McCain -- Palin a flop?

It appears so. My guess is that Sarah Palin will never be more popular than she is today and so far, the numbers aren't good.

Tim flags this from today's WSJ,

Just 9% of women who supported Clinton in the primaries say they are more likely to vote for McCain because of his inclusion of Palin on the Republican ticket, according to a poll of 800 women conducted on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

A majority —55%–said Palin’s inclusion on the ticket makes them less likely to vote for McCain, who will be nominated at the Republican convention tonight.

...According to the poll, 59% of women said they believed McCain chose Palin “out of political considerations” rather than because “he believes his choice has the experience and qualifications.” Some 29% said Democratic nominee Barack Obama made his vice presidential choice, Sen. Joe Biden, for political reasons...

The poll suggests that women support the Democratic ticket by 52% to 41% over the Republicans. That is about three percentage points ahead of Sen. John Kerry’s lead over President George W. Bush among women in 2004, the pollsters said.

The candidate who gets 52% of the female vote will win the election, which is why Palin was chosen in the first place.