Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Sarah Palin, intii ay ahayd Guddoomiyaha gobolka Alaska, ayaa loo magacaabay inay noqoto haweeneydii ugu horeysay ee musharax ka noqota xisbiga Jamhuuriga ee madaxweyne ku xigeenka Mareykanka. Magacaabista ka dib, muuqaalkeeda dadweynaha ayaa si dhow loogu eegay warbaahinta, gaar ahaan aragtideeda diineed ee nolosha dadweynaha, aragtideeda bulsho ee muxaafidka ah, iyo khibrad la'aan la dareemay. Khibradda Palin ee siyaasadda dibadda iyo gudaha ayaa dhaleeceyn kala kulantay muxaafidiinta iyo xorriyadda ka dib markii loo magacaabay. Ra'yi ururin ay sameysay wargeyska Rasmussen Reports ayaa lagu ogaaday in
Shirweynihii Qaranka ee Jamhuuriga ee usbuucii ugu horreeyay ee Sebtember 2008 ayaa lagu ogaaday in Palin ay ka caan badan tahay Barack Obama ama John McCain; si kastaba ha noqotee, aragtidan ayaa markii dambe is bedeshay. Isla mar ahaantaana, Palin waxay noqotay mid ka caan badan Jamhuuriga marka loo eego McCain. Bishii Febraayo 2010 "ABC News/Washington Post" ra'yi ururin ayaa muujisay in 71% dadka Mareykanka ah ay dareemeen in Palin ay ka maqan tahay aqoonta loo baahan yahay si ay u noqoto Madaxweynaha Mareykanka.