Raw Story:A new Politico poll released Tuesday finds that President Barack Obama enjoys broad support -- some 66 percent trust Obama a "great deal" or "some" -- and is named the most popular figure in politics today.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, meanwhile, found themselves on the opposite side of the popularity fence.
Palin, who enjoyed broad support among the conservative base of the Republican Party during her run for the vice presidency last year, got the highest "untrustworthy" rating of all the major political figures surveyed at 33 percent. Voters were asked if they trusted the politician “to identify the right solutions to the problems we face as a nation.”
Ranking second-worst in the "untrustworthy" column was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who polled at 32 percent. Pelosi came in last when asked if respondents trusted her "a great deal" -- at just 26 percent.
Pelosi's rankings aren't especially surprising, given that many dems aren't happy with her refusal to impeach former president Bush, while Republicans -- afraid of Obama's high approvals -- have made a habit of attacking her, so they can avoid attacking the president. If the speaker's numbers were really high, that would be news.
Palin-backers won't be happy with these results and will make excuses. But let's be real here, they aren't anymore trustworthy than she is.
