Last week we asked whether people think candidates should be more policy-focused in their campaigning over the spectacle that we commonly see today. 71% of respondents said that they should. Which to be honest, I felt was a bit low. It makes you wonder what people are looking for when voting if not for policy.
In the recent episode of Nuance, we did a brief once-over of the policy proposals of the current leading mayoral candidates for NYC. We browsed their website to see what information they made available, if any. Personally, I was pleasantly surprised at the volume of policy information many of the candidates had listed on their sites. Candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Brad Lander, and Scott Stringer did really well showcasing their vision. Some better than others. In Andrew Cuomo’s case, there was at least 100 pages of information. If he gets elected, no one can say they didn’t know what he wanted to do.
But, do people even look at that information? The media doesn’t seem to do a great job of reporting policy positions of candidates. Even when the candidates say up front what they want to do, some people ignore it for other things the candidates says. We’re seeing this now with some of the buyer’s remorse around Trump. He’s doing what he said he wanted to do, yet some of his supporters are still surprised.
So this week we’re asking: Do you perform your own independent research on candidates’ policy proposals before voting?
Watch the discussion on the recent episode of Nuance.
