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Sarah Palin dives in poll ratings - The Fey Factor
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by LotusFlower | October 15, 2008 at 03:09 am
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Satire is alive and bitingly effective as the Fey Factor sees Sarah Palin take a dive in the polls. Tina Fey's appearances on Saturday Night Live as as Sarah Palin have struck home with audiences and experts say are affecting public opinion as regards Palin's 'qualifications' to become Vice-president.
Three weeks from now, Sarah Palin may be the Vice-President elect of the United States of America. But today, few people would call her the most powerful woman in American politics.
Arguably, that honour doesn't go to former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi either. Today, the most influential woman in America is probably Tina Fey – a television comedienne.
Since Palin's nomination as Republican John McCain's running mate for the White House, Fey has mercilessly and relentlessly impersonated her on NBC's late-night satirical show Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Fey's physical resemblance to Palin is uncanny, and Fey has an equally spooky knack of replicating the Alaska governor's near-Canadian accent.
In public, Palin has taken Fey's mockery in good part. But Palin's poll ratings are telling a more devastating story.
In a Newsweek poll in September, voters were asked whether Palin was qualified or unqualified to be president. The result was a near dead-heat. In the same poll this month, those saying she was "unqualified" outnumbered those saying she was "qualified" by a massive 16 points.
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LotusFlower
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at 07:24 on October 15th, 2008
I think the fact the Palin has shown herself to be unqualified to be president is the actual cause of her massive drop in the polls. The more people hear from her, the more people learn about her, the more unpopular she becomes.
at 07:29 on October 15th, 2008
and that's backed up by the fact that some of Fey's most effective stuff is when she just repeats almost exactly what the real palin says
at 09:38 on October 15th, 2008
Palin is way down in popularity at 62% approval.
at 10:27 on October 15th, 2008
I know but even in 'real life' she looks a bit like her...
at 10:35 on October 15th, 2008
I think McCain is even embarrassed by her as well he should be. Maybe she will take her family and head for the hills of Alaska. The sooner the better.
at 13:35 on October 15th, 2008
LotusFlower, I like this story. It's good stuff.