60,000 people showed for one of her recent appearances. I would say a lot of people like her. The liberal end of the media on the other hand, like Obama and hate what she stands for. As to the people, politics are very regional. NY or CA tend to lean more left than say AL or GA. Cities tend to be more left than small towns on social issues too. It could be just where you are in the country, not that you are getting a "big picture." The world won't know for sure until the votes are counted.

hmm. she has a record of cleaning house... I can see why politicians would not like her, but I consider most american politicians traitors.

I'm glad you asked! Lots of people like her though. These are some reasons why I don't: 1) She has only been a governor for 20 months. In the first 19 months, she spent 312 days at home, on per-diem pay, using taxpayer money. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090803088.html?hpid=topnews 2) She is currently under investigation for abuse of power. Her staff and her husband are also refusing to cooperate with the subpoenas that were issued in the investigation. The refusal to abide with a subpoena is in itself a crime. I do not want a criminal working in the White House. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/17/palin.investigation/index.html 3) Family values--she should have kept her pregnant 17-yr old daughter out of the media spotlight. As a mother, I would have said, "Yes my daughter is pregnant, and we're working together as a family on this. Please respect her privacy, as a MINOR, and keep your cameras out of her face!" Putting her daughter in the spotlight was exploitative and irresponsible as a parent. 4) As mayor of Wasilla, she pushed a measure to CHARGE RAPE VICTIMS over $500, for the rape kits that police used to collect forensic medical evidence after the crime. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/21/palin.rape.exams/index.html 5) She is against abortion, even in cases of rape. Even if her own daughter was raped, she said. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/01/palin-on-abortion-id-oppo_n_122924.html 6) She filed a lawsuit against the Bush admin. in 2007, for protecting polar bears over drilling for oil. Polar bears are also resorting to cannibalism as they're starving to death, and Palin wants them off the endangered species list, so that we can drill. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3987891.ece http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html

I don't know much about her and I certainly don't like or dislike her. I think however that the media seems to have it in for her somewhat.....and no matter what I don't think anyone rises to the level she is now at without stepping on a few toes:)

It's media created after the election when she is VP they will still hate her it's good media makes them lots of money and of course ruins many peoples lifes. Call it Infotainment.

Because despite the fact that she was elected mayor and governor of a state, she is an idiot who can't even run her own family.

my vegan friends hate her

How about being inexperienced, ignorant, and unqualified? That's enough for me. I really don't want a person who bases her decision-making on her religious beliefs as President. I cannot put a person one heartbeat away from our nuclear arsenal who believes that we are in the "end times" just waiting for the "rapture."