Comments on: Palin’s Popularity Not What it Used to Be. http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: trisha http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140889 trisha Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:53:19 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140889 Regarding price wars on books. Sorry, but retailers do not discount items by 50% or more if they can get full price. They discount the items they CAN'T sell at full price. It may be a good seller at 9.99 (maybe--maybe not) but it seems they already know that people won't pay full price for this book. Believe me, there are tons of new releases that NOT in the discount bin. Not many books go into the clearance bin even before they are released. Regarding price wars on books. Sorry, but retailers do not discount items by 50% or more if they can get full price. They discount the items they CAN’T sell at full price.

It may be a good seller at 9.99 (maybe–maybe not) but it seems they already know that people won’t pay full price for this book. Believe me, there are tons of new releases that NOT in the discount bin. Not many books go into the clearance bin even before they are released.

]]> By: Upper West Sider http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140744 Upper West Sider Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:51:46 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140744 I'm looking forward to an SNL match: Tina Fey reprising Palin and Amy Poehler coming back to do Liz Cheney. I’m looking forward to an SNL match: Tina Fey reprising Palin and Amy Poehler coming back to do Liz Cheney.

]]> By: Lee323 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140732 Lee323 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:38:38 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140732 Another poll by FOX news at the end of July 2009 is my personal favorite. Read and laugh: “About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker (32 percent), while nearly one in five see her as a television talk show host (17 percent). Vice president of the United States comes in third (14 percent), followed closely by college professor (10 percent), with president coming last (6 percent). Republicans think the best job for Palin is vice president (27 percent), followed by homemaker (18 percent), talk show host (14 percent), president (12 percent) and professor (7 percent). More Americans have a negative view of Palin than have a positive one. While 38 percent say they have a favorable opinion of her, 51 percent have an unfavorable view.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/27/fox-news-poll-percent-disapprove-congress/ Another poll by FOX news at the end of July 2009 is my personal favorite. Read and laugh:

“About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker (32 percent), while nearly one in five see her as a television talk show host (17 percent). Vice president of the United States comes in third (14 percent), followed closely by college professor (10 percent), with president coming last (6 percent).
Republicans think the best job for Palin is vice president (27 percent), followed by homemaker (18 percent), talk show host (14 percent), president (12 percent) and professor (7 percent).

More Americans have a negative view of Palin than have a positive one. While 38 percent say they have a favorable opinion of her, 51 percent have an unfavorable view.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/27/fox-news-poll-percent-disapprove-congress/

]]> By: Lee323 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140729 Lee323 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:35:16 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140729 Popularity or favorability....whatever. When the pollsters ask more detailed questions about Palin, the true story comes out. Although Palin's "favorables" were similar at the end of July as currently, the following WSJ/NBC poll from that time adds more significant data: "A solid majority of Americans don’t want to see Sarah Palin ever become president, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Two-thirds, 67%, said they don’t ever want the former Alaska governor to be president, compared with the 21% who said they would. While it should come as no surprise that 87% of Democrats said they don’t ever want Palin as commander-in-chief, some 43% of Republicans said the same thing—as well as 65% of independents. Even 46% of self-identified conservatives said they do not want Palin as president, as well as 44% of those who voted for Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008. At 44%, white evangelicals are the largest subgroup supporting Palin as president one day." http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/29/wsjnbc-poll-would-you-like-to-see-palin-as-president-someday/ Popularity or favorability….whatever. When the pollsters ask more detailed questions about Palin, the true story comes out. Although Palin’s “favorables” were similar at the end of July as currently, the following WSJ/NBC poll from that time adds more significant data:

“A solid majority of Americans don’t want to see Sarah Palin ever become president, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Two-thirds, 67%, said they don’t ever want the former Alaska governor to be president, compared with the 21% who said they would.

While it should come as no surprise that 87% of Democrats said they don’t ever want Palin as commander-in-chief, some 43% of Republicans said the same thing—as well as 65% of independents.

Even 46% of self-identified conservatives said they do not want Palin as president, as well as 44% of those who voted for Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008.

At 44%, white evangelicals are the largest subgroup supporting Palin as president one day.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/29/wsjnbc-poll-would-you-like-to-see-palin-as-president-someday/

]]> By: inkberries http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140716 inkberries Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:51:14 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140716 On her favorability rating, all I can say is thank God for small favors. On her favorability rating, all I can say is thank God for small favors.

]]> By: PepperzMom (GA) http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140699 PepperzMom (GA) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:13:23 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140699 <i>84 aha Says: October 17th, 2009 at 1:33 PM Let’s ask MTV to do a Celebrity Death Match with Palin v. Cheney or Palin v. Fey</i> Better yet: Palin&Cheney v Fey. Cheney kills Palin, since he can't stand her, then Fey (in Palin garb) does him in! 84 aha Says: October 17th, 2009 at 1:33 PM

Let’s ask MTV to do a Celebrity Death Match with Palin v. Cheney or Palin v. Fey

Better yet:
Palin&Cheney v Fey.

Cheney kills Palin, since he can’t stand her, then Fey (in Palin garb) does him in!

]]> By: phoebe http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140698 phoebe Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:10:19 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140698 The price war couldn't have come at a better time. Sorry about some of the other authors but they are not first time authors with an agenda. 28.99 to 8.99 what a difference a day makes. The price war couldn’t have come at a better time. Sorry about some of the other authors but they are not first time authors with an agenda. 28.99 to 8.99 what a difference a day makes.

]]> By: aha http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140696 aha Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:33:37 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140696 Trisha: Let's ask MTV to do a Celebrity Death Match with Palin v. Cheney or Palin v. Fey what a riotous time it would be Trisha:

Let’s ask MTV to do a Celebrity Death Match with Palin v. Cheney or Palin v. Fey

what a riotous time it would be

]]> By: Upper West Sider http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140695 Upper West Sider Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:14:12 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140695 Sarah Palin's book has been reduced to $8.99 or $9.99 by Amazon and Walmart.com because of a price war, according to "Price War Over Books Worries Industry" in today's New York Times. The price war includes 10 prepublication titles (authors include John Grisham, Stephen King and Dean Koontz) expected to be holiday best sellers. Thus Amazon and Walmart are selling Palin's book at a loss since their cost per title is probably 50% of the book's list price of $28.99. Sarah Palin’s book has been reduced to $8.99 or $9.99 by Amazon and Walmart.com because of a price war, according to “Price War Over Books Worries Industry” in today’s New York Times. The price war includes 10 prepublication titles (authors include John Grisham, Stephen King and Dean Koontz) expected to be holiday best sellers. Thus Amazon and Walmart are selling Palin’s book at a loss since their cost per title is probably 50% of the book’s list price of $28.99.

]]> By: PepperzMom (GA) http://www.themudflats.net/2009/10/16/palins-popularity-not-what-it-used-to-be/#comment-140684 PepperzMom (GA) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:44:30 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=7359#comment-140684 <i>73 jojobo1 Says: October 17th, 2009 at 10:35 AM I fear that Murdock will push palin as far as he can if he is not stopped.</i> Unless the book sells like crazy at a sales volume & pricing level that gets him a tidy bundle of cash coming in to cover all costs (ie: big profit), he won't be pushing SP anywhere except to the recycle/destruction bin of history. Ole Murdoch doesn't tolerate folks who lose him money, so expect those in-house/on staff who pushed this project along to get the boot also too (couldn't resist!) 73 jojobo1 Says: October 17th, 2009 at 10:35 AM

I fear that Murdock will push palin as far as he can if he is not stopped.

Unless the book sells like crazy at a sales volume & pricing level that gets him a tidy bundle of cash coming in to cover all costs (ie: big profit), he won’t be pushing SP anywhere except to the recycle/destruction bin of history.

Ole Murdoch doesn’t tolerate folks who lose him money, so expect those in-house/on staff who pushed this project along to get the boot also too (couldn’t resist!)

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