Charlie Sheen Beats Palin Among Independents

Goofy poll question poses hypothetical 2012 match-up
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 17, 2011 6:09 PM CDT
Charlie Sheen 2012? Independents Prefer Him to Sarah Palin
In this Jan. 28, 2009 file photo, actor Charlie Sheen is interviewed at an event at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Sarah Palin apparently has a lot of work to do if she's serious about the presidency: More independents say they would vote for Charlie Sheen over her in a 2012 match-up, reports USA Today. Yes, that Charlie Sheen. Independents preferred Sheen to Palin 41%-36% in the survey by Public Policy Polling.

Obama, incidentally, prevails over Sheen among the same group 57%-22%. (Full results here.) It was a jokey question, but it illustrates Palin's rising negative ratings, which a recent ABC/Washington Post poll showed to be on the increase among the Republican base as well. (More Sarah Palin stories.)

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