Majority say Palin treated unfairly

Gallup:

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Palin was a relatively unknown political figure when tapped to be John McCain's running mate, but she quickly energized the GOP ticket, drawing large crowds to their rallies during the presidential campaign. But news coverage of her quickly took a negative turn and many in the political world came to view her as a drag on the McCain campaign.

Palin herself has argued that she has been unjustly attacked by the news media, and most Americans seem to agree. The new poll finds 53% describing the news media's coverage of Palin as "unfairly negative," while just 9% say it has been "unfairly positive" and 28% say it has been "about right."

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The poll also found that 70 percent of voters opinions of her were unchanged. This has to be a disappointment to those who thought her resignation killed her chances for a run for President. The poll also found 43 percent of votes were at least somewhat likely to vote for her for President and 41 percent not likely to vote for her. I think these numbers will change based on the extent to which voters perceive Obama has screwed up I think that number will grow between now and the 2012 election. That is going to be the crucial deciding factor, and it will be much more important than Palin's current numbers.