LOOKING FOR PROOF OF WETTERLING'S POLL
According to Checks and Balances, Patty Wetterling's campaign has released poll numbers about her potential candidacy in the 6th Congressional District.
Without providing any supporting documentation, Checks and Balances has published Wetterling's "poll." If a poll was actually conducted, then Wetterling's campaign has already launched a negative attack on the GOP candidates in the 6th Congressional District.
"The poll then retested respondents after informing them of issues Wetterling opponents may use as negative attacks during a campaign, including abortion, guns, reentering the 6th race and going back on her word – and found no footing on those issues. This in effect is an attempt to push poll. As they tested potential attack points it was clear nothing moved these possible voters from their prior positions and even improved Wetterling’s support and diminished her opponents support.
We have said before that the negative attacks against Wetterling in 2004 may have created fertile ground for a backlash effect that any candidate directly or through surrogates may mount. Wetterling challengers should heed this warning, attack Wetterling at your own peril." Source: Checks and Balances, February 1, 2006
I just spoke with the publisher of Checks and Balances and he informed me that he was not provided with a copy of the poll nor any supporting documentation.
I then called a few reporters to ask them if they would write a story about poll numbers provided by a campaign without actually seeing the poll. The responses were "are you joking?", "never"," and "no."
Until Wetterling's campaign releases the poll and the numbers are verfied, I will remain skeptical of Checks and Balances' story and of the poll.
Without providing any supporting documentation, Checks and Balances has published Wetterling's "poll." If a poll was actually conducted, then Wetterling's campaign has already launched a negative attack on the GOP candidates in the 6th Congressional District.
"The poll then retested respondents after informing them of issues Wetterling opponents may use as negative attacks during a campaign, including abortion, guns, reentering the 6th race and going back on her word – and found no footing on those issues. This in effect is an attempt to push poll. As they tested potential attack points it was clear nothing moved these possible voters from their prior positions and even improved Wetterling’s support and diminished her opponents support.
We have said before that the negative attacks against Wetterling in 2004 may have created fertile ground for a backlash effect that any candidate directly or through surrogates may mount. Wetterling challengers should heed this warning, attack Wetterling at your own peril." Source: Checks and Balances, February 1, 2006
I just spoke with the publisher of Checks and Balances and he informed me that he was not provided with a copy of the poll nor any supporting documentation.
I then called a few reporters to ask them if they would write a story about poll numbers provided by a campaign without actually seeing the poll. The responses were "are you joking?", "never"," and "no."
Until Wetterling's campaign releases the poll and the numbers are verfied, I will remain skeptical of Checks and Balances' story and of the poll.
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