Dingell for Congress Responds to GOP Poll

October 7, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Betsy Barrett 202-997-3266

DINGELL FOR CONGRESS RESPONDS TO GOP POLL

Poll Conducted by Firm with GOP Ties

Dearborn — Dingell for Congress issued the following statement today:

This is a GOP poll conducted by a firm with GOP ties masquerading as an independent poll, but it’s too early for trick or treats.

Fred Yang, a partner with the Garin Hart Yang Research Group, one of the most respected and successful political polling firms in the country said, “The only way for Rob Steele to be ahead of John Dingell is to assume a 15th Congressional District electorate that has a Republican advantage, which is not possible given the district’s partisan demographics–the last 3 Democratic presidential candidates received at least 60% of the vote in this district.”

Just three weeks ago, WDIV and Channel 4 released a poll from a reputable polling group with a track record in Michigan that showed Mr. Dingell leading by 19 points; this is consistent with our polling.

Indeed, even Rob Steele’s OWN polling has shown John Dingell leading this race by a significant margin.  Republican consultants were quoted yesterday in The DiSano and Munem Report saying the race was a waste of Republican resources, and Republicans should be spending money on races where the results are not pre-determined like this one.

As voters of the 15th District learn more about Rob Steele’s agenda of privatizing social security and supporting tax giveaways for corporations that ship American jobs overseas, we are confident Mr. Dingell’s margins will continue to grow.

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