Ms. Lee:
As a longtime Greensboro resident and taxpayer, I'm curious as to why you apparently stood up last night and attempted to influence our city's public policy by saying something that you either 1) knew to be false, or 2) recklessly asserted was true without having done your due diligence.I'm referring to your assertion that Public Policy Polling -- a respecting polling operation, and deservedly so in my experience -- had polled Greensboro residents on Amendment 1 and that 70% of respondents supported the amendment. As you no doubt know by now if you did not know last night, no such poll has been conducted by PPP nor, as nearly as I can tell from both web and commercial database searches, anyone else.So I'd like to know: How is it that you came to be standing in front of my City Council and saying something that was utterly untrue in an attempt to get them to reject a resolution that was in opposition to your position?A prompt response would be appreciated.Sincerely,Hooper "Lex" Alexander IV
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Lex's letter to Vote for Marriage NC communications director
Lex Alexander sent the following to Rachel Lee, the communications director for Vote for Marriage NC yesterday. (Hyperlink added)
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Greetings Lex Alexander,
Thanks for sharing your concerns with us! Hope this gets to you soon. While Rachel was walking out the door, one of our office personnel pointed to a spreadsheet of the Civitas Jan 2012 poll. That person accidentally pointed to the Charlotte number that was next to the Greensboro one.
Although there is a VERY strong majority of NCers in the Greensboro area who support the amendment to protect marriage. I wanted to share with you some of those numbers from the Civitas Jan 2012 poll. Support for the Constitutional Amendment to protect the definition of marriage:
Total Support: 62%
Charlotte Media Market: 74%
Greensboro MM: 61%
Piedmont Triad: 66%
Men: 64%
Women: 61%
Piedmont Triad: 66%
There is also a majority support among Men (64%), Women (61%), registered Republicans (75%), Democrats (58%), Independents (52%), all categories of likely voters (62%-78%), African Americans (66%), and whites (62%). You'll find the Civitas Jan 2012 poll posted on their website soon.
Have a great day!
"Lenny," thank you for commenting. I see that you are with Vote for Marriage NC. In light of this week's events, you will understand if we simply do not accept as credible another undocumented assertion from your Political Action Committee.
Since the poll you cite is not listed among the poll results on the Civitas website, please provide a link to these poll results or email them to me: sysop@wirecom.com
Who is "we" ?
The thinking residents of Greensboro.
I say again: If such a poll exists, there's no sign of it as of last night.
Lenny, I think you're lying. Prove me wrong.
Also, please pass on to Rachel that I would appreciate a direct response from her, not a comment on someone else's blog from an associate. Thanks.
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