
Mayor Hickenlooper's approval rating seems to have survived the last few weeks, according to a recent poll commissioned by the Denver Post. From the article, "Hickenlooper's approval by Denver residents is generally even among men and women. Black and Hispanic residents, however, rated his performance lower than did white residents. Nearly 40 percent of black residents and 32 percent of Hispanic residents found the mayor's performance poor and fair, compared with 24 percent of white Denverites...
"Last week, Hickenlooper gave city workers an A for their efforts during the snowstorm, but their performance a C. Twenty-nine percent of those polled agreed, followed closely by 28 percent giving the work a B. Another 29 percent gave the city a D or F, and 13 percent graded the city with an A. The mayor's leadership during and after the storm, however, fared a bit better, with 35 percent grading him with a B, followed by 28 percent giving him a C and 14 percent an A...
"Denver is holding a Jan. 30 special election for voters to decide if they want to retain the three-member Election Commission or replace it with a single elected clerk. Forty-six percent of those polled said they favored a clerk, while 37 percent said they would keep the commission. Seventeen percent were undecided."
Category: Denver May 2007 Election
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