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Originally Posted by tstew
I've pretty much been staying out of all political discussions on forums recently because partisanship and politics really get to me now. But I just have to say a few things:
There is so much spin and shading of things that no matter who you are listening to, you are probably being misled. I was not trying to single you out TR, but saying that she has been governor since 2006 is true but could be misleading. The fact that she began in December is an issue that needs to be considered. In all likelyhood she probably was still unpacking last year.
Also I heard of her very impressive 84% improval rating, but later learned that it was from polls earlier on and that in the more recent polls, the approval rating was in the 60s. It's just little games like that that aggravate me on all sides. The GOP will have to address the cause of such a dramatic slide in such a short period of time (especially since her politics line up so well with her conservative constituents).
I just feel like there were safer choices, but I'll just go back to my cubby-hole  |
2 quick points...
*** I think everyone knows that elections are at the end of the year, so that doesnt always have to be spelled out. (And even if she took office in January of 06 instead of December, it would still not make a difference to the Democrats criticizing her anyway.)
*** There's no evidence her approval rating has dropped, and certainly not into the 60's as you're referring to. One taken in July 2008 showed her still at 80%.
http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/2008/...-sky-high.html
http://www.haysresearch.com/oc072508.htm
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