Portland

[George K]

https://portlandalliance.com/advocacy/policy/2022-01-28/poll--homelessness-crime-and-politicians-amongst-the-bi.html

• 88% of voters polled say that quality of life is getting worse – up from 49% in 2017.
• 62% of voters polled say that the Portland region is headed on the wrong track – up from only 26% in 2017.
• Voters overwhelmingly support requiring people currently living outside to sleep in shelters or designated camping areas.
• Most voters overwhelmingly support specific policies to address public safety. Most notably, 90% of voters polled “strongly” or “somewhat” support funding to require police officers to wear body worn cameras, while another 83% “strongly” or “somewhat” support funding to hire and train new police officers.
• Voter trust in local elected officials regarding the economy and jobs is low. Notably, voter mistrust of local officials is at 66%.
• 81% of polled voters view City Council as ineffective when it comes to providing public services.
• A majority of Portland voters (56%) support a switch to a unified city government with a professional city manager that reports to City Council, with only 8% of voters opposing.
• Stronger majorities support district elections of Portland city commissioners. Annual polling over time reveals that, for the last three years, 70% or more of voters have consistently supported moving to districts.

[Jolly]

Then vote the rascals out!

[George K]

I hope that @Kincaid and @Rainman see this and chime in.

As I said, the difference in Portland between 2014 and 2017 was shocking. I can't even imagine what it's like now.

[Mik]

Portland goes red. It could happen.

[Copper]

@george-k said in Portland:

88% of voters polled say that quality of life is getting worse – up from 49% in 2017.

We should have surveys like this about TNCR

How else can we tell the trends?

Is the quality here better or worse than in 2017?

We need polls.

[89th]

@copper said in Portland:

Is the quality here better or worse than in 2017?

Well I’m back so that’s one check in the negative column.

[Mik]

Yeah, but a good one.

[Doctor Phibes]

Support for a breakdown of law and order is completely unsustainable politically. Anybody who thinks otherwise is a cretin.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Portland:

Support for a breakdown of law and order

No one will admit to that.

Well, almost no one, of course.

Interesting how, with the departure of Trump, and from what I can find, no real change in police procedures, the Antifa segment in Portland has been strangely silent.

It's almost as if they hated the man, not the policies.

[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in Portland:

@doctor-phibes said in Portland:

Support for a breakdown of law and order

No one will admit to that.

Well, almost no one, of course.

Interesting how, with the departure of Trump, and from what I can find, no real change in police procedures, the Antifa segment in Portland has been strangely silent.

It's almost as if they hated the man, not the policies.

From some perspectives, Trump wasn't exactly massively behind law and order, either.

All these people love peace when it's on their terms.

[Jolly]

Antifa was propped up with Soros money.