Straw Poll Results (Warning: Totally Unscientific, but Totally Interesting)
Wow. Wonks unite! I think you people set a Slog record yesterday, dropping over 100 votes into the comments section of my straw poll on the six serious candidates who are seeking to be the next state representative from Seattle’s 43rd District. I’ll get to the significance of this totally unscientific, completely subject to manipulation, and wildly early poll in a moment. But first, the results:
Lynne Dodson: 42 votes
Stephanie Pure: 19 votes
Jamie Pedersen: 17 votes
Dick Kelley: 4 votes
Bill Sherman: 4 votes
Jim Street: 4 votes
Andrew Boike (a person who doesn’t seem to be filed in this race and whose name I don’t recognize) : 2 votes
Stan Lippman (who has raised a total of $1,242 … all from himself) : 1 vote
If that doesn’t add up to the total number of “votes” that were cast before midnight — well, like I said, this was a very unscientific poll. Plus, I tabulated the results after a dinner party that included wine and martinis. And, a small number of people appear to have commented but not voted.
So, what does this mean? Well, I’d say that this poll is primarily an indication of how seriously certain candidates in this race are taking online organizing. Clearly, Dodson knows how to a) rally the online troops and/or b) knows how to manipulate an online straw poll.
Will web organizing be important in this race? I’m not sure, but if the MySpace pages of Jim Street and Stephanie Pure are any indication, some of the candidates certainly think so. (UPDATE: Jamie Pedersen has one too.)
Congrats to Lynne. We’ll be checking back in on this race regularly as the campaign season progresses…
Dodson.
What a crock,
Just another clone.
Look what she wrote:
"We need to approach our state’s opportunities and challenges in new ways. We must get away from our “can’t do” timidity and fight for our principles and values. I’m an agent for change. I’ve learned we can create the world — and the state — we want. We need to have the vision to see it, and the leadership, creativity and energy to work for it. I do and I will."
A fucking Republican could have written that. She is a nothing, judging by her own statements.