Last week DCist reviewed an online poll featured on the website of Vincent Orange’s (D-Ward 5) mayoral exploratory committee. Without going into too much detail or snarky commentary, the poll was pitiful. Its questions were pointless, the spelling terrible (though corrections have since been made), and the results, well, that’s the best part.

Last Friday, Kojo Nnamdi, whose WAMU radio show bears his name, reported that he had obtained a confidential document presenting the results of first round of Orange’s poll. While the majority of the questions were written to produce obvious and generally unimportant answers, the final question drove straight to the heart of what mayoral candidates pay pollsters to find out. In responding to whether or not Vincent Orange should run for mayor of the District, 47 percent of respondents said “no,” while 41 percent said “yes.” Nnamdi, clearly incredulous that a poll sponsored by the very candidate’s exploratory committee leaned towards not having him run, commented:

Well, if I’m putting out a poll, I’m definitely making sure the respondents are definitely favoring me.

Perhaps coincidentally but most likely purposely, the poll was disabled over the weekend and put back online this morning. While the spelling of “orgainzation” and “qualificaitons” in Questions 1 and 2 was corrected, the content remained the same.

The poll was conducted online and through 90,000 promotional pamphlets mailed to D.C. voters last week. Orange’s exploratory committee did not return various emails seeking a comment on the poll and its results.

To hear the show yourself, visit Nnamdi’s “D.C. Politics Hour” website.