Disclaimer: Respondents were a subset of self-selected, opportunistic, non-random readers of Kentucky School News and Commentary who chose to offer an opinion. I'm not certain that visitors are limited by the program to one vote a piece. KSN&C visitors may not represent the average Kentuckian. (In fact, I have reason to believe they may be much more intelligent than the average human being.) This poll is so unscientific and insecure that the results shouldn't even be reported for fear that those who care about quality of research might run screaming from the room.
Fortunately for you, that's a risk I'm willing to take.
Drum roll please........
The question was:
"Who would you accept as the next Kentucky Education Commissioner?"
Respondents were invited to select more than one candidate. That allowed lots of wiggle room but was an attempt to allow for the possibility that more than one person might be both qualified and acceptable.
And the winner is...
None of them n=36 (53%)
Penny Sanders (OEA) n=14 (20%)
Roger Marcum (Marion) n=12 (17%)
Stu Silberman (Fayette) n=12 (17%)
Blake Heselton (Oldham) n=9 (13%)
Dale Brown (BG) n=5 (7%)
Leon Mooneyhan (Shelby) n=5 (7%)
Mitchell Chester (Ohio) n=5 (7%)
Linda France (KDE) n=3 (4%)
Fred Bassett (Beechwood) n=3 (4%)
Conclusions:
- Most people want somebody other than whoever you want.
- Most respondents prefer a candidate from outside Kentucky (or perhaps a Kentucky candidate who nobody's talking about and whose name did not make the list).
- Despite the first botched national search, most respondents seem to prefer risking another one rather than settling for the-devil-they-know.
- Among Kentucky candidates, Penny Sanders was acceptable to more respondents than other candidates....followed by Roger Marcum and Stu Silberman (who is not a candidate).
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