Antcliff Wins Second Bar Poll

From Burges Candidate Forum

No, it's not a poll on bars.

No, it's not a bar with a stripper pole.

Its a poll done with members of the El Paso Bar Association. Antcliff won the original poll done during the time of the primary season that included all the candidates (the two Dems & Antcliff).

Antcliff won the first poll and won the most recent head-to-head poll with Marcos Lizarraga.

The notification reads in part:

The El Paso Bar Association conducted a Bar Poll for the 168th Judicial District Court and the membership voted as follows:

Chris Antcliff - 81.3%
Marco Lizarraga - 18.7%

There was no indication as to which members of the El Paso Bar voted or how many members the local Bar Association has. There is no indication of how the poll was conducted.

Marcos Lizarraga, the Democratic Nominee stated, "Thats not the poll thats going to elect the Judge of the 168th. I believe I got as many or more votes than he did in the primary and I had an opponent...it's not an accurate reflection of people who elect judges here in El Paso."

During the primary election season, the El Paso Bar Association sent out their poll to membership via mail. This time it was an electronic poll, something like a survey monkey type of deal.

Interestingly, neither candidate was asked to appear before the Bar membership, because it was a poll. But in a side-by-side comparison, the Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA), endorsed Lizarraga. A 2/3 majority by membership is required to earn the endorsement.