A New Poll of registered voters in Dana Point indicates Councilmember Diane Harkey is highly disliked in Dana Point. Harkey’s high “negatives” among Dana Point voters suggest she would have trouble winning a future election in the city.
The major finding of the poll is that almost 30% of Dana Point voters have an “unfavorable” opinion of Harkey.
After establishing unbiased opinions on Harkey, the poll then asked if voters had ever heard of the Harkey family’s business having tax liens. 41.5% of voters had heard of the liens, and 58.5% had not. When asked if the 14 tax liens would affect voter attitudes of Harkey, 46.5% of voters stated they would definitely affect their opinion of her. The fact that almost 50% of voters state their opinion would be affected on learning of the tax liens suggests that voter’s negative opinion of Harkey would sharply increase above 30% in Dana Point if the issue became the subject of an election campaign.
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I am a professional staff member for the City of Dana Point. I don’t know very much about politics but I do enjoy reading the blogs about it. This is my first time writing one. Diane Harkey is not a very pleasant person to work with. She often by passes staff managers and gives instructions directly. My first hand experience is the directions are given in short,rude, and often conflicting manner. Her behavior often appears somewhat unstable. In my 15 years working for the City this is the only elected official I have ever seen act in such a way. For what it is worth I hope this insight helps people determine what take of person Mrs. Harkey is.
Well you finally found out what a piece of work Diane is–arrogant, self centered, rude, and obnoxious–and that is just a starter. Look at her campaign tactics also.
Jay Silvester
Dana Point