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Bangkok Governor poll
of August 21-22: Apirak extends lead over
Paveena - August
27, 2004
From The Nation: Dear reader,
Thank you for your interest in our Thammasat-Nation
poll. Here's the information we know you
are looking for regarding the survey on
leading candidates for the Bangkok governor
election. (Latest release as of Aug 27,
2004)
1. Apirak Kosayodhin, no 1
2. Pavena Hongsakul, no 7
3. Chuwit Kamolvisit, no 15 and Chalerm
Yoobumrung, no 3
4. Bhichit Rattakul, no 19
5. Mana Mahasuveerachai, no 5
6. Nitipoom Naowarat, no 21
Best Regards,
Nation Internet Department
'Pretty
face' [Apirak] extends lead over 'activist'
[Paveena]
- The Nation, Aug 27, 2004
The front-running candidate in the two
previous Thammasat-Nation polls continued
to extend the lead in the latest survey
on August 21-22, one week before Sunday's
Bangkok governor election.
Meanwhile, the fourth-ranked candidate [Chalerm
Yoobumrung] in the previous poll conducted
on August 14-15 got more support from Bangkok's
eligible voters and is now in joint-third
place with the third-ranked candidate [Chuwit
Kamolvisit] in the last survey...
They were followed by the "knows the
office" [Bhichit Rattakul] with 2.8
per cent support, "the protege"
[Mana Mahasuveerachai] (2.3 per cent) and
the "globetrotter" [Nitipoom Naowarat]
(1.9 per cent), the new entry with more
than 1 per cent of the "votes".
All other candidates got less than 1 per
cent...
Resultes
from the poll of August 14-15 -
August 22, 2004
[Ed.: The Nation did not mention
the date of this poll in the article, but
subsequent research indicates the poll was
taken over the weekend of August 14-15.]
The Nation releases the names that go
with their poll results to readers who write
to them. The 'code-name' The Nation
uses to refer to the candidates has been
added in brackets [].
From The Nation email: Thank you
for your interest in our Thammasat-Nation
poll. Here's the information we know you
are looking for regarding the survey on
leading candidates for the Bangkok governor
election. (Latest release as of Aug 22,
2004):
1.
Apirak Kosayodhin, no 1 ["pretty-faced
politician"]
2. Pavena Hongsakul, no 7 ["renowned
social activist"]
3. Chuwit Kamolvisit, no 15 ["leisure
tycoon"]
4. Chalerm Yoobumrung, no 3 ["loving
father"]
5. Bhichit Rattakul, no 19 ["knows
the office"]
6. Mana Mahasuveerachai, no 5
["the protege"]
Earlier: The results
as of August 7-8:
1. Apirak Kosayodhin, no 1 ["pretty-faced
politician"]
2. Pavena Hongsakul, no 7 ["renowned
social activist"]
3. Chuwit Kamolvisit, no 15 ["leisure
tycoon"]
4. Bhichit Rattakul, no 19 ["knows
the office"]
5. Chalerm Yoobumrung, no 3 ["loving father"] |
Above: The Nation releases
actual poll results to readers who
write to them. |
The Nation article
that goes with the August 14 poll results
is here: BANGKOK
GOVERNOR POLL: Race for top job still wide
open (The Nation, August 22, 2004)
and an analysis is here: ANALYSIS:
Thai Rak Thai may burn its fingers over Apirak
(The Nation, August 22, 2004).
More: OPINION
SURVEY: Majority of voters in outlying districts
remain undecided (The Nation, August
23, 2004).
'Undecided'
takes the lead in city race -
The Nation, August 21, 2004
...As the governor's race drags on, voters
are growing increasingly undecided over who
should pilot the City of Angels for the next
four years, according to the latest Thammasat-Nation
poll.
The figure for undecided voters reached 52
per cent in the last poll. Researchers said
most undecided voters said they probably would
check the "no-choice" box because
none of the candidates or their policies seemed
palatable to them.
Voters on the fence said this election had
no outstanding candidates and no attractive
policies. Most of these voters are educated,
middle-class and - surprisingly - Thai Rak
Thai supporters. They are unhappy with every
candidate, including the ruling party's pet
runner, Pavena Hongsakul...
Results
from the poll of August 7-8
- August 17, 2004
...The
second-place candidate in past ThammasatNation
polls has shot up to take the lead for
the first time in the latest survey, while
undecided votes surged drastically to
nearly 50 per cent...
Highprofile latecomer and former fifthplace
candidate moved into fourth place, receiving
a nod from 4.5 per cent of respondents.
The former fourthplaced candidate –
now in fifth – received 4.4 per cent.
The poll suggests the latecomer, now fourthplaced,
gained votes at the expense of the former
front runner. Both candidates have reportedly
received backing from some factions of
Thai Rak Thai...
The Nation invites their website
readers to email them "for info on
the
Nation-Thammasat poll." Here
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Thank you
for sending us your email. Here's the information
we know you are looking for regarding our
NationThammasat poll on leading candidates
for the Bangkok governor election.
1. Apirak Kosayodhin, no 1
2. Pavena Hongsakul, no 7
3. Chuwit Kamolvisit, no 15
4. Bhichit Rattakul, no 19
5. Chalerm Yoobumrung, no 3
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