New York Times Cites UB Polling in Article on Mckesson Candidacy
April 12, 2016
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In a feature article about the mayoral candidacy of DeRay Mckesson, the New York Times cites polling data and debates conducted by the University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy and The Baltimore Sun as an indicator that Mckesson has not connected with many voters, despite his national stature in the Black Lives Matter movement.
"The first poll to include [Mckesson's] candidacy, conducted by The Baltimore Sun and the University of Baltimore and released in March, barely registered his presence," the article states. "Catherine Pugh, a Maryland state senator, led with 26 percent. Sheila Dixon, Baltimore’s mayor from 2007 to 2010, was two points behind. Smaller chunks of respondents favored David Warnock (a businessman and charter-school founder), Nick Mosby (of the City Council; his wife, Marilyn, is state’s attorney for Baltimore), Elizabeth Embry (of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office) and Carl Stokes (another city councilman). Mckesson and the six remaining candidates all came in at less than 1 percent.
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"Since the poll, there have been two televised debates; each invited only the top six candidates, excluding Mckesson. The Sun and the University of Baltimore were magnanimous enough to hold another debate for the remainder: It was streamed online in the middle of a workday, and two candidates didn’t bother to participate...."
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