PPP: The most unpopular person in Alaska? Palin--No, Levi Johnston

[WI_DEM]

Friday, September 3, 2010
Wrapping up Alaska

John Edwards, move over. There's a new standard bearer for the most unpopular person PPP has polled in any state: Levi Johnston in Alaska.

Edwards' 15/72 favorability on our January North Carolina poll had set the initial record for futility but Johnston matches the 72% unfavorable number while only 6% of Alaskans see him in a positive light. Those poll numbers probably don't bode too well for his Wasilla Mayoral candidacy.

Johnston is reviled pretty universally across the board but he's a little more popular with Democrats (15/61) than he is with Republicans (4/76) or independents (4/74).

It's hard to muster a favorability rating lower than 6%- that's about where the average person off the street we polled on a lark would be- so Johnson may hold this dubious distinction for a long time. Who besides like Hitler or Osama Bid Laden do you think we could poll who would be less popular in some particular state?

On another note 11% of Alaskans say they can see Russia from their houses while 83% say they can't and 7% aren't sure whether they can or not. Interestingly people with a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin are more likely to be able to see Russia from their homesteads (16%) than folks with an unfavorable opinion of her (8%). I think there must be a way to actually calculate how many people in Alaska can see Russia from their houses and I have a feeling it's nowhere near as high as 11% but some folks may have been having fun with the question.

And on a more serious note a majority of Alaskans now have a negative opinion of Sarah Palin. 55% see her unfavorably while only 37% still hold on to a positive view. Barack Obama's approval rating in the state, at 44/53, is actually higher than Palin's favorability. I wouldn't go so far as to say Obama is more popular though since a lot of the Republicans who don't like Palin probably still prefer her to Obama. Nevertheless the numbers are striking. 91% of Democrats have a negative opinion of Palin while only 62% of Republicans like her, and independents split against her by a 30/61 margin as well.

[LiberalFighter]

1. If he's not running against an incumbent he has a chance to win.

If the incumbent mayor is doing a lousy job in the minds of Wasilla residents he has a chance.

And does Johnston's polling matter when it is for the whole state? He is only running for mayor in Wasilla. All he needs to do is woo the women and puck around with a hockey stick. :eyes:

[LiberalAndProud]

2. It seems to me that those numbers might translate well for McAdams.

If only 62% of Republicans like Palin, won't that transfer to Miller? I hope.

[asjr]

3. If Sarah Palin can fleece the public

why not Levi? He has as much credibility as Sarah.