Governor Sarah Palin has a favorable rating of 58% of American voters according the latest Rasmussen Reports survey. McCain and Obama each have a 57% favorable rating. By comparison Democratic Vice Presidential nominee has a favorable rating of only 48%.
This is despite press coverage that 51% of Americans in the same poll believe to be intentionally negative against Palin.
67% of the same respondents said they had never heard of Governor Palin prior to her selection.
She has a favorable rating of 65% of men and 52% of women.
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I don’t know about this one. There seem to be other polls suggesting quite different numbers.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.appeal/?iref=mpstoryview
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/19/11359/9896/418/603674