Controversial tweet leads to questions about $1B ballot measure

KOMO 4 News ^ | Oct 19, 2015 at 6:39 PM PDT | Lindsay Cohen

[WhiskeyX]

SEATTLE -- Laura Dodson knows a thing or two about numbers.

Dodson, an accountant, was doing yard work at her boyfriend's Maple Leaf home earlier this month when workers for the Move Seattle levy came knocking. He expressed his disapproval for the ballot measure, which asks voters to allocate $930 million for walking, cycling, and transportation improvements in Seattle.

"Absolutely, he did not agree with this levy at all," Dodson said. "He disagreed a bit with the proposition and so (the worker) backed off and said, 'oh, okay.'"

For a woman who has a built a career on mathematics, calculations, and counting, Dodson was puzzled by a number she saw shortly after. The campaign tweeted that it visited more than 600 households in the neighborhood and that "0% oppose" the measure.

"It's inaccurate. I expect that all of their statements are vetted and that they've been verified and that there's a basis for what they say," she said. "It makes me question their ability to add up numbers."

[Truth29]

"For a woman who has a built a career on mathematics, calculations, and counting, Dodson was puzzled by a number she saw shortly after. The campaign tweeted that it visited more than 600 households in the neighborhood and that "0% oppose" the measure."

There is a simpler answer; they lie.

[SES1066]

The campaign tweeted that it visited more than 600 households in the neighborhood and that "0% oppose" the measure."

The lawyer answer is that a 'tweet' is not legally binding, a moralist would reply that the probable lie just shows their lack of innate honesty and thus they are 'twits!'

[C210N]

In other news, Latest polls show a surging Marco Rubio at 15%.

[Timber Rattler]

"It's inaccurate. I expect that all of their statements are vetted and that they've been verified and that there's a basis for what they say," she said. "It makes me question their ability to add up numbers."

Dodson called the campaign out on Twitter, and got the Maple Leaf blog involved. A campaign worker responded to Dodson, writing, "Never suggested it was a scientific poll, or even a poll. Just happy about a good day canvassing."

Leftists always lie or obfuscate to get their desired result.

[Flick Lives]

"We recognize there is opposition and we're happy to have that conversation in terms of what folks' concerns are," she continued...

Buzzword phrases that mean "shut up, slave!".

[Mr. K]

I visited a million homes and all of them want Obama impeached

See how easy surveys are? you just make them up

[ProtectOurFreedom]

All 600 households want their taxes raised by $1 billion? Right.