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70 Percent Undecided In City Attorney's Race

News   July 13, 2009 at 5:17 pm Erica C. Barnett

According to a just-released poll by True Blue Innovation—the same company that found that Mayor Greg Nickels had the firm support of just 18 percent of voters—more than two-thirds of voters, 69 percent, are still undecided in the city attorney’s race, although incumbent Tom Carr has a lead of among those who’ve made up their minds, with 23 percent to challenger Pete Holmes’s 8 percent. More women than men are undecided, and more Republicans than Democrats or Independents, and older voters skew handily for Carr. Complete numbers are available here.


  • Mikos

    Not a big surprise since it’s not on the ballot until November 3rd.

  • Mikos

    Not a big surprise since it’s not on the ballot until November 3rd.

  • Trevor

    Endorsements will matter a lot. Like judges’ races.

  • Trevor

    Endorsements will matter a lot. Like judges’ races.

  • Giffy

    Why ask about the Primary when there are only two candidates and it is essentially a meaningless vote. And especially why do a likely voter model based on primary voters, when again the primary is meaningless.

    True Blue has had some rather questionable polling.

  • Giffy

    Why ask about the Primary when there are only two candidates and it is essentially a meaningless vote. And especially why do a likely voter model based on primary voters, when again the primary is meaningless.

    True Blue has had some rather questionable polling.

  • Jeff

    From the poll: “Where necessary, responses were weighted according to gender, age, party affiliation, ethnic origin or geographical area to reflect the actual demographic proportions likely to turnout in the 2009 Primary Election.”

    Uh…did no one tell them that the City Attorney’s race isn’t on the primary ballot?? Who cares what likely primary voters think of this race.

    I wonder who’s error it was: True Blue Innovation or WinPower Strategies?

  • Jeff

    From the poll: “Where necessary, responses were weighted according to gender, age, party affiliation, ethnic origin or geographical area to reflect the actual demographic proportions likely to turnout in the 2009 Primary Election.”

    Uh…did no one tell them that the City Attorney’s race isn’t on the primary ballot?? Who cares what likely primary voters think of this race.

    I wonder who’s error it was: True Blue Innovation or WinPower Strategies?

  • Giffy

    @4 I got a response from True Blue to a comment (that was then deleted) on their website that basically this poll was an extension of the mayoral one they did last week.

    That poll was not bad regarding the whole field question, though the head to heads were less than ideal.

  • Giffy

    @4 I got a response from True Blue to a comment (that was then deleted) on their website that basically this poll was an extension of the mayoral one they did last week.

    That poll was not bad regarding the whole field question, though the head to heads were less than ideal.

  • Jeff

    @5 Interesting…. yeah, if the head-to-heads were still the primary electorate, it doesn’t say much about the prospects in November.

  • Jeff

    @5 Interesting…. yeah, if the head-to-heads were still the primary electorate, it doesn’t say much about the prospects in November.