Early Polling on Palin

by Jane Hamsher [courtesy of Firedoglake]

Sarah Palin by Roche

According to Rasmussen, she' a hit:

The Palin pick has also improved perceptions of John McCain. A week ago, just before he introduced his running mate, just 42% of Republicans had a Very Favorable opinion of their party’s nominee. That figure jumped to 54% by this Friday morning. Among unaffiliated voters, favorable opinions of McCain have increased by eleven percentage points in a week—from 54% before the Palin announcement to 65% today.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of all voters now believe that McCain made the right choice when he picked Palin to be his running mate while 32% disagree. By way of comparison, on the night after Biden gave his acceptance speech, 47% said that Obama made the right choice.

If that's all she does for the rest of the campaign, she's done more than most Vice Presidential candidates ever do for the ticket.

With a 58% favorability rating, she's also now more popular than  Obama or McCain (both at 57%) and Biden (48%).

I stand by my assertion that anyone who watched her speech and concluded that she would not be a formidable opponent is engaging in wishful thinking.