Palin's Numbers Hit New Low
The Hill reports:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unfavorable rating reached an all-time low in a poll released Wednesday as President Obama's job approval rating is on the rise.
Fifty-six percent said in a CNN/Opinion Research poll that they have a unfavorable opinion of the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee while only 38 percent view her favorably. Palin's unfavorable rating previously peaked at 55 percent in early April 2010, soon after the healthcare reform bill was signed into law.
Meanwhile, Obama saw his approval ratings rise above 50 percent in two major polls just three months after the Democrats and he took a self-described "shellacking" in the midterm elections.
Palin has said she is considering a run against Obama in 2012, but the polls suggest she has a lot of ground to make up on the president.
Fifty-nine percent of Independents, a crucial voting bloc, rate Palin unfavorably. Sixty-eight percent of Republicans have a favorable view of her while a quarter see her in an unfavorable light.
