A few weeks ago, James Donaldson’s campaign consultant was dumpster-diving for office supplies. Today he finds himself climbing the polls in the mayoral race, right at the heels of Jan Drago. The SurveyUSA/KING-5 poll puts Greg Nickels in first with 24%, Drago second with 15%, James Donaldson third with 14%, Michael McGinn fourth with 8%, and Joe Mallahan fifth with 7%. The biggest shift since the last poll was Donaldson’s move from 9% to 14%, though that is barely outside the margin of error. Some interesting breakdowns–Drago’s in the lead among Republicans and conservatives, Donaldson among independents and among the 35-49 age group (the group, incidentally, that grew up watching him in the NBA), and Nickels among Democrats and liberals. Also interesting–Drago’s support goes up as voters’ ages go up, while the inverse is true for McGinn.The survey also asked about the shopping bag fee, and so far it looks like a toss-up. 47% for, 46% against with a 4.5% margin of error. Nickels voters love it, Donaldson voters hate it, and Drago voters aren’t too hot on it either.
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