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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Pew Poll: Nutter approval climbs as crime concerns grow

A poll released this morning by Pew's Philadelphia Research Initiative, shows that the approval rating for the job Mayor Nutter is doing is on the rise, even as city residents express growing concerns about crime and the overall direction of Philadelphia. Some key findings:

60 percent say they approve of Nutter's performance while 30 percent disapprove. His approval rating is up from 52 percent last year, 53 percent in 2010 and 47 percent in 2009. A key factor: Nutter's approval rating jumped 10 percent among African-American city residents in the last year, reaching 52 percent in this poll.
Violent crime is a major concern, with 85 percent saying that should be the top priority for Nutter's second term.
Education and the economy are also on the minds of city residents, ranking in a virtual tie at 79 percent and 78 percent as the second and third priorities for Nutter's second term.
A curfew for teenagers enacted last year is very popular but some residents are not sure if it is helping. Eighty-eight percent favor the curfew while 41 percent said it makes some difference in public safety, 27 percent said it makes a great deal of difference and 17 percent said it doesn't make much of a difference.
Twenty-three percent say Philadelphia is better off than it was five years ago and 35 percent saying things have gotten worse. Last year, 28 percent said the city was better off and 33 percent felt that way in 2009. Looking forward, 39 percent say the city is headed in the right direction while 42 percent say it is headed in the wrong direction.

Posted by Chris Brennan @ 9:30 AM Permalink | 14 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:46 AM, 02/14/2012

Nice to have a Mayor with some class, and who doesn't come across as a common thug and criminal

— crystalrainbowspirit1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:46 AM, 02/14/2012

3500 dead kids in 10 years. No outrage, no "die-ins", no "peace moms", no Quakers, no media outrage to whip up demonstrations. Stay the Course - All is well1. We have intractable problems caused by the accumulated policies of those entrenched in power and there are no means to change course. The next 20 years are going to be hell in this city.

— tr88

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:48 AM, 02/14/2012

Singing: "Lowered expecta...tions!"

— CleanupPhilly

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:00 AM, 02/14/2012

Proof positive that nobody reads into the story.

— Philadelphians for Ethical Leadership

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:07 AM, 02/14/2012

The 60% must be the ones that owe taxes

— hey buddy

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:12 AM, 02/14/2012

Anyone who believes that poll is a moron. Chris Brennan has never writtin one negative word about Nutter. If he did that would put his prized access to him in jeopardy. Brennan is not a journalist and does not see it as his job to hold Nutter and other elected officials accountable. He is a cheerleader and an extension of Nutter's press office.

— Michael T. Welsh

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:21 AM, 02/14/2012

Dont blame Chris, he knows what's expected of him. You dont want to be an unemployed journalist, even if you have to broaden the definition of what a journalist is to DNC "Machine Propagandist". If you want to write for the Inquirer or Daily News, you have to cheer for the home team.

— tr88

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:22 AM, 02/14/2012

Heading in the right direction???? What??

— TripleCap

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:28 AM, 02/14/2012

The polls spiked high, for the longest "Soul Train" line dance,Nutter was involved with yesterday!!! Keep up the great job, Nutter Butter!!!!

— Dadair1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:32 AM, 02/14/2012

A curfew? Really? How many curfew violators have been picked up since the first bunch made the news last year? It must have been a one-week curfew. Nutter knows exacly how to gain approval with the black voters: Put your hands on your hips, do a head shake and cuss.

— DonQ

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:03 PM, 02/14/2012

The 60% are being paid by the taxpayers, or they're in a Union. The rest of the City, the Statee or the Country could burn and as long as they get their paycheck, they dont want anything to change.See Greece. It's the perfect recipe for disaster and we're living it. Things are terrible, but no matter how bad it gets, their can be no Change. Yes We Can!

— tr88

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:01 AM, 02/15/2012

This poll has to be total propaganda from nutter's mouthpice namely miriam hill, chris brennan etc nutter has and is a total failire crime is up, education down and taxes are way up these are the opposite results that this fraud of a mayor perpetrated on us when he ACCIDENTALLY became mayor in 2007 nutter has only one option RESIGN NUTTER RESIGN

— the commodore

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About The Philly Clout Team

Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com

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Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002 and has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. After covering the 2007 mayoral election, she moved over to the City Hall bureau where she has been reporting on the Nutter administration.

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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.

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