ABC News Sarah Palin Poll, September 2008

This special topic poll sought respondents' views on Sarah Palin. Respondents where asked for their impressions of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. They were also asked if they approved or disapproved of John McCain's choice of Palin as his running mate, if McCain's selection of Palin as his running mate made the respondent more or less likely to vote for him, and if having Palin as his running mate made the respondent more or less confident in the choices McCain would make as president. Respondents were queried on whether they thought both Palin and Biden have the kind of experience it takes to serve effectively as president if necessary. Opinions were sought on how recent events in Palin's life and her stance on issues affected the respondent's opinion of her such as giving birth to her fifth child after learning he had Down Syndrome, her 17-year-old daughter keeping her baby and marrying the father, obtaining 27 million dollars in federal funding for projects as mayor in her town of about 7,000 people, opposing legal abortion unless the mother's life is in direct danger, and opposing stricter controls on handgun ownership. Those queried were also asked if, given what they heard about her family situation, they thought Palin made the right choice in agreeing to run for vice president and whether news coverage of Palin has been fair or unfair. Their opinion was also sought on whether they thought Barack Obama's selection of Biden for vice president made them more or less likely to vote for him. Demographic information includes age, race, sex, party affiliation, voter registration status, political ideology, religious affiliation, and whether the respondent is a born-again Christian.

本专题民意调查旨在收集受访者对萨拉·佩林（Sarah Palin）的看法。受访者被问及对萨拉·佩林与乔·拜登（Joe Biden）的印象，是否赞成或反对约翰·麦凯恩（John McCain）选择佩林作为竞选伙伴，麦凯恩选择佩林作为竞选伙伴是否会让他们更倾向或更不倾向于投票支持麦凯恩，以及佩林作为竞选伙伴是否会增强或削弱他们对麦凯恩若当选总统所做决策的信心。此外，受访者还被询问是否认为佩林与拜登均具备必要时有效担任总统的经验，以及佩林近期生活事件及其立场如何影响他们对她的看法——例如，在得知胎儿患有唐氏综合征后仍生下第五个孩子、其17岁女儿决定生下孩子并与孩子父亲结婚、在其任职的约7000人口小镇担任市长期间获得2700万美元联邦项目资金、反对合法堕胎（除非母亲生命面临直接危险）、反对加强手枪持有管控等。同时，受访者需回答：基于所了解的佩林家庭状况，是否认为她同意参选副总统是正确选择；对佩林的新闻报道是否公平；以及巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）选择拜登作为副总统是否会让他们更倾向或更不倾向于投票支持奥巴马。人口统计信息涵盖年龄、种族、性别、党派归属、选民登记状态、政治意识形态、宗教信仰，以及受访者是否为重生基督徒。