

Sixty-six percent of likely voters polled by CBS News would not like to see the former beauty queen run for president. Fifty-four percent of Republicans would also take a pass on a Palin bid and half of those who align themselves with the "tea party" give the idea of Palin for president a thumbs-down.

The conservative is often referred to as a "tea party darling" since she espouses many of the limited government beliefs that they do, however only 38% of tea party supporters polled say they want the maverick to try to get the GOP nomination.

With that said, there is a glimmer of hope for Palin and her supporters in the poll. Despite the fact that 36% of likely Republican voters view her as unfavorable -- the highest of any of the would-be and actual GOP candidates -- she is also tied with former Gov. Mitt Romney for the top for those who view her in a favorable light. Thirty-seven percent of likely conservative voters give she and Romney the thumbs-up.

Mysteriously, Texas congressman Ron Paul is nowhere to be seen on the CBS poll that was released Wednesday nor mentioned on the news site's blog post.

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-- Tony Pierce
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Photo: Palin debating and winking in 2008. Credit: J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

Comments

[frank burns]

Sarah Palin, what a joke.

[Gregg Lebovitz]

The surprise isn't that most people would vote against her, but that there are people who actually would vote for her.

[Cathy Blaser]

Sarah Palin is NOT interesting. She is a shallow, self absorbed, media hound and the media follows her like a loyal pooch. People like that are not interesting or thought provoking, they are lame and simple.

[Louis Miller]

Every time I hear somethig about Sara Palin I have to consider the source, the libs hate her and the conservs love her and I belive she will run for president and be one of the best this country has ever had, I am a korean war vet and Sara has my vote, go getem Sara.

[Carlton West]

Wasilla Warrior Queen Sarah Palin will smack down sexists, maul misogynists, demolish doubters, and pulverize pusillanimous pundits during her niracle march to the White House. You heard it here first.

[Mark]

She's useful because she can say things that a legitimate candidate wouldn't.
Anyone serious about running for office has to play the game - pander to everybody. You can promise everyone anything they want to hear - see Obama - but what are you going to do when you actually get the job? We need to be honest about our situation and give specific plans - not rhetoric. What we're doing is not only NOT working, it's making everything worse.
I guess the mid-term election didn't get the point across. Can't say they weren't warned.

[Steve]

"Sixty-six percent of likely voters polled by CBS News would not like to see the former beauty queen run for president"

As if being a former beauty queen is what she's most noted for.

In any case. 47% also say they absolutely WILL NOT vote to re-elect Obama. 100% of voters also know its possible to get the wrong answer.

One more year of economic decay and rising gas prices can work miracles.

The media are so scared because they know Palin excites conservatives. They know she has the endorsements of Branstad (IA), Ayotte (NH), Haley (SC), McCain (AZ), Rubio (FL) as it was Palin's endorsements of those very same people in 2010 which helped lead them all to victory. In fact, she has about 50-60 winners under her belt.

They also know that when she does the "unexpected" like win the Republican primary, they will all be flat on their faces when the public sees she has defied all expectations.

The momentum she will get from that coupled with another year of a stagnant economy and poor foreign policy decisions like wanting to give Russia our missle defense secrets will send everyone into orbit when Palin uses it as a winning combination.

[ken sowder]

She's great, someone who speaks plain engish.

[JKR]

"Mysteriously, Texas congressman Ron Paul is nowhere to be seen on the CBS poll that was released Wednesday nor mentioned on the news site's blog post."

Thank you!

[Bubba]

It that's what you call plain English, I assume you never went to any school to actually learn English

[gerry]

I'm curious to know if Sarah Palin's Mother or Father collect a SS check ... and if they do does Sarah repay the amt. of those checks, each month, back to the treasury out of her own big pockets these days ? I mean, if they do, then she ought to, right ? Yes ? You betcha !

[Jamison]

I'm sorry, but anyone who has voted for her or even considers voting for her is mentally deficient. "Let's hand our country over to a woman who doesn't even understand its founding principles and history. Hey, she's cute when she winks and she loves guns so she gets my vote."

Probably the same people who think President Obama is a Muslim and was born in another country.

[ryansouth]

Good article. The issue is she draws crowds and can't be taken seriously.

Did anyone see the new story about her tour issues???

http://milkthebull.com/2011/06/08/piper-palin-asks-mom-to-%E2%80%9Cplease-shut-the-explicit-up%E2%80%9D/

[Sandra Ward]

Please check your grammar! It should be "Voters give HER and Romney a thumbs-up", not "give she and Romney", since she is the object in the sentence, the voters are the subject. Can't even journalists get their grammar straight? Almost like Palin herself!

[Nick]

What. A. Shocker. The Media left Ron Paul out of a poll? Wow! You mean the same way they've blacked him out for the past 3 years and marginalized him by referring to him as a 'Fringe Candidate'?

This country is waking up---polls or not, Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate on either side of the aisle willing to stand up for freedom, The Constitution, and sound economic policy.

When will people realize the news media only allows candidates THEY deem newsworthy to be in the headlines. Ron Paul has been leading every hypothetical matchup vs. Obama, yet there is no mention of it in the mainstream media, who has a vested interest in preventing Ron Paul from being elected. Makes me sick.

[dr reality check]

Sarah Palin is a Democratic dream. While we can't predict what the economy will do over the next 17 months, it is obvious that the Republicans are unlikely to come up with a strong candidate. Indeed, President Obama could well run unopposed (sarcasm intended) like last time. Palin attracts a lot of media attention away from serious candidates (and the Republicans have very few), so it may be the best Democrat strategy to fund her campaign.

[sloppyseconds]

"They know she has the endorsements of Branstad (IA), Ayotte (NH), Haley (SC), McCain (AZ), Rubio (FL)"

Heavy hitters! LOL

[YSAIAS]

Go and get then Sarah!!!!!!

[pattyo]

The most frightening thing about this article is that there are actually people out there that think she is qualified to be president of the most powerful country on the planet. Plain and simple she just ain't presidential material..you betcha.

[ruralnurse]

CBS is just following the puppet masters directive by not including, "He who must not be mentioned" in their poll. Again, assuming the American people are so stupid that, hey they won't notice. EPIC FAIL CBS

[dave]

If Palin is going to position herself as a serious candidate for the White House, she's going to have to prove she has something to offer besides a reputation as a quitter. The man from Independence said "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen." If Palin couldn't handle the heat of an investigation into her activities as governor in the relatively cool climate of Juneau, Alaska, how's she going to handle the media and security vetting that will occur if she runs for President.

[LaughingGoat]

I'd vote for Darth Vader before I'd vote for her. She's a moron. She fights down. She'll ostracize everyone that doesn't do what she THINKS they should do. She would be a dictator and drive this country in the toilet.

I know a lot of old, stupid people love her, but let's hope that when the GOP takes away their medicare, they wont be well enough to make it to the voting polls.

[Cynthia]

It is very disheartening to see Ron Paul excluded from this poll. Thank you for picking up on this LA Times.

[Robert m. Simon]

Why isn't anybody asking if Obama and Biden shouldn't step down because they have done such a poor job?Why isn't somebody asking conservatives if Romney should bow out because he will not get their support in the general election?Enough of the Palin-Bashing....If she runs,she will excite this country like nothing before or since...

[Robert m. Simon]

The GOP could run anything(but a RINO) and easily beat Obama.Palin could beat him easily.Odumbo has been an economic and political tragedy for this country...

[Leilah]

All of the candidates hoping to run in 2012 are signing up for debates and discussing the issues. Sarah Palin seems to think that the true test for a candidate is how much experience in Hollywood they have had. Her film crew released another three minute video today, starring Sarah Palin and little Piper. There is more to being intelligent than hiring photographers and film directors and plastic surgery and bendable straws. Her video screams that if elected, we will receive daily pictures of her and her family and she promises to be on the well dressed list. Maybe we will have a weekly magazines with glossy pictures showing what talk and reality shows her family will be appearing on and what times they will be shown. When will the chucklehead ever get serious and answer questions rather than brag about all the accomplishments she thinks she has made?

[Robert m. Simon]

Barack Obama.What a joke he is.Only the most brain-dead liberal would believe that The Most Incompetent President in American History could have a chance against The Sarahcuda.....Odumbo's Achilles Heel is the sorry state of the economy due to his incompetence.He's history unless the GOP nominates a Romney-Style Rino to depress the conservative vote....Which is the goal of the Lamestream Media...

[Faith]

Sarah Palin will be elected president 2012 IMO and God knows we need her. Anybody see the news today? All that great hope and change is destroying our great country. We need to get back to constitutional governing, all these socialistic policies, anti-American ways of our current POTUS is taking us down the tubes. Palin is smart and can to the job! By the way, way to go Obama trying to give away our missile defense secrets to Russia....geesh, what a SMART guy.

[chris]

if its sara or bart simpson obama will not get my vote he has harmed this country more than you know socialism does not work history will tell you that

[Marcuscassius]

It's funny that she's the best they can feild. All that money and all that stupid in one place. With these Republicans all you need is pretty and freindly. Gosh golly their nice. Lets put em in the White House. They did it with Bush and 2 years later we're still picking up the pieces.

[tony sacco]

She has not said if she is going to run, if she does I believe the people will get behind her, 60% of the people don't want Obama elected again.

[Jsunny57]

........'most people polled'???? ......I wasn't polled......... and it is a leading and biased headline by the newspaper! EVERYTHING Palin has said/done......would have made this country BETTER than it is under Obama's time in office thus far! She Has the experience and proved herself over and over....... BUT SADLY the LEFTIST who CHOSE Obama (who has royally messed up this country in every way possible)...... cannot seemed to even see past their biased rhetoric continually of her. It is our Country's loss if people do NOT wake up and really hear her message. The last election alone proved that voters were NOT smart, nor educated!

[Jsunny57]

Palin is a smart person period. The words posted that are negative towards Palin on this board do NOT give any validity to their mean comments. You'd think she robbed a bank, cheated on every man on Earth, and to think you same people slobber all over BILL CLINTON, and all the trashy things he did do........You just cannot see a good thing when it's right in front of you! .....But go figure......you voted for Obama and he DOES hang with the socialist club boys......the 'Ayers' .....the Wright's..........and kept his whole entire school records CLOSED......and SECRETIVE!!! WHAT HYPOCRACY AMONGST YOU Palin HATERS!!!
Obama has RUINED was is left of this Nation! He's putting this country in debt, sits on his hands at EVERY DISSASTER (BP).....goes play golf, vacation TWICE before even ADDRESSING the BP issue.......and then vacations over and over and over again at OUR EXPENSE! He has no idea what he's doing.....he just loves to be a president with all the trimmings! PALIN 'worked' her way up...... successfully and ALL the negative comments appear to have NO KNOWLEDGE of just what her accomplishments truly are. YOUR LOSS.

[Mike]

I think we should continue voting in people like bush,obama,clinton,etc. They have done a fine job we have no deficit, unemployment at at a historical low. We have the strongest economy ever, good health care program.The American people are leading the way and the world is amazed how we can run such a well oil money making machine.Our leaders are well educated, excellent speaker, well educated, and all history majors. when they speak words flow off the tongues like honey, sweet with knowledge. To be continued...

[Public Advocate]

Upon hearing Palin's account of his ride Paul Revere took to rolling in his grave until he was finally able to exhume himself. Revere mounted his trusty steed and took to the road to warn us of Sarah Palin's coming only to be run over by her bus.

[Jessica]

Andrew thank you for mentioning Paul's absence in the CBS poll. Even if CBS disagrees with his policies, it would have been objective reporting for them to at least mention his level of support.

Palin is none too bright, but does have her appeal among a large segment of conservatives. My theory: her Paul Revere dust-up was meant to counter the image Americans had of her after the Katie Couric interview that she is not too well-steeped in knowledge. She played "gotcha" back at the "lamestream" media.

[jann o]

Obama has not run this country into the ground! The Republicans had already done that prior to the last presidential election!

[rob beegle]

I don't want any woman in the white house.Women tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves.Fired up at first but when times get even tougher we should not take that rist.And no, nothing against women.

[Jack G.]

It is obvious that anyone under 50 will not vote for Sarah Palin. Thats a shame, you'll be the last of free Americans.
I have a flash for you if the greatest generation could have seen what this country was gone to be they would have thown their guns down and quit. God bless America: but then that doesn't include you does it.

[Mike Henderson]

I heard the exact comments in 1979. Ronald Reagan was ostracized in the same manner as Sarah Palin. Comedians had a field day on his behalf. His ratings were substantially lower than hers and the GOP preferred almost EVERYONE over him. The liberals were hoping he would run to ensure Carter's victory. Be careful of what you wish for. As for me, I will cast my vote for her.