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A SurveyUSA poll of voters in the New York City area says New Yorkers consider Sarah Palin a liability rather than an asset to John McCain by a 42 percent to 35 percent margin with 22 percent expressing no opinion. They also say by a 46 percent to 36 percent margin with 17 percent unsure that the choice reflected badly on McCain. Seventy-one percent said the pregnancy of Palin's daughter Bristol should remain a private matter. As far as news coverage of Palin, 31 percent said there had been too much, 27 percent said too little, and 35 percent said it had been just about right.

For comparison, 49 percent said Joe Biden was an asset to Barack Obama compared to 19 percent who called him a liability and 32 percent who said they didn't know enough to judge. Fifty-three percent said the selection reflected well on Obama against 20 percent who said it reflected poorly on him.