The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Bill Whalen ·
May 9, 2011 at 1:30pm
The good folks at Gallup continue to analyze the field of 2012 GOP hopefuls.
The lastest finding: Mitt Romney does better among moneyed, college-educated Republican voters, while Sarah Palin's base is decidely more downscale.
I know: stop the presses!!
You'll notice that Mike Huckabee is consistent, across the board.
Any guess as to how Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels and Paul Ryan would fare?
I'm especially interested in Ryan, given the very organized campaign by Democrats ("Vote Republican -- End Medicare") to convince folks that the Wisconsin congressman is out to ruin seniors' lives.
I don't think it takes a college degree to see through that one . . .
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Jul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Peter, we were 4 minutes apart. I'm curious as to what Ricochet readers make of Palin's showing among the lower-income, lower-education cohort.
Sep '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
It looks like the popular response when asked about Pawlenty and Daniels remains, "who?"
It is also interesting that according to this poll "Conservative Republicans" favor Huckabee over Palin, while "Moderate/Liberal Republicans" favor Palin over Huckabee. Huh?
Mar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Hey, who are you calling Downscale? I am a Sarah Palin fan who is a College Grad (in England, tis true, but I went to a better University than Yale or Harvard).
OK, so some more money would be good...
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
None of these polls mean much now. No one is paying attention and Daniels, Pawlenty, and the like do not have much name recognition. If Palin scores better among the salt-of-the-earth types than among those of us who are over-educated, it is a sign of two things: 1. the legacy media have successfully done a number on her. And 2. she has conducted herself, at least some of the time, in such a fashion as to reinforce their slander.
Mar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Hey, I have been promoted from downscale to salt-of-the-earth :-)
As to 1. - yep, even some upscale Republicans have fallen for the Democrat/lamestream media narrative (I am, of course, excluding Kenneth).
As to 2. - you mean she really doesn't read newspapers, and she can't see Russia from her house?
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 3:31pmDec '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
This is the kind of thing that makes me prefer Palin to the rest of the GOP field: http://adf.ly/31994/banner/http://actualtraffic.net/Politics//goto/http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/xn/detail/2488056:BlogPost:646128 Todd and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today helped Birmingham, Alabama homeowners clear debris and brush, as part of Samaritan's Purse humanitarian mission to the tornado-stricken city, Samaritan's Purse reported. “I came here to work hard,” Todd said. “There’s no point in being here if you’re not going to work hard.” After getting a safety briefing and talking with volunteers, the Palins joined a crew assisting homeowner J.L. Price. The couple helped haul off brush and debris, and with the rest of the crew, prayed with Mr. Price. “It feels great to be working out here,” Sarah said. “I hope more people sign up with Samaritan's Purse so they can be blessed like I am today.” “It’s hard to imagine anyone surviving this,” Todd said. “What a terrifying time it must have been for them. This just really gets you.” [did anyone see this news reported last week when it happened?]
Jul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
I'd be a lot more impressed if they had refused to comment to the media. Everything is about self-promotion with Palin.
Jul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Let's get Herman Cain in the mix, here. In fact, let's start talking about him more - indstead of Romney and Huckabee.
Wouldn't a Cain/West ticket be great?
Mar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Kenneth
I'd be a lot more impressed if they had refused to comment to the media. Everything is about self-promotion with Palin.
I don't think Palin will impress you, Kenneth, whatever she does.
I am fine with Herman Cain - for similar reasons to why I like Palin. Also West.
Cain/West - good.
Cain/Palin - good.
Ryan/Bolton - the dream team.
Trump - ok, if we must.
But I suspect the upscale Ricochet intelligentsia still prefers the short, balding, Daniels (still waiting for his wife to approve) - who will lose to the tall, sonorous, fashionably black, charismatic Mr Obama, just as the lamestream media planned.
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 9:05pmJul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
David Williamson
Kenneth
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But I suspect the upscale Ricochet intelligentsia still prefers the short, balding, Daniels (still waiting for his wife to approve) - who will lose to the tall, sonorous, fashionably black, charismatic Mr Obama, just as the lamestream media planned. · May 9 at 9:00pm
Edited on May 09 at 09:05 pm
Yeah, we just happen to like a person of actual accomplishment, versus a half-term quitter who has accomplished nothing other than lining her own pockets and sending out fatuous tweets. And who would, by the way, lose in a landslide.
I guess it takes an upscale member of the intelligentsia to tell the difference between a man who turned around a state and a dilettante who spends her time on reality TV and Facebook.
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 9:26pmMar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Kenneth
Yeah, we just happen to like a person of actual accomplishment, versus a half-term quitter who has accomplished nothing other than lining her own pockets and sending out fatuous tweets. And who will, by the way, lose in a landslide.
To the Dear Leader.
Let me be clear - I will go with anyone who can beat him - who would that be, Kenneth?
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 9:31pmJul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
David Williamson
Kenneth
Yeah, we just happen to like a person of actual accomplishment, versus a half-term quitter who has accomplished nothing other than lining her own pockets and sending out fatuous tweets. And who will, by the way, lose in a landslide.
To the Dear Leader.
Let me be clear - I will go with anyone who can beat him - who would that be, Kenneth? · May 9 at 9:25pm
Edited on May 09 at 09:31 pm
I don't know. But it's certainly not Palin.
Dec '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Kenneth, she wasn't "commenting to the media.". She was speaking as part of the press release for Samaritan's Purse, to publicize the work of the charity. Samaritan's Purse is awfully lucky to get that level of publicity draw, and I am sure it draws in a lot of contributions and volunteers. Sure beats watching two ex-Presidents make a dry pitch on TV.
Mar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Kenneth
I don't know. But it's certainly not Palin.
That's not very helpful, Kenneth :-)
I think it is called the Buckley rule - the most Conservative candidate who can win.
As opposed to the Limbaugh rule - the most Conservative candidate. I prefer this one (why I like Palin, even though she quit cause of ruinous Democrat Law Suits), but will go with Buckley, since, otherwise, the USA is over and we are all European Socialists, now. I came to the USA to escape that, dammit.
Jul '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Fine. She could have said, "Todd and I are here to help. Please direct your questions to Samaritan's purse."
But she didn't. Because she can't help but preen.
Aug '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
David Williamson
Trump - ok, if we must.
But I suspect the upscale Ricochet intelligentsia still prefers the short, balding, Daniels (still waiting for his wife to approve) - who will lose to the tall, sonorous, fashionably black, charismatic Mr Obama, just as the lamestream media planned.
You would prefer Trump to Daniels?
Maybe Trump would have a better shot at winning, but I wouldn't trust him to be all that much better a president than the one we have now, same as I wouldn't trust Huckabee. I have no confidence that that sort of grandstanding would translate into smaller, saner government -- in fact, I somewhat suspect the reverse.
What's the point of "our side" winning if we can't accomplish real shrinkage? Daniels may not be as gung-ho about shrinkage as we'd all like, but I trust him to actually get his shrinkage accomplished.
I expect Trump, on the other hand, to bellyache about China and bail out companies that really ought to fail.
Mar '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
You would prefer Trump to Daniels?
Strange as it may seem, yes (refer to Buckley's rule - though I must admit I have no proof that Trump is more likely to beat Obama than Daniels - just a gut feel).
I agree that Daniels would be a much better President than Trump - I just can't see Daniels getting elected ( again, I have no proof).
The one thing I can be sure about Trump - he will stand up for America - and that is a big thing ( another reason why I like Palin - she clearly loves America, unlike Mr and Mrs Obama, who want to change it).
And, I don't think he will bail out companies that ought to fail (e.g. GM).
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 10:36pmDec '10
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Kenneth
Fine. She could have said, "Todd and I are here to help. Please direct your questions to Samaritan's purse."
But she didn't. Because she can't help but preen. · May 9 at 9:53pm
What she DID say:
“It feels great to be working out here. I hope more people sign up with Samaritan's Purse so they can be blessed like I am today.”
Where is the preen? Show me the preen!!!
(The "please direct your questions to Samaritan's Purse" line doesn't really work when it's Samaritan's Purse writing the press release.)
Apr '11
Re: The GOP Field . . . by Education and Income
Bill Whalen is the author of the post, not Peter.