Palin's Positions: Mixed Bag

That's the take from www.fivethirtyeight.com, which describes the Alaska Governor as follows:

"The essential appeal of Sarah Palin can be summarized in two words: compassionate conservative. She is perhaps as socially conservative as any politician ever placed onto a major-party ticket -- something which the right very much notices, and appreciates. But she does not necessarily come across that way to voters who might be turned off by such positions. Perhaps it is her unassuming style, and perhaps it is her strong biography; people see Palin as a compassionate person, and therefore they probably see her as a compassionate politician."

The article compares Governor Palin's positions on several core issues to the most recent public polls on those issues. A must-read for political junkies.

- Richard Holcomb