CNN Poll: who is qualified to be President?

[Ogre Mage]

Interviews with 1,014 adult Americans, including 928 registered voters, conducted by telephone by Opinion Research Corporation on November 13-15, 2009. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points and for registered voters is plus or minus 3 percentage points.


42. Please tell me whether you think each of the following is or is not qualified to be president. (RANDOM ORDER)

Is qualified / Is not / No opinion

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
November 13-15, 2009 28% 70% 2%

Vice President Joe Biden
November 13-15, 2009 50% 48% 3%

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
November 13-15, 2009 67% 32% 1%

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
November 13-15, 2009 47% 42% 11%

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
November 13-15, 2009 43% 47% 10%
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/11/palin_clinton_biden_romney.html

[Ogre Mage]

I love seeing Palin shot down. Although she is really no different from GWB, so I have no idea why the experience thing effects her more. And her father wasn't the president.

In fairness, Bush served one full term as governor and was reelected before running for President.  Palin didn't finish her term.  However, I suspect sexism is a contributing factor.  Female candidates for high office have a higher bar to clear in terms of proving their qualifications.