Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps? (London Economist Continues to Lose It Edition)

Brian Montopoli of CBS News:

Poll: Sarah Palin Favorable Rating Just 22 Percent: Palin is viewed favorably by just 22 percent of Americans, according to the poll - including less than half (44 percent) of Republicans.... Forty-eight percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Palin. That includes... 22 percent of Republicans...

Peter Brown:

An ABC/Washington Post poll taken last month found that Republicans were split 47% to 46% on whether she was up to serving as president...

Lexington of the Economist:

Lexington: The qualities of Sarah Palin: In contrast, a recent poll found that the obverse of Mrs Palin’s stellar ratings among Republicans...

44-22 favorable-unfavorable and 47-46 qualified to be President simply are not "stellar" ratings. They aren't.

Lexington should not pretend that they are.