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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
News Tight race for mayor, or not?
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:41 AM
One side says yes, the other says no.
From John Lassiter's camp:
An Elon University poll, released today, shows mayoral candidate John Lassiter with a significant lead ... the poll revealed that Lassiter holds a commanding lead with a 10.78 percent higher average rating (vs. Foxx) on the top five issues to Charlotte voters.The poll also finds that Lassiter’s hold a significant lead vs. Foxx on overall approval rating 44.3% Lassiter vs. 39.2% Foxx among Charlotte voters.
And, from Anthony Foxx's side:
When asked, on a generic ballot, whether the respondent would prefer a Democrat or Republican as the next mayor, the Democratic candidate takes a four-point lead.When asked, 51.4% of survey respondents indicated they did not think the city/county was headed in the right direction, while only 35.8% thought it was. This is yet again proof that status quo leadership, whose record proves that they consistently side with big developers over neighborhoods and communities, has too much influence.
They can he-said-he-said all day, every day until election day -- which is Nov. 3 for those who haven't been paying attention -- but what really matters is who can turn out the most voters.
Still trying to decide who to vote for? CLTBlog.com interviewed both candidates earlier this year. See what they had to say for themselves: Foxx v. Lassiter '09. DING!
Not registered? (Slacker.) Register here. Check your registration status and find out where to pull the lever here. And, for chrissake, mark your calenders and get to the polls on Nov. 3.
Don't make me tell you again.
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