{"id":10191,"date":"2023-04-28T14:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=10191"},"modified":"2023-07-07T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:17:55","slug":"rating-the-mayors-campaign-promises-on-the-oneal-o-meter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2023\/04\/28\/rating-the-mayors-campaign-promises-on-the-oneal-o-meter\/","title":{"rendered":"Rating the mayor\u2019s campaign promises on the O\u2019Neal-O-Meter"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Elaine O\u2019Neal announced she was running for mayor in 2021, she said her goal was a \u201cDurham for Everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A lifelong Durhamite, O\u2019Neal knew the city\u2019s most pressing issues. On her campaign website, she laid out plans of action, grouping her solutions beneath categories such as \u201cNeighborhood Safety & Wellbeing\u201d and \u201cEconomic Relief & Recovery.\u201d She also discussed her priorities with local organizations such as Bike Durham and INDY Week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though some of her promises were nebulously worded (What does it mean to \u201c<\/span>establish a community-based, paid workforce to gather information about the lived experiences of our residents rather than paying outside vendors\u201d?)<\/span>, <\/span>others expressed concrete plans, such as establishing task forces or allocating more funding towards programs like eviction diversion and youth engagement. In November 2021, O\u2019Neal won the election in a landslide, with 84.7% of the vote.<\/span><\/p>\n

As her first term winds down, The 9th Street Journal has examined 23 of her campaign promises that had measurable outcomes. We\u2019ve provided a rating for each promise on our own O\u2019Neal-O-Meter, which uses a scale modeled after <\/span>PolitiFact\u2019s Obamameter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal\u2019s results have been mixed. She\u2019s kept promises about creating opportunities for youth and supporting community-led violence prevention efforts. But some pledges about upholding the recommendations of Durham\u2019s racial equity task force remain unfulfilled. (See our complete list.<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Above: the tally of our ratings as of July 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The ratings for the O\u2019Neal-O-Meter:<\/span><\/p>\n