November 01, 2004
Cowboys stadium has slim lead
Arlington, Texas voters will go to the polls tomorrow - actually with early voting a lot of them have gone already - to decide the fate of the Dallas Cowboys' $650 million stadium plan, half of which would be funded by Arlington taxpayers. Like that other election, it's expected to be close: A poll commissioned by the Cowboys shows voters supporting the stadium plan by 52-44%, with those who've already voted backing it by 52-46%. That's close enough to get the superstitious wondering aloud if the fate of the vote could hang on the result of yesterday's Cowboys game - Dallas ended up beating Detroit 31-21.
A better predictor than football scores might be the 100-1 Rule, which simply states that teams that outspend stadium opponents tend to win referenda; those that don't generally lose. As of last week, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had spent more than $5 million on pro-stadium ads and lobbying, while opponents had raised just over $40,000.
Posted by: swedcirp at November 2, 2004 10:59 PM
