News: Sarah Palin for president in 2012? Most people polled say no

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket comentary by Andrew Malcolm
An interesting choice of photo used to illustrate this article. It would be very interesting to take a look at every issue of the Los Angeles Times from, say, 2000 onward and see what kinds of photos they printed of each Presidential candidate. From respectful ones (for Democrats) to ones for Republicans which use a "gotcha" moment where they are yawning, or have their mouths wide open, etc. etc. ) (Having said that, Fox News and Rush Limbaugh seem to delight in gotcha moments for the Clintons and Obama, so it's not like they all don't indulge in this pettiness.)

Sarah Palin can draw crowds wherever she goes. She can get audiences with billionaires, bikers and conservatives. No question about it, the former governor is interesting. But when it comes to having the hockey mom as the next president of the United States, Americans say "no, thank you," according to a new poll.

Sixty-six percent of likely voters polled by CBS News would not like to see the former beauty queen run for president. Fifty-four percent of Republicans would also take a pass on a Palin bid and half of those who align themselves with the "tea party" give the idea of Palin for president a thumbs-down.

The conservative is often referred to as a "tea party darling" since she espouses many of the limited government beliefs that they do, however only 38% of tea party supporters polled say they want the maverick to try to get the GOP nomination.

With that said, there is a glimmer of hope for Palin and her supporters in the poll. Despite the fact that 36% of likely Republican voters view her as unfavorable -- the highest of any of the would-be and actual GOP candidates -- she is also tied with former Gov. Mitt Romney for the top for those who view her in a favorable light. Thirty-seven percent of likely conservative voters give she and Romney the thumbs-up.

Mysteriously, Texas congressman Ron Paul is nowhere to be seen on the CBS poll that was released Wednesday nor mentioned on the news site's blog post.

And of course what this article doesn't tell you?

They are making these blanket deductions based on talking to 1,024 adults. Nationwide.