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A newly released poll by ABC News confirms that the Palin pick is exciting the Republican base but having little impact outside of Repubican circles.

The results show that more of the public is influenced by Obama's pick of Joe Biden but that the vast majority are not going to be influenced by the VP pick. It also showed that the vast majority of the public thinks that Joe Biden is more ready to be president than Palin.

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Story?id=5725793&page=2

IMPACT -- The public by a narrow 6-point margin, 25 percent to 19 percent, says Palin's selection makes them more likely to support McCain, less than the 12-point positive impact of Biden on the Democratic ticket (22 percent more likely to support Barack Obama, 10 percent less so). But majorities in both cases say the vice presidential picks won't matter in their vote, and those who do report an impact chiefly are reflecting their existing partisan predispositions

At the same time, the story in the ideological center is different: Among moderates, Biden registers as a net 15-point positive for Obama. In the same group, Palin shows no effect on support for McCain.

That's despite the fact that fewer than half, 42 percent, think Palin has the kind of experience it takes to serve effectively as president if that became necessary. Far more say Biden passes the experience bar, 66 percent.