Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Americans split on Palin

Americans are still deeply divided about Sarah Palin, this year's Republican vice presidential nominee who is already making noises about running for president in 2012.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released today found that 49 percent have a favorable opinion of Palin, while 43 percent have an unfavorable opinion.

Her numbers have dropped slightly from before last week's election, when the favorable/unfavorable split was 51 percent to 41 percent among registered voters. Her favorability peaked at 57 percent, just after her national debut during the Republican convention.

Palin's running mate, meanwhile, is viewed more favorably since losing last week. John McCain gets a 61 percent-36 percent favorable split in the poll, compared to 56 percent to 41 percent in mid-October.

The new survey was done Nov. 6-9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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