Category: Polls

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County Controllers Race – Surprisingly Interesting (& Poll)

Well for this most part this primary election has been pretty sleepy – Fitzgerald and Flaherty haven’t done much do distinguish their campaigns – the general sentiment about both is eh. The city council races have been a little more interesting.  It looks like Dowd and Kraus are doing well – their opponents haven’t put up much…

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Are the County’s Weights and Measure Stickers Campaigning on the Taxpayer’s Dime?

The PG’s Early Returns has a post about this issue and this video. Chad Herman comment that these stickers with Mark Patrick Flaherty’s name that appear on every gas pump are a campaign expense paid for by tax payers. What do you think?

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Now Who Are You Supporting for City Council District 5

Things have changed over the past month since we first posed a poll about the District 5 City Council race. In that poll – Chris Zurawski got 53% of the vote, Doug Shields 26% of the vote and Corey O’Connor 11% of the vote.  But things have changed.  Doug Shields will be running for district…

New Poll: What should happen to the Igloo?

With the end of the hockey season there has been a lot of discussion about what should happen to Mellon arena now that the Penguins will be moving to their new home across the street.  What do you think should happen to the Mellon Arena?  Please add your thoughts and ideas in the comments section…

Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?

If you missed yesterday’s news in the governor’s race, you missed some really bizarre behavior from the Onorato campaign. Just before the close of business on the final day that petitions could be challenged, the Onorato campaign filed objections trying to block Joe Hoeffel from being on the ballot. The Hoeffel campaign fired back in a…

New Poll: What do you think about chaining the doors at the mayor’s office?

Last week over 100 protestors entered city hall to talk to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.  Mayor Ravenstahl was no in the building but someone from his office chained the doors shut.  See photos and additional coverage on 2 Political Junkies. [Poll=18]

Progress Pittsburgh Poll – Who gets your vote in District 2 Special Election

With the City Council District 2 Special Election just days away its time for another Progress Pittbsurgh poll.

Halloween Party and Poll

In case you haven’t had a chance to read up on this in the local blogosphere (GrassrootsPA, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, Draft Chelsa 2009, Mark Rauterkus) Bill Peduto and Chelsa Wagner are hosting a joint Halloween Party at the Priory for some Northside Charity. “The Life of the Party” Halloween Party featuring live music by: The…

How do YOU think Luke is doing?

WKQV’s poll for today asks you to grade Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on his first two years in office. Go ahead, tell us what you really think!

Chelsa Wagner Still Leads in Our Poll

While Luke has gained another 31 votes, Chelsa Wagner is still in the lead in our poll for mayor of Pittsburgh. Are there other candidates that you would like to see in the race or in our poll?   Wagner Ravenstahl Total Votes June 25, 2008 66 24 90 July 31, 2008 120 47 167…

Follow That Poll

Wagner = 120 Ravenstahl = 47 Total Votes = 167 Keep voting!

Follow that Poll

ProgressPittsburgh has made the Pittsburgh City Paper. Today’s City Paper has an article about DraftChelsa2009.blogspot.com and mentions our poll at the end of the article. I thought it would be interesting to keep track on how the votes are going. Hopefully some city paper readers will visit ProgressPittsburgh and vote. Here are the numbers thus…

Mind the Gap

“Closing in…the Pennsylvania Primary is two weeks from today and Quinnipiac University’s now says Obama is down 6 to Clinton from 9 on April 2nd…” “$40-million-plus tumbled into the Barak Obama campaign in March…that is more than raised by Hillary Clinton ($20-million) and John McCain ($15-million) combined…” (from today’s Harrisburg Online)  

New Poll: Do You Support Merging Pittsburgh with County Government?

New Poll: Who can beat Tim Murphy?

While there is quite a bit of excitement here in Western, PA around the presidential primary – there are also some other races happening that are worth a look. Progress Pittsburgh was founded by a bunch of people who were involved in the 2004 presidential election in various ways. After election day many people who…

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