Newsom's Approval Rating up to 86%, Daly's at a not-surprisingly low 29%
Matier and Ross include a bit today about a recent poll on citywide approval ratings for elected officials today (scroll down linked page to article – or see entire segment below).
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s gravity-defying poll numbers continue to soar, with the latest David Binder survey of 600 voters showing the gelled one scoring an 86 percent approval rating.
At the same time, Binder’s poll found that the Board of Supervisors, which is often at odds with the mayor, has dropped a bit in voters’ eyes — scoring a 55 percent approval rating, compared with the 60 percent cheers the supes got back when they were butting heads with Mayor Willie Brown.
Unlike Brown, accusations of cronyism and “sweetheart deals” such as those leveled by recently ousted Treasure Island boss Tony Hall seem to just roll off Newsom’s back.
As political consultant John Whitehurst noted, “It’s all about branding. Newsom’s wonky, sincere but still hip image just seems to fit the town’s image of itself.”
Interesting note: Supervisor Chris Daly, Newsom’s sharpest critic on the board, scored only a 29 percent citywide approval rating in the same poll.
And for you insiders, the poll also took a look at the upcoming assessor’s race. The results:
Phil Ting: 26 percent.
Gerardo Sandoval: 17 percent.
Ronald Chun: 8 percent.The rest of those surveyed went for other candidates or were undecided.
It’s funny, Mr. Daly, that although MANY more than 29% of the city’s residents are renters or those who you would consider your target constituents, you are still universally disliked by 71% of this city… Maybe there is hope for San Francisco after all…
