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Poll: The State Attorney Race

Tue, Aug 5, 2008 by Austin Cassidy

Politics, Polls

On August 26th, voters in Duval, Nassau, and Clay counties will decide who our next State Attorney will be. The choice is between two Republican candidates, Angela Corey and Jay Plotkin.

Who should be our next State Attorney?
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31 Comments For This Post

  1. Liberty Dave Says:

    I feel like someone’s campaign has asked their volunteers to vote in this poll. Hrm, which one could it be?

  2. Melinda Wheeler Says:

    Well Liberty, I guess you won’t be surprised that the volunteers are even asked to ask other people to vote for their candidate…you do know this is how elections are won, right? I mean this is still America, at least for the remaining time President Bush is in office. sigh…

  3. PLOTKIN Says:

    VOTE FOR JAY!
    VOTE FOR JAY!
    VOTE FOR JAY!

  4. Barbara Fitzpatrick Says:

    A successful State Attorney should not be a crybaby pretending to be victimized.
    It is always amazing to see a loser because they always fall prey to the conspiracy theory. It is never their fault they are losers. Man up Plotkin…you are not a victim You are just a loser.

    VOTE FOR COREY! VOTE FOR COREY! if you want a winner and honest hard working person in office.

  5. PLOTKIN Says:

    That Corey bitch looks purple in all her campaign pictures. WTF is wrong with her skin? Seriously. Vote for Plotkin!

  6. JC Says:

    We Love U Angela. Honor, and Justice for all.

  7. citizen Says:

    Volunteers are voters too so I don’t know what point Liberty Dave is really making here?

    Fact of the matter is that Angela has widespread and passionate support, has a better message, has more volunteers who care about their candidate and has more money.

    Hmmm wonder who is going to win this election…..
    VOTE ANGELA!!!

  8. Johnny Mack Says:

    If you want a hard working, honest, intelligent person with real integrity, you want Ms. Corey.

  9. riggsville Says:

    Just one question.

    Should the State Attorney have the support and a good working relationship with the Law Enforcement agencies that they will be working with?

    Ok, I lied, there are two questions…

    Which candidate has the support of the Agencies?

    Personally, just the fact that Harry opposes Angela lets me know that she is the best candidate.

    Godspeed Angela.

  10. HLC2008 Says:

    “PLOTKIN”:

    As is typical of your candidate’s campaign, you try to distract the voters with personal attacks in the hopes that they will forget Jacksonville has become the murder capital of Florida under Harry Shorstein and Jay Plotkin’s watch. Tell Harry and Jay to start packing. Two men and a truck will be there August 27th!

    P.S. The State Attorney’s Office is going to look great painted purple.

  11. Smooth criminal Says:

    I hope Plotkin wins so us criminals can get our charges dropped! Because us criminals don’t want to face a power house like Angela Corey. Plus Plotkin has a nice toupee!

  12. Yolanda Says:

    Shorstein and Plotkin have absolutely NO RESPECT for the staff at the Duval County Jail. Getting assaulted is apparently par for the course there, according to them.

    Harry and his stooge should both go soak their heads.

  13. jaxlady Says:

    Angela has the guys worried, the good old boys network is about to get its butt kicked. Time to make a change for the better.

  14. Gabriel Johnson Says:

    Angela Corey has the goods to be Attorney General of the United States someday. We are very fortunate to have her here in Jacksonville. Oh yea…go Jags!

  15. ur112ld Says:

    Angela has this won already, and all the Plotkin supporters can do is name call and make fun of her. it is time for some to take office and put these guys away, not let them walk the streets in exchange for skybox tickets at the next home game….. I’M JUST SAYIN’

  16. Austin Cassidy Says:

    Let’s try to keep this civil, everyone.

  17. Wayne D Says:

    Crime and shootings in J-ville can all be traced back to the state att.s office & the the light jail times they get from polkin and shorstein.
    We need someone who will lock-up the bad guy’s .Angela C is our person.

  18. Cassandra Says:

    Corey was dressed like Count Dracula in last night’s debate. I was sure her fangs would hang down and bite jay. what an ugly creature she is.

  19. Smooth criminal Says:

    Cassandra don’t be hating! Jaybo looked like Burt on Sesame Street. “NICE HAIR JAYBO!”

  20. VOTE FOR PLOTKIN Says:

    C’mon don’t be hatin’ on Burt!

    Angela Corey looks like King Koopa and an eggplant had a child…

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  21. drjeff1 Says:

    Did anyone watch the debate? As an undecided, I noticed that Angela answered exactly zero of the questions. Q1: Angela, you’ve mentioned that the police are your #1 client. What will you do if you need to prosecute a police officer? Angela: Did I tell you that the Sheriffs support me a lot. Q2: Angela, you had greater than a 20% overturn rate when at the SAO. What is different now, Angela: Did I tell you that the Sheriffs support me.

    Ughh. Enough of the rhetoric. Give Plotkin his due. At least he answers the questions. He prosecutes at a higher rate than her, he ran the office, his overturn rate was much lower, and his client is apparently the people, not the police. Is there any more debate?

  22. abc123 Says:

    ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT IF ANYONE WATCHED THE DEBATE ON CHANNEL 4 THEY WOULD KNOW WHO THE RIGHT PERSON IS FOR THE JOB!! Jay was the only one who answered the questions and plus Angela made herself look like an idiot. Do you really want a state attorney who was fired from her job, has very nasty supporters, and has no clue how to run an office?? VOTE JAY PLOTKIN ( the only person who is really prepared for this posistion if you havent figured that out all ready )

  23. CONCERNED VOTER Says:

    Any intelligent human being would recognize that Angela Corey is an ignorant, rude, and nasty human being. She has made it her top priority to patronize Jay and focus on everything he “can’t do” and not even focus on what she will actually do if she is elected. If you watch any of the debates you will find an interesting pattern. The only thing she ever talks about are her endorsements, endorsements, endorsements. She says quote “if you want to know why I should be the next State Attorney please ask sheriff Rutherford, sheriff Seagraves and sheriff Beasler and they will tell you”. Earth to Angela, why don’t YOU tell us why you should be the next state attorney instead of soliciting your “endorsements” for information. You hold up your dumb sheets of paper to get you through your debates where as your opponent actually takes time to answer! I do not feel safe walking these streets with Angela Corey as our next State Attorney, and neither should you!!!!
    VOTE FOR HONESTY
    VOTE FOR HARDWORK
    VOTE FOR DEDICATION
    VOTE FOR INTEGRITY
    VOTE FOR VALUES
    VOTE FOR INTELLIGENCE
    VOTE FOR AN AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTER

    Make the right decision for yourself and your community……
    VOTE FOR JAY PLOTKIN AUGUST 26th!!!!!!

  24. Jax Native Says:

    As a citizen of this community my entire life, I cannot believe anyone with any intelligence will vote for Ms. Corey. She was FIRED for not doing her job, she never answers questions during the debates and when asked what she would do as State Attorney she says she will look into it and will seek advice from others.

    I am voting for JAY PLOTKIN, he is a tough prosecutor, great administrator and already knows how to run the office.

    It is scary how Ms.Corey is in bed with tbe police. I want someone who will look at the law and apply it fairly.

    Ms. Corey has a high overturned conviction rate….talk about wasting tax payers money! She has never run a budget. PLOTKIN has and has continued to run an efficient office with budget cuts.

    Wake up Jacksonville. Don’t let scare tactics and politics rule your vote. Vote for an ethical, tough prosecutor, who believes in prevention.

    VOTE PLOTKIN

  25. drjeff1 Says:

    So nice to see that the Plotkin supporters just found this blog. It’s obvious that Angela’s supporters (all three of them and their many aliases) hit it hard. Just saw that the Times-Union put its weight behind supporting Jay. The truth is now coming clearer and clearer! Get the word out, Jay has a plan, Angela has none. You think Jax has a high crime rate now, imagine if Angela wins and the few people that the Police actually arrest go free because she botched the trial. Scary stuff! Jay’s is 100% on high profile cases this year (I believe it’s 20 for 20). Can’t get better than that!

  26. She is the WINNER! Says:

    Wow, the Plotkin people are really out of touch….so far 320 to 49= 0.15%. Have you bothered to look at the top of the page? Have any of you kept up with current events? This past weekend a very unfortunate event happened where a man literally had his eyes cut out. The suspect was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at the beginning of 2008. That should carry a 3 year minimum mandatory sentence. So Plotkin people, WHY WAS HE ABLE TO COMMIT THIS TERRIBLE TERRIBLE CRIME????? Humm….maybe because he was OUT OF JAIL!!!! SO, lets look at this ….The suspect was convicted of a FELONY prior to 2008, then charged with additional felonies (DRUG AND GUN CRIME)in the first quarter of 2008, and now this. Any intelligent human can see that the person who “can run a budget”, “has a plan”, “tough on crime?”

  27. She is the WINNER! Says:

    Continued…
    “is a leader”, has failed to do his job and make sure that his prosecutors are doing their job. Please tell me that you really do not want the State Attorney’s Office to continue on the same course. REALLY, I would hope that you are smarter than this. Hey, what happens when the TEAM looses or in this case has a loosing season? WE FIRE THE COACH!!!! It is time, the end is near…..
    PSSSSSTTTTTT….to all of you plotkinites….it is ok….no one will be with you at the poles…you just pick the first State Attorney Candidate you see on the ballot…you can pick the best WOMAN for the job….Jay really understands….you know, being the leader he is….. ;)

  28. blacksheep Says:

    Plotkin has two commercials running:

    1) Brags that he is a family man and he knows what families need.

    2) A former SAO employee who had an affair with a senior, married ASA and now lives in Texas is the other. Munz and Dalton flew her in to bash Corey. Imagine that….a family man who has an adultress speaking for him.

    Now that’s an all-time low! Guess they couldn’t find anyone in Florida to go on camera for HarryJay Plotkinstein.

    The time for change is NOW! Vote Corey!

  29. What Will They Do?? Says:

    As thousands of people delt with their homes and businesses flooding during Fay, certain politicians, Mrs. Brown and Mrs Lee, used the special phone number to the ECO and the Mayor’s Aid. So they call and ask for help and one, Mrs. Brown, got the response where not only she got sand bags but labor as well in protecting her home. While this is a great response by the budget strangled city it raises questions. The State Attorney’s Office should do their job to determine if this is public corruption. Really, when she was exposed she volunteered to pay for this “city service”. Wow, what is that phone number? Is it 630-CITY? Did any public buildings flood during this time? Were there any little ole ladies in Jacksonville that needed this service? Do you just swipe your Master Card on the prison transport truck? Well, Harry and Jay when will the corruption investigation begin? Out of the hundreds of thousands of voters that elected Mrs. Brown could she have found someone from the private sector to help her? Congratulations to Mrs. Lee for electing NOT to utilize this “service”, you have got my vote!!!Hey Mr. Mayor’s aid, a good steward of my money would have given good advice in this instance. Maybe you should find a new job in the private sector and not be responsible for my money.

  30. blacksheep Says:

    Please don’t ask HarryJay Plotkinstein to check into corruption. They already cost us taxpayers a million dollars on the city council/sunshine law/grand jury debacle and no one got more than a slap on the wrist and some free publicity.

    Corey will be on corruption like white on rice!

    come on January!!!

  31. She is the winner Says:

    Well……….It sure is quiet……..Plotkinites…….drjeff1,abc123,:)

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