Approves of Ahok, But May Not Vote for Him: Survey
Jakarta. Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's public approval rating in the capital has reached a more-than-healthy 68.72 percent, but strangely his electability rating remains low at only 40.77 percent, based on a Poltracking Indonesia survey.
Jakarta. Angka penerimaan publik ibukota untuk gubernur Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama telah mencapai lebih dari batas wajar 68,72%, namun diluar dugaan tingkat elektabilitasnya menurun, hanya 40,77%, berdasarkan survei jajak-pendapat Indonesia.
"There's a big gap between Ahok's high approval rating and his electability rating. Ahok should improve his political communication, he should learn from Jokowi [President Joko Widodo]," Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Maruarar Sirait said on Friday (16/09).
"Ada perbedaan besar antara tingkat penerimaan dengan tingkat elektabilitas Ahok. Ahok harus memperbaiki komunikasi politiknya, ia harus belajar dari Jokowi [Presiden Joko Widodo]", kata politikus PDI-Perjuangan, Manuarar Sirait pada hari Jumat (16/09).
"Ahok needs to be more polite when communicating with the public. More people will vote for him if he's more polite," Maruarar said.
"Ahok harus lebih sopan ketika berbicara kepada umum. Orang akan lebih memilih dia, jika ia lebih sopan", kata Maruarar.
"Some people still choose their leaders emotionally. But good performance still counts for more, which is why Ahok has high approval rating," the politician said.
"Beberapa orang tetap memilih pemimpin mereka berdasarkan pilihannya. Namun kinerja bagus lebih diperhitungkan, itulah mengapa Ahok memiliki tingkat penerimaan yang tinggi", kata politikus itu.
The Poltracking survey was conducted on Sept. 6-9, using a multi-stage random sampling method involving 400 respondents. Its margin of error is 4.95 percent and trust level 95 percent.
Survei jajak-pendapat ini diterbitkan pada Sept. 6-9, menggunakan beberapa tahap sampel acak melibatkan 400 orang responden. Tingkat kesalahan 4,95% dan tingkat kepercayaan 95%.Â