Strawberry Poll

In this past Sunday's Albuquerque Journal,  the paper reported the results of a mayoral poll as conducted by Research & Polling, Inc.

The results of the the paper's poll were splashed all over the Sunday paper and they showed that their poll found of the 402 "likely voters" contacted by phone: 63% were for Berry, 18% for Dinelli, 2% for Heh, and 17% refusing to answer.

The paper promoted this poll as a scientific sampling of voters. But the paper obviously omits some serious facts. It does not reveal that the script used in the calls positions Berry as not just another candidate but the person to beat. And after seating Berry in a sitting-must-be-removed position, the poll then asks voters:

"If the election for mayor were held today, and the candidates were Richard J. Berry, Pete Dinelli, and Paul J. Heh, who would you vote for?”

With the seed already planted in the the respondent's mind, the poll then moves in with a questions to reinforce what it has already planted.

So we at the Eye are actually surprised that the paper's poll didn't show Berry at over 80% After all, if not for Berry, much of what we call as our paper would be gone.

You see, over the last few years, under the failed leadership of RJ Berry, the Albuquerque Journal, has reaped hundred's of thousands of dollars in ad revenue. Our Eyes tell us:

2010: $586,501.82
2011: $419,985.07
2012: $662,792.29

 

That's over $1.5 Million in ad revenue for a paper that, let's be honest, has died and is merely positioning itself to be bought. $1.5 Million in ad revenue makes the  City of Albuquerque one of the largest accounts held by Lang and Walz's dying paper. Would they do anything to upset what they already have? Obviously not.

So folks, the million dollar question is, would the Albuquerque Journal actually contract a poll taker to do an honest and objective poll knowing that the results are not in their interest?

Of course not.

That is why Berry's camp has been on the ultra offensive against Mr. Dinelli. If he were truly at 63%, the last thing he would do, is just what he's done for the last 3 1/2 years: Anything.

Our Eyes from within Berry's camp (yes you read that correctly) tell us that not only does a true poll show that Berry is below the required 50%, but that he is terrified of the upcoming debates.

So enjoy your local version of Pravada comrade RJ, you are going to feel the bitter stinging pill that only scrutiny delivers.

And Mr. Sanderoff, saying that the "Berry Administration has been free of any scandals" is like saying we've been living in prosperity here in Albuquerque.....

 

Poll Scares the Hell out of Berry and his Minons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 7, 2013
Contact: Paul Heh   (505) 459-5545

 

“Polls, pools, and the Heisenberg Principle”

 

Albuquerque, NM—In a recent non-scientific poll, Albuquerque Business First surveyed browsers and asked viewers who they would vote for if the mayoral election were held today. At the conclusion of the poll where over 2000 people participated, candidate Paul Heh led with 43% of the vote in front of incumbent R. J. Berry’s 34% and Pete Dinelli who garnered 22%. “What the poll told me was that while there are core Berry supporters who voted in the Albuquerque Business First poll, they are not in the majority at all” said Paul Heh when he was first informed of the poll’s results.

 

Yet in an interview broadcasted Wednesday evening on KOAT-7, Brian Sanderoff of Research and Polling, Inc. quickly attacked the poll and openly questioned Mr. Heh’s integrity. “We have a situation where somebody stuffed the ballot box so to speak,” remarked Mr. Sanderoff. “Typically in their polls they have 250-450 people who participate, this one had more than 2,000 people participating” he added. When asked what he thought a “scientific” poll would look like, Mr. Sanderoff said, “Among business people, I think R. J. Berry would be ahead being that he is a business person.”

 

“R. J. Berry has been hiding ever since I did what they said I wouldn’t do which was make it to the ballot. Now in some random poll it shows that I have popular support, so what do they do, attack the poll,” responded candidate Heh. “And Mr. Sanderoff has the audacity to suggest I stuffed the ballot box? Maybe Mr. Sanderoff should not be so quick to discredit the people I meet day in and day out who tell me they are done with Berry and what he has done to the city. Given Mr. Sanderoff’s credentials I would expect him of all people to know that by stating what he thought the outcome should be he just influenced it. I guess he forgot what the Heisenberg principle is from high school physics,” bristled candidate Heh.

 

Joe Byers, Mr. Heh’s campaign manager, also criticized the proposed scientific poll of 500 voters, “So they are going to call 500 voters who have voted in the past and are going to ask who they will vote for again. I’d like to know what 500 people are they going to call and how dispersed the demographic pool is, or are they simply going to do what I expect them to do which is call 500 voters who voted for Berry last time around and confirm what Sanderoff proposed. The situation really is that Sanderoff put his thumb on the scale.”

 

Sanderoff was quick to criticize the poll; yet he is trying to "promote" his own polling company.  The same company that he makes his bread and butter from...Geez, does Sanderoff have an motive for trashing the poll?

 

It is clear that Berry and Schultz have their minors in place to run "interference" for them.  The question is why? The word "coward" comes to some peoples minds...

 

A true professional does NOT speak in public and spew their vile. That is what makes them a professional. Sanderoff lost credibility for this cheap shot.