Do you have any empirical data backing up your assertion of a media slant? I monitor the cable networks all day at work, and while I noticed a huge amount of neg press on day 3 of the announcement, all the networks have been heavily positive in their coverage of Palin since Wednesday. Your critique strikes me as a completely uninformed, whiny rant….

Really, should the press only examine liberal candidates and focus their criticism on what you feel is relevant? As an agnostic, I didn’t care at all for the non-stop circus surrounding Rev. Wright. But I did understand why it happened…b/c a lot of people in this use religion as a cornerstone of their beliefs. I didn’t cry like a baby or blame the conservative media (you really need to look into media ownership, as the notion of a “liberal media” is a complete fallacy).

You and your ilk need to realize that your beliefs aren’t shared by everyone in this country…one of the tenents of democracy is a free market of ideas.

All that said, my personal problem with Palin is that she is a blatant PR ploy. You see Shaun, I’m in PR, so I actually know how messaging and branding work. You’re blind to it, and that’s proof of a good media campaign.

1) Contrary to the liberal talking points the media has been spouting for the last week, Sarah Palin was NOT chosen to woo Clinton voters. That is an added bonus if she can and I’m sure was a FACTOR in the decision, however she was chosen because she is a reformer and can motivate the CONSERVATIVE base of the Republican Party, which McCain has failed to do. Her gender was not the main reason she was chosen.

2) I find it amazing that somebody who has been known to the general public for a week now and is still relatively unknown is only 11% behind Hillary Clinton on the poll over who would be the woman president of choice. The public has known Hillary Clinton for what, 15+ years now?

3) Its overwhelmingly apparent in this poll that people feel Sarah Palin is being treated unfairly in the media. So my question is, with 0 positive press from the liberal biased media, how can one expect a poll to come out favorable on Palin? People need time to get to know her and see her in action on the campaign trail before they can make a true decision. At this point, most people have heard her speak 1 time and are getting the rest of their information from the New York Slimes or US Weekly.

4) Same point as #2 about the poll about who has more experience between Palin and Obama. Wow. With only negative press coming from the media, only 10% more people think Obama has more experience than her. That should scare the Obama camp!!

Lets give it some time before we decided if the public likes Palin or not. Its completely unfair and a disservice to the country to provide biased information on a possible vice president with no chance for the person in question to actually express herself and to expect a poll to reflect a favorable result for her.