January 28, 2011

Sarah Palin's Way Forward

By J.R. Dunn
It's apparent that the recent media attacks on Sarah Palin have, for the first time, actually drawn blood.  Palin's negatives have shot up substantially, rising 7 points from 49% to 56%.  The proximate cause is held to be the fact that she defended herself against the charge of complicity in murder in the Tucson shootings, along with engaging in some unclear variety of anti-Semitism by using the term "blood libel."  It's safe to say that no other current politician would ever be held to such standards.This slump is surely temporary -- no more permanent than Obama's miniscule "leap" in popularity over the same period.  If political careers could be knocked out so easily, they'd last a matter of weeks at most.  Such variations are typical of any politician's career.  The only odd thing here is the fact that Palin has gone so long without such a slump.Governor Palin has received a lot of advice on how to handle the situation, all of it...(Read Full Article)