Favorability ratings dropping for Palin as she gets ready to leave post

Sarah Palin: thanks to Tina Fey, she needs no introduction

Just as I called it, Sarah Palin dug herself the deepest hole possible when she decided to leave the Governor of Alaska post recently, with 18 more months left in the term. Because of the politically suicidal move, Palin's unfavorable ratings in the Washington Post-ABC poll have now risen to 53%, compared with the 40% who favour her.

Predicting that Palin wants to run for Presidency is purely based on the intent she showed during McCain Palin 2008 campaign, and not on her fan base, or her accomplishments. While her latest move to leave Alaska for the national stage vouches for her intent, the outgoing governor's profile on twitter has a meagre 100 k followers, which, needless to say, addresses what I said about her fan base being almost non-existent when the US population of 305 million is taken into consideration. To be brutally honest, it is a pathetic amount considering the fame she supposedly gained when she was John McCain's running mate.

Above: Memories of Palin's campaign, made memorable because of Tina Fey and not Palin herself

Palin is in a situation now, after all the hype she was preceded by in 2008, where she is being advised on ways to attract a national audience. Truth be told, if she failed to attract and maintain positive attention then, it will be very hard for her to do so now, especially because the only memory which a majority of people have kept close to them, is her naivety. Unlike Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton, Magic Johnson, and any other famous person who overcame lulls in popularity at one point in their career, Palin does not have a Nationally-acclaimed reputation to fall back on and use as reference.

Palin's antics were described as narcissist by her former ally, Senate President Lyda Green. Green, who needless to say is now Palin's leading critic, reportedly said that the outgoing governor's actions "are very much toward herself and her goals and what she sees for her future."

It is hard to say exactly what the future holds for someone who revelled in calling people names (remember her Obama/socialism tirade?), especially now that she is facing so much scrutiny. One thing is for sure, the bind that she now finds herself in, is one which she will need dexterity - something she has never shown before - to escape it before she ends up being tagged as a former SNL comedian.