Grass-roots support for school choice is surging among millennial, Hispanic, and black voters around the nation, according to a recent poll from the American Federation for Children. AFC, an organization working to expand school choice for K-12 students in the United States, found that 70 percent of Americans express support for the issue, with 64...
With one exception, most NC voters don’t dislike or disapprove of their politicians. But they don’t much like or approve of them, either.
With regard to Truthers, Birthers, and other Flat-Earthers, my advice is for everyone to just calm down and stop making such jackasses of themselves.
While you may disagree with the political leanings of the individuals involved, PPP on the left and Civitas on the right now have a proven record of clarity, accuracy, and honesty.
Many of the coming stories on NC races will reference public-opinion polls. I encourage you to read and use the poll results carefully.
RALEIGH — Sixty-three percent of Wake County voters would reject a school bond referendum that triggers a property-tax increase, according to a new poll commissioned by the John Locke Foundation.
RALEIGH — Business leaders in North Carolina increasingly think public policy in the state is headed in the wrong direction. That’s according to findings of a newly released survey of state business executives conducted for the Center for Local Innovation, a special project of the Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation.
A new poll appears to show that North Carolinians are more optimistic and less disaffected with their political leadership than the nation as a whole is. Here’s what lies beneath some of the numbers.
RALEIGH — North Carolinians appear to be more committed to voting this November than they have been in the past four elections, but there is no clear consensus on some issues and races, according to the Agenda 2004 poll released Thursday by the John Locke Foundation. About 85 percent of respondents said they were “extremely” likely to vote this year. The comparable number in 2000 was 70 percent. The poll found strong opposition to Amendment One, which would allow tax-increment financing in North Carolina. In political races, it showed Bush leading Kerry among state voters, Burr and Bowles statistically tied, and Easley leading Ballantine for governor.
Polls can have their uses, but the Charlotte Observer's recent look at the issue of burying overhead power lines doesn't make the cut. Respondents weren't told how futile the effort would be.
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