PPP poll: Sarah Palin leads GOP field — among Republicans who say they’ve smoked pot

[RonPaulFanInGA]

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Who was it, remind me, who was ahead of the curve on this? Who was it who called on her to gently appeal to the legalization crowd weeks before she ended up dropping that mini-bombshell on Napolitano’s show about marijuana laws being overenforced?

C’mon. I have, like, three good ideas a year. Give a man some props.

Among Republicans who say they’ve smoked Marijuana:
Palin 25
Gingrich 22
Huckabee 17
Romney 17
Paul 8

Among Republicans who say they have not smoked Marijuana:
Huckabee 24
Romney 23
Gingrich 21
Palin 21
Paul 3

[acptulsa]

Really? Interesting. I didn't think it was possible to smoke enough pot to take her seriously.

[speciallyblend]

i think i need a joint after this bs ppp!!! please do not blame the marijuana for these folks republican problems!!! polls like this make me want to quit marijiuana and use harder drugs to cope with the gop republicans!!

[Jack Bauer]

HOT AIR, FREE REPUBLIC = PALIN CENTRAL

You'll be amazed to see how many of the commentators hail W as a great president on those sites.

[00_Pete]

She was basically saying that she would implement a policy that would consist of looking the other way..."out of sight out of mind" kind of thing. But with all the PDS and Modal-libertarianism going on most people dont get it.

Furthermore Palin had no problems admiting she smoked pot and there is myspace messages of her daughter saying that her brother sniched that she was a pot-smoker and that she was going to "kick him in the balls" for that. She didnt seemed very worried about the consequences clearly indicating that Palin would just repremend her a bit.

Search "Bristol Palin Myspace" or something along those lines...

[Kludge]

They miss the bigger point -- Ron Paul's numbers almost triple from those who don't smoke.

[Vessol]

Lmao. I like the results.

Ron Paul's are the lowest in admitting to smoking pot, yet are also the lowest in admitting they've never smoked pot. I wonder what that shows :P.

[speciallyblend]

Lmao. I like the results.

Ron Paul's are the lowest in admitting to smoking pot, yet are also the lowest in admitting they've never smoked pot. I wonder what that shows :P.

the gop is screwed either way! kinda shows that marijuana doesn't cause stupidity, the gop does!! maybe the gop is the gateway to big government not marijuana!!

[BuddyRey]

I don't get it. Marijuana is supposed to be conducive to critical thinking skills.

[speciallyblend]

I don't get it. Marijuana is supposed to be conducive to critical thinking skills.

yeah i hear you,but you see the gop counters that with hogwash!

[HOLLYWOOD]

How much Marijuana legalization legislation has each of those poll candidates drafted, sponsored, approved?

I find 2 things in that PPP pollster... one it's full of SHIT since Ron Paul is the only one in the group to endorse decriminalize POT and HEMP. Second, the people that responded to the poll, if unbiasedly accurate, have to be the most ignorant fools if they put all these losers ahead of Ron Paul. Let me correct that analogy... the pollster PPP are rigging the game ahead of time... look for 2012 to be a huge uphill battle against the money masters and their media avenues.

Ron Paul and Barney Frank talk Marijuana WITH AUDIO!
http://open.salon.com/blog/freedomisgreen/2009/04/03/ron_paul_and_barney_frank_talk_marijuana_with_audi o

Barney Frank and Ron Paul Team Up to Decriminalize Marijuana HR 5843
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/15/barney-frank-and-ron-paul-team-up-to-decriminalize-marijuana/

http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/07/frank-paul-bid-to-decriminalize.html

Ron Paul and Barney Frank Introduce Hemp Farming Legislation – HR 1866 (http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-04-03/ron-paul-and-barney-frank-introduce-hemp-farming-legislation-hr-1866/)
http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-04-03/ron-paul-and-barney-frank-introduce-hemp-farming-legislation-hr-1866/

[james1906]

I'm assuming watching Palin high is like watching this sober.

YouTube - BEBE LILLY - Dur dur d'être bébé (OFFICIEL) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umwMVcSI7os)

[LibertyVox]

Que Sarah Sarah,
Whatever will be will be,
A lively prelude, fashioning the way,
On hard ice of Alaska far away,
Sadly the witch of Wasilla lay,
Blinding me with her rigid looks of faux chastity,
I need a fix!
Quick!
Pass the Marijoowana silly.

[silentshout]

Not sure what they are smoking to think that! Yikes. Lol.

[Inkblots]

HOT AIR, FREE REPUBLIC = PALIN CENTRAL

You'll be amazed to see how many of the commentators hail W as a great president on those sites.

Free Republic, sure; but if you think Hot Air is 'Palin Central', you obviously don't read Hot Air very often. Allahpundit is widely known among the Palinistas as a 'Palin Hater' because he, you know, holds her to the same standards as any other politician. :rolleyes:

[Lucille]

Interesting comment here (http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/node/23982):

I lived in Wasilla, Alaska for over 10 years (why does that town ring a bell) Sarah Palin was the mayor of that little town. She was elected Governor of the state by a landslide. (Hmm?) What does this have to do with weed? Very nearly all the people in Anchorage (half the state's population btw) goes to "The 'Silla" to get their weed...

I'm sure Republicans answered this poll with other issues in mind, like identity politics ("mama grizzly"), and glorious war.

[Jack Bauer]

Free Republic, sure; but if you think Hot Air is 'Palin Central', you obviously don't read Hot Air very often. Allahpundit is widely known among the Palinistas as a 'Palin Hater' because he, you know, holds her to the same standards as any other politician. :rolleyes:

AllahPundit maybe a Palin "hater" but Hot Air's readership is overwhelmingly crazy about Palin. Hence, the Palin Central tag.

[libertybrewcity]

Just because you smoke marijuana, doesn't mean you are for legalizing. Of course, more times than not people who smoke it do support it. I sense some hypocrisy in that people who say they are against often smoke it themselves.

[RM918]

AllahPundit maybe a Palin "hater" but Hot Air's readership is overwhelmingly crazy about Palin. Hence, the Palin Central tag.

Exactly. They even call her 'Sarah Cuda'. It's kind of disgusting.

[Kregisen]

I sense some hypocrisy in that people who say they are against often smoke it themselves.

Some of the pot smokers I know want to keep them illegal because they're also dealers ;)




Their sample was just 83 people so this is hardly an accurate poll, but still interesting nonetheless.

[acptulsa]

Some of the pot smokers I know want to keep them illegal because they're also dealers ;)

Which is why some of us refer to it as 'the new Prohibition'. The rumrunners spend untold amounts of money getting prohibitionists elected. They didn't want to go legit--not conducsive to their strongarm methods.

They also really, really hated paying taxes. Yet they loved bribing politicians through campaign contributions. I guess that's because there was less waste involved in the bribes than in the 'legitimate functions of government'...

[Epic]

Updated:

POLL TRACKER

State polls:
5% in Iowa (Lohuizen for theiowarepublican.com, August 2010, 7 choices) http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/mike-huckabee-early-iowa-front.html?wprss=thefix
13% in New Hampshire (PPP, July 23-25 2010, 7 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/07/romney-continues-to-lead-in-nh.html
7% in Nevada (PPP, July 16-18 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/07/2012-floridanevada-gop-numbes.html
6% in Florida (PPP, July 16-18 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/07/2012-floridanevada-gop-numbes.html
11% in Pennsylvania (PPP, June 19-21 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-support-for-perry-pres-bid.html
8% in Texas (PPP, June 19-21 2010, 6 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-support-for-perry-pres-bid.html
10% in Texas (PPP, June 19-21 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-support-for-perry-pres-bid.html
7% in Iowa (PPP, May 31 2010, 7 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/early-republican-numbers.html
7% in South Carolina (PPP, May 31 2010, 6 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/early-republican-numbers.html
6% in Michigan (PPP, May 31 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/early-republican-numbers.html
6% in New Hampshire (Magellan, May 2010, 7 choices) http://www.magellanstrategies.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Magellan-New-Hampshire-GOP-US-Senate-Primary-Survey-Release-0528101.pdf
10% in California (PPP, May 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/gingrich-looking-serious.html
9% in Colorado (PPP, May 2010, 5 choices) http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_CO_518.pdf (PDF)
8% in North Carolina (PPP, May 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/looking-at-our-gop-polling.html
8% in Kentucky (PPP, May 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/paul-still-up-big.html
6% in Kentucky (PPP, May 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/paul-continues-to-lead-big.html
9% in Arizona (PPP, April 2010, 5 choices ) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/04/2012-gop-in-arizona.html
7% in New Hampshire (PPP, April 2010, 8 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/04/romney-up-big-in-new-hampshire.html

National Polls:
4% (PPP August 2010 5 choices): http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/08/republican-jumble.html
10% (CNN August 2010 9 choices): http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/13/cnn-poll-whos-on-top-in-hunt-for-2012-gop-nomination/
7% (PPP July 2010, 5 choices): http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/07/gingrich-leads.html
6% (PPP June 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/06/monthly-gop-poll.html
8% (PPP May 2010, 5 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/05/jumble-for-gop.html
8% (CNN April 2010, 9 choices): http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/04/13/rel7d.pdf (PDF)
11% (PPP March 2010, 4 choices) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/03/romney-leads-tight-republican-race.html
8% (CNN March 2010 9 choices) http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/03/25/rel5i.pdf (PDF)
2% (Gallup February 2010, open-ended poll) http://www.gallup.com/poll/125777/Voters-Divided-Obama-Republican-Candidate-2012.aspx

Versus Obama:
Obama(D) 42 Romney(R) 36 Paul(I) 13 (PPP August 2010) http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/13/cnn-poll-whos-on-top-in-hunt-for-2012-gop-nomination/http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/08/monthly-2012.html
Obama 46 Paul 36 (PPP June 2010, Paul wins indeps 46-28) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/06/obama-up-in-2012-contests.html
Obama 42 Paul 41 (Rasmussen March 2010, highlighted by Drudge) http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_barack_obama_42_ron_paul_41
Obama 46 Paul 38 (PPP November 2009) http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2009/11/monthly-2012-numbers.html