Sarah Palin dragging down Republican ticket: polls

Yep, I know these are polls. Do you guys feel this is fair to say about her?

I wonder if she regrets accepting this post with all the investigations that's happening to her.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081023/usa/us_vote_republican_palin

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Embarrassing revelations about her costly campaign wardrobe and bloopers about the vice president's job description are raising fresh fears that Sarah Palin is dragging down the Republican ticket.

New polls showed Wednesday that seven weeks after John McCain plucked the Alaska governor from political obscurity to be his running mate in the November 4 elections, Palin is seen as an increasing liability for Republicans.

The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that Americans are less and less convinced she is worthy to serve as the country's number-two leader.

Palin sez... wrote:They're in charge of the United States Senate, so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes.

I tell you whuht... dem 5th graders are smrrt.

I think it's fair to say she's hurt the ticket as some do feel that way; however, I've also talked to others who feel more strongly about voting for McCain because she's on the ticket. Time will tell.

I think it would also be fair to find out how much money has been spent on EACH candidate's wardrobe. If the MSM is soooooooo concerned how much was spent on her's, where are the reports on how much was spent on the other's? Fair and balanced my friends. Fair and balanced.

This is an excerpt from that website in the Palin's Fashion topic.

A review of similar records for the campaign of Democrat Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee turned up no similar spending.

But all the spending by other candidates pales in comparison to the GOP outlay for the Alaska governor whose expensive, designer outfits have been the topic of fashion pages and magazines.

Doesn't say how much they spent though. Though this should be about how much Biden spent on his clothes to keep it fair.

This may sound sexist, but don't women's clothes typically cost more than men's?

Yes, It depends where you shop.

Of course going to Neiman Marcus even men's clothes seems to be around the same price as women's clothes.

A men's shirt in there can go for over $500.00.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expend.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008

Barack Obama (D)
Expenditures Breakdown

Sector Description Total Expenditures
Administrative Salaries & Benefits $44,169,124
Travel $39,345,592
Postage/Shipping $13,074,950
Miscellaneous Administrative $12,803,723
Rent/Utilities $10,372,162
Supplies, Equipment & Furniture $4,481,310
Administrative Consultants $676,161
Food/Meetings $437,144
Campaign Expenses Polling/Surveys/Research $21,500,862
Campaign Events $16,447,949
Materials $5,372,483
Political Consultants $1,745,777
Miscellaneous Campaign $371,620
Campaign Direct Mail $110,000
GOTV $65,760
Contributions Parties (Fed & Non-federal) $3,775,359
Contrib Refunds $1,963,090
Candidates (Fed & Non-federal) $3,985
Committees (Fed & Non-Federal) $2,615
Fundraising Fundr Direct Mail/Telemarketing $23,527,966
Miscellaneous Fundraising $1,483,939
Fundraising Consultants $983,447
Fundraising Events $162,930
Media Broadcast Media $160,446,232
Print Media $13,123,021
Internet Media $10,310,400
Miscellaneous Media $3,775,760
Media Consultants $194,001
Other Charitable Donations $26,455
Transfers Federal Transfer $7,002
Unknown Insufficient Info $550,232

LTRT wrote:http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expend.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008

Barack Obama (D)
Expenditures Breakdown

Sector Description Total Expenditures
Administrative Salaries & Benefits $44,169,124
Travel $39,345,592
Postage/Shipping $13,074,950
Miscellaneous Administrative $12,803,723
Rent/Utilities $10,372,162
Supplies, Equipment & Furniture $4,481,310
Administrative Consultants $676,161
Food/Meetings $437,144
Campaign Expenses Polling/Surveys/Research $21,500,862
Campaign Events $16,447,949
Materials $5,372,483
Political Consultants $1,745,777
Miscellaneous Campaign $371,620
Campaign Direct Mail $110,000
GOTV $65,760
Contributions Parties (Fed & Non-federal) $3,775,359
Contrib Refunds $1,963,090
Candidates (Fed & Non-federal) $3,985
Committees (Fed & Non-Federal) $2,615
Fundraising Fundr Direct Mail/Telemarketing $23,527,966
Miscellaneous Fundraising $1,483,939
Fundraising Consultants $983,447
Fundraising Events $162,930
Media Broadcast Media $160,446,232
Print Media $13,123,021
Internet Media $10,310,400
Miscellaneous Media $3,775,760
Media Consultants $194,001
Other Charitable Donations $26,455
Transfers Federal Transfer $7,002
Unknown Insufficient Info $550,232

You going to post McCain's spending too? At least McCain probablys pays for his own $520 per pair Feragoma (sp?) shoes.

Just for Bman, he's too tired to check for himself.

John McCain (R)
Expenditures Breakdown

Sector Description Total Expenditures
Administrative Travel $19,812,518
Postage/Shipping $17,243,964
Salaries & Benefits $16,704,096
Rent/Utilities $5,534,156
Supplies, Equipment & Furniture $4,859,874
Miscellaneous Administrative $4,635,451
Food/Meetings $210,177
Administrative Consultants $47,757
Campaign Expenses Materials $7,707,529
Campaign Events $4,503,141
GOTV $3,113,936
Campaign Direct Mail $2,608,631
Political Consultants $1,397,504
Polling/Surveys/Research $1,379,973
Miscellaneous Campaign $7,128
Contributions Contrib Refunds $7,950,832
Candidates (Fed & Non-federal) $5,253,222
Parties (Fed & Non-federal) $8,156
Committees (Fed & Non-Federal) $-503
Fundraising Fundr Direct Mail/Telemarketing $6,660,807
Fundraising Consultants $5,186,194
Miscellaneous Fundraising $2,662,924
Fundraising Events $950,366
Media Broadcast Media $63,294,121
Miscellaneous Media $9,747,772
Internet Media $3,014,530
Media Consultants $579,444
Print Media $4,210
Other Loan Payments $8,695,028
Charitable Donations $32,822
Transfers Federal Transfer $10,920,121
Uncoded not yet coded $1,958
Unknown Insufficient Info $160,572

Wow, the Obama staff are quite the eaters. Nearly double McCain's staff...

Of course, that just might mean Barry has more staff members than McCain. And at that point, does that mean it will be like that IF he gets elected in that he'll have double the staff of what McCain would have, thus increasing the burden on us the little guys to pay for that staff.

Cincy Fan 44 wrote:Wow, the Obama staff are quite the eaters. Nearly double McCain's staff...

Of course, that just might mean Barry has more staff members than McCain. And at that point, does that mean it will be like that IF he gets elected in that he'll have double the staff of what McCain would have, thus increasing the burden on us the little guys to pay for that staff.

Wasn't $700 Billion already paid by "you little guys paid"?

Canuck wrote:

Cincy Fan 44 wrote:Wow, the Obama staff are quite the eaters. Nearly double McCain's staff...

Of course, that just might mean Barry has more staff members than McCain. And at that point, does that mean it will be like that IF he gets elected in that he'll have double the staff of what McCain would have, thus increasing the burden on us the little guys to pay for that staff.

Wasn't $700 Billion already paid by "you little guys paid"?

Nah, I think it ended up being only 140B more...