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rulemylife -> Palin particularly popular among fans of Limbaugh and Beck (12/1/2009 4:21:17 PM)
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Check out the videos along with the polls. It's interesting to hear how the opinions of her differ between Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents.
Palin particularly popular among fans of Limbaugh and Beck
Sarah Palin may or may not run for president in 2012, but she is already the overwhelming favorite in the Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck primaries.
In a new Washington Post poll, Palin beats other GOP leaders on two questions: who best represents the party's core values, and who Republicans would vote for if the presidential nomination battle were held today. But she has particular appeal to the loyal followers of Limbaugh and Beck, two of the most popular conservative talk show hosts in the country.
Overall, 18 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents cited her as the person most representative of the party's core values, the highest percentage among prominent Republican figures. Among those who regularly listen to Limbaugh, however, Palin was cited by 48 percent, and among Beck's viewers, it was 35 percent, far surpassing others.
The pattern held when Republicans considered their possible choices for 2012. Palin led other Republicans, but with the support of just 17 percent. Forty-five percent of regular Limbaugh listeners said they would vote for her if their state's primary or caucus were held today, however, as did a third of those who regularly tune in to Beck's radio or television programs.
More than four in 10 in the poll said they watch or listen to Beck at least sometimes, with 18 percent following him "regularly." One in eight (12 percent) listens frequently to Limbaugh.
Those who identify as Republicans today see themselves as more conservative politically than those who said so during the last years of the presidency of George W. Bush, and this increasing conservatism shows up in Palin's draw. The former Alaska governor appeals strongly to the "very conservative," to regular churchgoers and to white evangelical Protestants.
Almost half of all Republican and GOP-leaning independents alike said they think Palin has had a good effect on their party, compared with 20 percent who think she has had a negative effect. Eighty percent of Limbaugh listeners and 70 percent of Beck viewers said she has had a positive impact.
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