Comments on: Poll watch: The Kennedy disaster, Palin loses to Murkowsky http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/01/07/poll-watch-21/ Obsessive political analysis Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mikeel http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/01/07/poll-watch-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5307 mikeel Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:33 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=5039#comment-5307 I just hope Gov. Paterson is paying attention. Caroline Kennedy must be tone-deaf or something. I just hope Gov. Paterson is paying attention. Caroline Kennedy must be tone-deaf or something.

]]> By: Panos http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/01/07/poll-watch-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5305 Panos Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:55:12 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=5039#comment-5305 And Nate Silver shows that this Alaska poll is of dubious validity. It was commisioned by a Murkowski ally for his blog. So we should be double wary of those results. And Nate Silver shows that this Alaska poll is of dubious validity. It was commisioned by a Murkowski ally for his blog.
So we should be double wary of those results.

]]> By: MSW http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/01/07/poll-watch-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5306 MSW Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:47:02 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=5039#comment-5306 I wouldn't put too much reliance on any polling data in Alaska--these two polls show two drastically different results, and I don't think they should be relied upon. I think that Alaskans may play closer to the vest on their true intentions on how they plan to vote than any other electorate in the US (see Young/Berkowitz, Stevens/Begich). I doubt if Palin needs to run as senator anyway if she wants to one day run for President. Her main strength with the conservatives is her not being a Washington insider. She will have trouble being a "maverick" in the republican caucus, which would negate her other supposed strength. I wouldn’t put too much reliance on any polling data in Alaska–these two polls show two drastically different results, and I don’t think they should be relied upon. I think that Alaskans may play closer to the vest on their true intentions on how they plan to vote than any other electorate in the US (see Young/Berkowitz, Stevens/Begich).

I doubt if Palin needs to run as senator anyway if she wants to one day run for President. Her main strength with the conservatives is her not being a Washington insider. She will have trouble being a “maverick” in the republican caucus, which would negate her other supposed strength.

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