In anticipation of tonight’s candidate forum, the Public Policy Polling Blog has released the results of a recent survey of almost 900 Raleigh voters. You can read the full report here: PDF Report and PPP’s take on things here.
For or against Parks Bond:
For 60%
Against 27%
Undecided 13%
PPP Blog’s details are telling:
At-Large First Choice, Second Choice (Vote for 2)
Stephenson: 20, 7%
Baldwin: 16, 10%
Anderson: 12, 6%
Williams: 3, 2%
Tart: 2, 3%
Best: 2, 2%
Undecided: 46, 69%Russ Stephenson and Mary Ann Baldwin have a clear lead for the two at-large seats on the city council, with Paul Anderson a clear third. However, neither is anywhere close to the 25% needed to avoid a run-off. If everyone voted for two candidates as they are allowed, Stephenson and Baldwin would currently have the support of 13.5% and 13% of the votes respectively. A whopping 57.5% of the vote is still up for grabs.
It also looks like in the at-large race, many know who they will vote for first choice but not as their second.
District A
Craven: 38%
McFarlane: 25%
District B
Taliaferro: 35%
Koopman: 21%
Menendez: 8%
“Last year Raleigh raised the impact fee on newly built homes and businesses, taking the fee for a single-family home from 682 dollars to 1,170 dollars. Yet impact fees still pay for only 20 percent of new roads and parks projects required to support the new development, while the rest of Raleigh taxpayers pay the other 80 percent. Do you think Raleigh should reaise the impact fee on newly built homes and businesses closer to the state wide average of 4,038 dollars per single family home?”
Support: 60%
Do not Support: 27%
Don’t Know: 12%
Would you be more or less likely to vote for a city council candidate that supports raising the impact fee?
More likely: 54%
Less likely: 28%
No Difference: 18%
Would you be more or less likely to vote for a city council candidate that received large donations from developers?
More likely: 5%
Less likely: 81%
No Difference: 14%
I find it most curious that candidates like Baldwin, Anderson and Taliaferro have such significant traction when so many said they wouldn’t support candidates with significant contributions from developers. Last week’s joint fund raiser by the three is said to have been something like a small real-estate convention.
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