Rasmussen Poll: Palin Edges Obama in Popularity Contest

John McCain's running mate is more popular than the biggest celebrity in the world. And, according to the poll, after a week in the limelight and one speech, 40% of Americans* think she's ready to be president.

It's true, what the big dogs have been saying: Only in America.

*"This national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 4, 2008. The margin of sampling error for each survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence."