WRGW News Poll Released - January 25, 2010

The latest WRGW News poll shows that SA Executive Vice-President Jason Lifton is the favorite in the upcoming SA Presidential election - only if Senator Logan Dobson stays out of the race.  Lifton only leads Dobson 19.5% to 17%, with Senator Michael Komo pulling in 12% of the vote.

However, if Dobson chooses not to run, Lifton beats Komo 27% to 16%.

There is a wide disparity in terms of who males and females support.  With Dobson in the race,  he leads among males while Lifton leads among females.  With Dobson out of the race,  Lifton has a large lead among males, however he has a slimmer lead over Komo among females.

It is important to note that a majority of the 231 undergraduate students who completed the survey either did not recognize the potential candidates or (even more likely) do not intend to vote in the election, helping to explaining the low numbers of support in the horserace matchups, and indicates name recognition is a considerable factor in the results.   Also, all the candidates on the survey - Jason Lifton, Michael Komo, Logan Dobson, and Dylan F. Pyne have not announced any intention of running for SA President as of January 25, 2010.  The horserace matchups were purely speculative.

In terms of the current standing of the SA, President Julie Bindelglass recieved favorable marks from 21% of those surveyed, while 22% gave her negative marks, and the rest were undecided.

When asked "Do you think the Student Association effectively represents the interests of the student body?" only 22% of those surveyed agreed, while 43% responded that the SA did not represent their interests.

Here are the results of the poll:

231 Respondents 
Margin of Error = +/- 5.4%


SA President (with Dobson)
Jason Lifton  19.5%
Logan Dobson  17%
Michael Komo  12%
Dylan F. Pyne  3%

SA President (without Dobson)
Jason Lifton  27%
Michael Komo  16%
Dylan Pyne  4.5%

Bindelglass Job Approval
Disapprove  22%
Approve  21%

Does SA represent the interests of students?
No  43%
Yes  22%


Sample:
Male  47%
Female   53%

Freshman  29%
Sophomore  30%
Junior  26%
Senior  14%

Columbian  58%
Elliot  21%
Business  12%
Other  9%

Non-Greek  76%
Greek  24%
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During the upcoming SA election season, WRGW News will be conducting another poll to gague student support for the various candidates, so be on the lookout for future polls.

Special thanks to Alex Laska, Roxanne Martin, Jenn Neuner, and Alexa Vogel.