A new poll from Public Policy Polling, a Democrat-leaning firm based in Raleigh, suggests that Triangle voters don’t like how the Wake County school diversity fight is affecting the state’s image.
The poll released on Thursday indicates that 51 percent of Triangle voters have an unfavorable view of the Wake school board compared to 29 percent who have a favorable view. The poll also found that 56 percent of Triangle voters feel the Wake school board is giving North Carolina a bad image, compared to 22 percent who think it is giving the state a good image.
Statewide, the poll found that 61 percent of voters didn’t know enough about the situation in Wake to have an opinion. But of those who did, 25 percent rated the school board unfavorably and 30 percent thought it was giving the state a bad image.
“It’s safe to say no one will be caught asleep at the wheel in regards to this fall’s elections the way many were in 2009,” said Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling.
Debnam formed the Wake Citizens for Good Government PAC that ran television ads in 2009 that unsuccessfully tried to defeat the Wake school board candidates who went on to eliminate the diversity policy.
The poll of 575 North Carolina voters was conducted Jan. 20-23. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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To put it in perspective,
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 19:05 — red_balloonTo put it in perspective, 56% of Triangle voters think we are giving NC a bad name while only 10% of NC voters think we are giving NC a bad name (10% = 25% of the 39% who even bother to stay informed on this issue). And that makes me wonder who cares about this issue across the country (apart from politicians and media).
Hmmmmm, so a left leaning
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 18:35 — willynillyHmmmmm, so a left leaning polling agency polls people and comes up with a "fact" that the poll shows left leaning people are left leaning......got it!
Breaking news!
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 18:21 — nancyncA poll done by a famou republican leaning outfit has determined that even though 61% had no opinion on the topic, those remaining polled were split 30% in opposition to 25% with no opinion about <i>PICK A TOPIC</I>
This is not news, it's nonsense and certainly not worth of seeing the light of day.
Dean Debnam, Orage Quales
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 09:03 — woodstockDean Debnam, Orage Quales and Jim Goodmon like to hid behind the veil of being pollsters or news men, but rational folks know better and realize that they are nothing more than marketers of extreme left-wing ideology. It is their passion. They awake each day with the mission to promote their ideology regardless if what they present to the public is true or in the best interest of the citizens of Wake County. This is evident in the dubious polls they choose to share and the news stories they
slant... I mean present."... 51 percent of Triangle
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 03:11 — eddie2"... 51 percent of Triangle voters ... 56 percent of Triangle voters ..."
Wrong, those are percentages for the 919 area code, which includes the triangle, but is larger than the triangle. It's not representativde of triangle voters, since it includes other people who would not be as informed of goings-on in the triangle as triangle voters are. And, the number of people polled from the triangle would be even less than 115 ( 1/5 of 575 ), which isn't enough to give a reliable result.
Also, the polling was done during the N&O's drumbeat of Steven Colbert propaganda, so the responders were more likely to be misinformed than informed about the issues.
Despite all this, count on the N&O to refer to this "poll" ad nauseum in the coming days, just as Joe Goebbels would.
polls hardly mentioned
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 23:27 — AngelaWIn 2000, the Wake Education Partnership conducted a survey that showed that 60 percent of registered voters supported the system's diversity policy. Two years later, it dwindled to 40 percent.
http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/8064240/
• Lackluster support for current board diversity policies by Democrats and even opposition by a significant percentage of African-Americans, as reflected in a private poll taken by a Democratic operative last month.
• A core of discontent not only with board policies on diversity but also with year-round schools and what opponents called an arrogant and distant board and administration.
Debnam's polling of 798 likely Wake voters also showed that 46 percent of African Americans opposed current policies on diversity and student reassignment. Nearly half of Democrats surveyed said they opposed those policies, while more than 80 percent of Republicans were against them.
The firm didn't release the results before the election because it was working for a political action committee, set up by Debnam himself, which supported existing diversity policies and didn't want to give their findings to the opposition, Public Policy Polling communications director Tom Jensen said.
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/10/08/131521/neighborhood-schools-issue-tapped.html#ixzz1COIBckpr
Read more:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/07/19/ap-shills-naacp-against-wishes-black-citizens-north-carolina#ixzz1COJJvkMRWake County Survey Results
Q1 Do you support or oppose the Wake County
Schools’ current school reassignment and
diversity policy? If you support it, press 1. If
you oppose it, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Support ........................................................... 29%
Oppose ........................................................... 61%
Not Sure.......................................................... 10%
Q10 Do you have children in the Wake County
schools? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ................................................................. 50%
No................................................................... 50%
If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ........................................................ 40%
Republican...................................................... 34%
Independent/Other.......................................... 25%
Q14 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White .............................................................. 82%
African-American ............................................ 12%
Other............................................................... 6%
This is the poll that should of been front page news when
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 07:17 — Voice_of_Reason_All the loadmouths that said that this election meant nothing and only a few discontent parents caused the new board to be elected. Those that said the elction was a farce should read these numbers and think about it. What they have done is undermine our democracy by being loudmouth squeeky wheels along with getting community organizers (activists) riled up to do the same. It is not fair that this school board had hardly time to learn their job before the crys for their removal started. This is mob democracy using revolution tactics, this is not healthy for our community. I blame the new board for letting it get out of hand. I blame the press for fanning the flames.
No poll needed...
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 22:06 — zandeDid we really need a poll to figure this out? All anyone needs to do is pay attention, talk to your neighbors and be actively involved.... Nobody is happy with what has happened to Wake County under this new school board. Now is the time to organize and be ready for the challenges ahead. This is something that will have to rise from a real grass roots effort. I feel we are up to the challenge....
You live a dream world of
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 08:37 — woodstockYou live a dream world of your own making. I went to the community engagement meetings before the 2009 BoE elections. Hundreds and hundreds of parents and students showed up and spoke one after another proclaiming their frustration at the long early morning bus rides across the county, the constant and burdensome reassignments, and the the refusal by the status quo BoE to listen to and respond to their pleas. It is nothing like that now. Also, remember, the local media is run by extreme left radicals like Quarles and Goodmon who provide a daily barrage of of rabble-rousing rhetoric.
Your "no poll needed" remark eerily reminds me of the status quo's quip that "we don't need a study, we know what we are doing works" regarding the ridiculous node system and forced busing.... even while our most vulnerable students continued to fail in large numbers.
...
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 22:45 — Sideburns"Nobody is happy with what has happened to Wake County under this new school board."
I bet families who now have a choice and aren't forced into MYR any longer are happy.
I bet parents of children who were intentionally being tracked lower academically due to their F&R status are happy now that their child's full potential can be recognized.
I bet Knightdale HS students are happy now that they have access to more AP courses because of this Board.
I bet families who were once denied access to our magnet system simply because of where they lived are happy with this Board for affording them a better chance at getting a seat for their child.
I know I'm happy with this Board simply because Chuck Dulaney and Del Burns took a hike because of them.
Don't say nobody is happy -- because you're wrong.
Replace "nobody" with "fewer
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:05 — Andrew95Replace "nobody" with "fewer people than before". Better?
...
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 10:25 — SideburnsReplace "Nobody is happy..." with "Some magnet parents aren't happy...." and then it will be most accurate.
That works for me. I should
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 08:10 — zandeThat works for me. I should learn to never use absolutes...lol
You are actually on safe
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 18:59 — red_balloonYou are actually on safe ground if you say "no magnet parent is happy". See, absolutes do work.
You seem to be suggesting
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 22:33 — zandeYou seem to be suggesting that magnet parents stick together>>>>
Well if I were asked, I would say I am not happy
Fri, 01/28/2011 - 18:07 — Voice_of_Reason_It didn't ask what side of the fence you were on. But really, who cares what the rest of the state thinks, they don't have our system of SED busing or even understand it. BTW- If you read that poll, it doesn't seem the Dems are doing to well especially since it was weighed to females and Democrats.