Add It Up: Our next mayor, the (very) early numbers
July 20, 2007 at 11:54 am by Scott Henry in News, Randomly NotedNumber of years until the next Atlanta mayoral election … 2.5
Approximate number of dollars Councilwoman Mary Norwood spent on a recent public opinion poll … 12,000
Number of potential voters polled … 400
Percentage of polled voters who knew who Norwood is … 54
Number of potential mayoral candidates Norwood says she leads in public support … 5
Percentage of polled voters who said they’d elect Norwood mayor … 15
Percentage of polled voters who said they’d elect Robb Pitts mayor … 14
Percentage of polled voters who said they’d elect Lisa Borders mayor … 13
Percentage of polled voters who said they’d elect Cathy Woolard mayor … 11
Percentage of margin of error of poll … 5
Number of references to potential candidate Clark Howard in a Norwood press release about poll … 0
Percentage of polled voters who had favorable impression of Howard … NA*
Source: Lake Research Partners polling firm
* Figure not released
July 24th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
This poll is very funny. It seems that Mary is looking for any reason to run for mayor and praying that multiple blacks run. There is a lot of talk about black politicians\\\’ misuse of race but why is there very little dialoge of whites banking on run-offs and suppressed low turn-out to defeat blacks who often lead the first night. White voters in Atlanta vote straight down racial lines – not just blacks. As matter of fact, more majority black districts have white representation than majority white districts have black representation. I can only think of one district where a black represents a predominantly white district (Kwanza Hall) but look at what he had going for him: big bucks, the mayor and every developer in and out of town. Warning to all black Atlanta politicians: don\\\’t trust so- called white liberals Nan O, Kathy A , Margaret K , Carla S, Cathy W, Sam Z, Mary N…. they stick together and want your low- voter turnout black districts and city. The secret\\\’s out beware!!!
July 25th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Wonder why she did not include Clark Howard? Maybe because his numbers would out shine hers!
Go Clark – Go Clark!