Politico: Palin 'most untrustworthy' figure in American politics

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Politico: Palin 'most untrustworthy' figure in American politics

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Politico_Palin_most_untrustworthy_figure_in_0414.html



A new Politico poll released Tuesday finds that President Barack Obama enjoys broad support -- some 66 percent trust Obama a "great deal" or "some" -- and is named the most popular figure in politics today.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, meanwhile, found themselves on the opposite side of the popularity fence.

Palin, who enjoyed broad support among the conservative base of the Republican Party during her run for the vice presidency last year, got the highest "untrustworthy" rating of all the major political figures surveyed at 33 percent. Voters were asked if they trusted the politician “to identify the right solutions to the problems we face as a nation.”

Ranking second-worst in the "untrustworthy" column was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who polled at 32 percent. Pelosi came in last when asked if respondents trusted her "a great deal" -- at just 26 percent.

The survey was conducted by Public Strategies/Politico and involved 1,000 registered voters.

[monmouth]

1. I saw a poll earlier on MSNBC that had a poll on POTUS at 71. Might

have been a website poll. He's doing very well in spite of the obstructionists. Poor Pelosi, she seems so misunderstood....LOL.

[Ocracoker16]

2. only 1,000 registered voters?

I think that Politico might want to do a study that has more people. That said, I think the results make sense. I have never really liked Nancy Pelosi. I have encountered many people on the web who think that there are many people who would make a better speaker of the house. I cringe when I remember that she is right behind Biden in assuming the presidency.

[On the Road]

3. Of All The Things I Might Call Sarah Palin,

"untrustworthy" would be pretty low on the list.

[Deja Q]

4. So? She's hot. Isn't that enough a reason to vote for her?

Don't blame me; I've read stories of people who don't give a shit about politics, but drool incessantly when they look at her so therefore she gets the time, the attention, and even the votes.

[lpbk2713]

5. Please ... let them run her again in 2012.

I have never laughed so much as I did in October and November 2008.