Sarah Palin may or may not run for president in 2012, but she is already the overwhelming favorite in the Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck primaries.

Almost half of all Republican and GOP-leaning independents alike said they think Palin has had a good effect on their party, compared with 20 percent who think she has had a negative effect. Eighty percent of Limbaugh listeners and 70 percent of Beck viewers said she has had a positive impact.

Nearly all Republicans have sympathy for Palin for the treatment she has received from the news media since she burst onto the national stage as John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last year. Overall, 87 percent said the media have treated her unfairly.

There is, however, no middle ground for Palin. As much as she is liked by many Republicans, she is disliked almost as strongly by many independents. In a pair of focus groups conducted in Aurora, Colo., recently — one with Republicans and the other with independents — Palin provoked strong and conflicting opinions, as she does in national polling.

I’m not really sure if this news or not… but it’s definitely something we already knew. Regardless, the outlook for Palin isn’t exactly bleak, but it’s also not very good. And I can’t say I’m upset.

I’m just happy the crazies are constistent and we can generally classify them together. It’s a full moon tonight!