This document summarizes the results of a poll of 492 registered Democratic primary voters in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District. It finds that 65% would vote in the Democratic primary in August, with Donna Mercado Kim and Mark Takai leading among the candidates for the open 1st District Congressional seat. It also shows 71% approve of President Obama's job performance. It includes demographic information about the respondents such as age, ethnicity, education levels, and crosstabs between candidate support and other questions.
Sexual harassment in california workplacesThe Law Buzz
Sexual harassment in the workplace is still a big problem in California. Find out what sexual harassment is, what victims' legal rights are, and common mistakes that can hurt a victim's case.
The recent controversy surrounding Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill may not have had much impact on what Hoosiers think of the job he is doing.
As part of our Indy Politics scientific poll of 600 likely voters, conducted last week by Mason Strategies LLC, we asked about Hill’s favorable and unfavorable ratings.
Sexual harassment in california workplacesThe Law Buzz
Sexual harassment in the workplace is still a big problem in California. Find out what sexual harassment is, what victims' legal rights are, and common mistakes that can hurt a victim's case.
The recent controversy surrounding Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill may not have had much impact on what Hoosiers think of the job he is doing.
As part of our Indy Politics scientific poll of 600 likely voters, conducted last week by Mason Strategies LLC, we asked about Hill’s favorable and unfavorable ratings.
Naples Press Club: Florida Politics 2016 - presentation by prof. laura weir...David Silverberg
Politics, Florida and the Future
Presentation to Naples Press Club by Prof. Laura Weir, Florida Southwestern State College. Candidates, demographics and political outlook for Florida. Feb. 15, 2016
Naples Press Club: Florida Politics 2016 - presentation by prof. laura weir...David Silverberg
Politics, Florida and the Future
Presentation to Naples Press Club by Prof. Laura Weir, Florida Southwestern State College. Candidates, demographics and political outlook for Florida. Feb. 15, 2016
Broken benchmarks, misleading metrics, and terrible tools. This talk will help you navigate the treacherous waters of Linux performance tools, touring common problems with system tools, metrics, statistics, visualizations, measurement overhead, and benchmarks. You might discover that tools you have been using for years, are in fact, misleading, dangerous, or broken.
The speaker, Brendan Gregg, has given many talks on tools that work, including giving the Linux PerformanceTools talk originally at SCALE. This is an anti-version of that talk, to focus on broken tools and metrics instead of the working ones. Metrics can be misleading, and counters can be counter-intuitive! This talk will include advice for verifying new performance tools, understanding how they work, and using them successfully.
The report measures attitudes and preferences regarding the 2020 presidential election, as well as attitudes about the current administration and its policies.
Consumer Energy Alliance Poll of Voters in NC, VA, WV re Atlantic Coast PipelineMarcellus Drilling News
A poll conducted for the Consumer Energy Alliance that shows majorities of voters in NC, VA and WV have heard about Dominion's $5 billion, 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline--and they support it. Voters overwhelmingly believe pipelines are the safest means to transport natural gas. More than 80% of the voters surveyed said energy will be a significant factor in how they vote. It also shows pipelines and drilling is a partisan issue--a majority of Republicans/Conservatives are in favor, and a majority of Democrats/Liberals are against.
State FloridaElectoral Votes 29Issues Florida has a la.docxdessiechisomjj4
State: Florida
Electoral Votes: 29
Issues: “Florida has a large, diverse and transient population..” (Farrington) Florida contains a large Hispanic population which normally votes Democratic. The state of Florida is also home to a lot of retirees which are usually split between Democrats and Republicans. The retirees are going to focus on pensions, healthcare and state funded aid, while Hispanics want to focus on healthcare and immigration laws.
Key Groups: Retirees and non-Hispanic Whites
Voting History: (270towin.com)
2012- Democratic
2008- Democratic
2004- Republican
2000- Republican
1996- Democratic
Demographic Breakdown:
White- 75%
African American- 16%
Hispanic- 6.5%
“Based on the 2010 Census, Hispanics represent about 22.5% of Florida’s population.” (edr.state.fl.us)
In order to win the state of Florida I would put a lot of focus into immigration laws and helping the minorities get out of poverty. “Florida’s minority percentage of the population is 42.1%.” (edr.state.fl.us) I would put a lot of focus on Social Security and Healthcare (Obamacare) because I know money and healthcare are two of the biggest concerns for retirees. “17.6% of Florida’s population is aged 65 and over.” (infoplease.com) 17.6% is a lot of people to have with the same mind set and the same way of thinking, so you need to appease them.
State: Virginia
Electoral Votes: 13
Issues: The main issue that Virginia faces is unemployment. Virginia’s unemployment rate currently sits at 4.8%. (bls.gov) One of the major employers for the state of Virginia is the defense industry, which makes federal money very important to the state’s economic performance. (Hartfield)
Key Groups: Minority groups and Young College Graduates
Voting History
2012- Democratic
2008- Democratic
2004- Republican
2000- Republican
1996- Democratic
Demographic Breakdown:
White- 71.3%
Black- 19.8%
Asian- 5.8%
Hispanic- 8.2%
In order to win the state of Virginia I would have to focus on creating jobs and getting federal funding to support defense jobs. I would also focus on higher education and student loan debt due to the large population of young college graduates.
“A swing state in American Politics is one that has a high probability of tipping the balance presidential elections in favor of one candidate.” (Murse) Swing states are states in which the voters will alternatively switch between supporting Democrats and Republicans during Presidential elections. Swing States are important during Presidential elections because the political parties have no idea which way the states vote is going to “swing.” LOL “There were more blue states than red states in the U.S. in 2012 by a margin of 20 to 12. (Saad) I think that the swing states will be the closest races during the next presidential election. The only thing that the candidates can do in order to win these states over is focus on the Demographics and appease to their needs. I think that candidates will focus more strongly on swing states .
The results of an Indy Politics poll of this year’s upcoming City-County Council races indicates control of the body could be up for grabs. However, candidates have a long way to go to educate voters about who’s even on the ballot in their district.
Similar to CB February 2014 CD 1 Congressional Primary (20)
Gov. Ige sent a letter to California Congresswoman Anna Eshoo in response to her August 2020 request for information about Hawaii's pandemic response.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/08/california-congresswoman-wants-answers-on-hawaiis-virus-response-effort/
Audit of the Department of the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Policies, Proc...Honolulu Civil Beat
This audit was conducted pursuant to Resolution 19-255,
requesting the city auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Honolulu Police Department and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney’s policies and procedures related to employee misconduct.
Audit of the Honolulu Police Department’s Policies, Procedures, and ControlsHonolulu Civil Beat
The audit objectives were to:
1. Evaluate the effectiveness of HPD’s existing policies, procedures, and controls to identify and respond to complaints or incidents concerning misconduct, retaliation, favoritism, and abuses of power by its management and employees;
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of HPD's management control environment and practices to correct errors and prevent any misconduct, retaliation, favoritism, and abuses of power by its
management and employees; and
3. Make recommendations to improve HPD’s policies, procedures, and controls to minimize and avoid future managerial and operational breakdowns caused by similar misconduct.
1. 1
First Congressional District Registered Voter Sample = 492
Margin of Error = +/- 4.4%
29% Cell Phones, 71% Landlines
This upcoming August, Brian Schatz and Colleen Hanabusa [candidate name order
randomized] will face each other in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, and Neil
Abercrombie and David Ige [candidate name order randomized] will run in the Democratic
primary for Governor. In Hawaii, you can only vote in one party’s primary—you must choose
between voting in the Democratic Primary, the Republican primary, or another party’s primary.
What are you most likely to do on primary day in August?
DemScreen
Democratic
GOP
Other/None
Unsure
Total
65%
19%
7%
9%
100%
Likely Democratic Primary Voter Sample = 323
Margin of Error = +/- 5.4%
--The Democratic primary in August will also include a contest for the First District
Congressional seat currently held by Colleen Hanabusa. The announced candidates include
State Senator Will Espero; State Senator Donna Mercado Kim; State Representative Mark
Takai; Honolulu Councilman Ikaika Anderson; and Honolulu Councilman Stanley Chang
[candidate names presented in varied orders]. If you vote in this primary, what would you
do?
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
7%
5%
20%
25%
8%
36%
100%
2. 2
--How do you feel about Barack Obama’s job performance as President?
Obama
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
Total
71%
25%
4%
100%
Demographics (Likely Democratic Primary Voters, First Congressional District)
Sex
Male
Female
Refused
Total
44%
56%
0%
100%
Age
Under 50
Fifty and over
Total
23%
77%
100%
Race_Ethnicity
Caucasian
Japanese
Filipino
Hawaiian
Chinese
Hispanic
Other/Mixed
Total
25%
36%
11%
5%
8%
1%
14%
100%
4. 4
Income
Under $50,000
$50,000 - $99,999
$100,000 or more
Refused
Total
20%
36%
27%
16%
100%
Opinion Crosstabs
CD1Rep * Governor Crosstabulation
% within Governor
Governor
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
Abercrombie
7%
6%
15%
23%
14%
36%
100%
Ige
Unsure
6%
4%
6%
1%
29%
8%
30%
15%
4%
4%
25%
68%
100%
100%
Governor * CD1Rep Crosstabulation
% within CD1Rep
Governor
Total
Abercrombie
Ige
Unsure
CD1Rep
Chang Anderson Takai
Kim
Espero Unsure
36%
38%
23%
28%
60%
26%
45%
56%
65%
53%
24%
26%
18%
6%
12%
18%
16%
48%
100%
100% 100% 100% 100%
100%
5. 5
CD1Rep * Senate Crosstabulation
% within Senate
Senate
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
Schatz Hanabusa Unsure
10%
3%
4%
6%
3%
4%
15%
27%
9%
25%
31%
9%
10%
5%
7%
35%
31%
67%
100%
100%
100%
Senate * CD1Rep Crosstabulation
% within CD1Rep
Senate
Schatz
Hanabusa
Unsure
Total
CD1Rep
Chang Anderson Takai
Kim
Espero Unsure
62%
53%
30%
39%
50%
32%
24%
27%
58%
52%
27%
30%
14%
20%
12%
9%
23%
38%
100%
100% 100% 100%
100%
100%
Obama * CD1Rep Crosstabulation
% within CD1Rep
Obama
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
Total
Chang
68%
32%
100%
CD1Rep
Anderson Takai
Kim
Espero Unsure
63%
65%
63%
67%
65%
38%
35%
31%
30%
21%
7%
4%
14%
100% 100% 100%
100%
100%
CD1Rep * Obama Crosstabulation
% within Obama
Obama
CD1Rep
Total
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Approve Disapprove Unsure
6%
7%
4%
6%
19%
23%
23%
26%
21%
8%
8%
4%
40%
30%
75%
100%
100%
100%
6. 6
Demographic Crosstabs
CD1Rep * Sex Crosstabulation
% within Sex
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
Male
7%
6%
22%
21%
9%
36%
100%
Sex
Female Refused
6%
3%
17%
50%
27%
6%
43%
50%
100%
100%
CD1Rep * Age Crosstabulation
% within Age
Age
Under Fifty and
50
over
CD1Rep
Chang
6%
6%
Anderson
2%
4%
Takai
11%
21%
Kim
23%
24%
Espero
16%
5%
Unsure
42%
39%
Total
100% 100%
CD1Rep * Race_Ethnicity Crosstabulation
% within Race_Ethnicity
Race_Ethnicity
Caucasia Japanes
Hawaiia
Hispani
n
e
Filipino
n
Chinese
c
CD1Rep Chang
7%
5%
2%
11%
Anderso
6%
2%
22%
4%
n
Takai
17%
29% 12%
6%
11%
Kim
19%
19% 31%
33%
21% 100%
Espero
6%
3% 31%
0%
7%
Unsure
45%
44% 21%
39%
46%
Total
100%
100% 100%
100% 100% 100%
Other/
Mixed
12%
8%
14%
22%
4%
41%
100%
7. 7
CD1Rep * Politics Crosstabulation
% within Politics
Politics
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative Unsure
8%
7%
4%
4%
2%
6%
7%
0%
22%
17%
20%
18%
15%
24%
33%
21%
9%
7%
7%
5%
43%
38%
28%
52%
100%
100%
100%
100%
CD1Rep * Party Crosstabulation
% within Party
Party
CD1Rep
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Total
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
6%
7%
9%
4%
5%
3%
4%
22%
23%
14%
8%
21%
37%
23%
16%
11%
7%
36%
23%
49%
72%
100%
100%
100%
100%
CD1Rep * Education Crosstabulation
% within Education
CD1Rep
Total
Education
No
HS
College
Grad
degree graduate Graduate Some/Assoc/Voc Degree Refused
Chang
9%
5%
8%
Anderson
2%
4%
6%
5%
Takai
11%
18%
24%
13%
19%
71%
Kim
33%
30%
21%
29%
14%
0%
Espero
9%
5%
4%
13%
Unsure
56%
41%
37%
42%
41%
29%
100%
100%
100%
100% 100%
100%
8. 8
CD1Rep * Military_Family Crosstabulation
% within Military_Family
Military_Family
Yes
No
Refused
CD1Rep
Chang
6%
7%
Anderson
6%
2%
Takai
22%
14%
31%
Kim
23%
21%
19%
Espero
6%
12%
Unsure
38%
45%
50%
Total
100% 100%
100%
CD1Rep * Union_Family Crosstabulation
% within Union_Family
Union_Family
Yes
No
Refused
CD1Rep
Chang
8%
6%
Anderson
4%
4%
0%
Takai
26%
16%
20%
Kim
26%
20%
7%
Espero
6%
8%
13%
Unsure
30%
45%
60%
Total
100% 100%
100%
CD1Rep * Income Crosstabulation
% within Income
CD1Rep
Total
Chang
Anderson
Takai
Kim
Espero
Unsure
Income
Under $50,000 - $100,000
$50,000 $99,999 or more Refused
3%
5%
12%
4%
3%
7%
2%
1%
10%
23%
24%
17%
29%
26%
18%
16%
13%
7%
9%
1%
43%
32%
34%
60%
100%
100%
100%
100%