Patrick's poll spin

Published May 05 2006, 02:41 PM by Adam Reilly

Here's what the Deval Patrick camp has to say about yesterday's CBS4 poll, which shows a dead heat in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and suggests that support for Patrick is ebbing among likely voters.

I'd say they're reaching a bit--even if, as Jon Keller notes, Chris Gabrieli's recent wave of TV ads has something to do with the uptick in his numbers.

(NOTE: Apologies for the funky formatting--I'm currently working at a computer that lacks MS Word.)

BOSTON—Friday, May 5, 2006—The following is a statement from Libby DeVecchi of the Deval Patrick campaign on recent polls, including one released last night.

“While it is far too early to take the \ndetails of polls seriously, there is one overall aspect that jumps out from \nrecent public polling. These polls clearly show that people are responding to \nDeval Patrick, a new candidate who is running a different kind of campaign, a \ncampaign about candor and leadership and a campaign that is focused on the \ngrassroots.
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"Deval is encouraged by polls that place \nhim tied with or ahead of Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli, politicians who have \nrun for statewide office before. Support for Deval continues to grow as he talks \nto people about the issues they care about, and connects with citizens at a \ngrassroots level.
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"While some candidates are spending \nmoney on television commercials, Deval Patrick is crossing the state, connecting \nwith people on a personal level. Deval\'s grassroots base is growing \neveryday. To date, he has nearly 12,000 donors and 4,000 volunteers \nthroughout the Commonwealth who have answered Deval Patrick’s call to re-engage \nin the political process.”
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The Deval Patrick \n campaign also had a very strong fundraising month in April, raising $391,000 \n and bringing in an additional $45,000 in the form of a contribution from Deval \n and Diane Patrick to the campaign. Total: $436,000—a new monthly record for \n our campaign.",1] ); //-->“While it is far too early to take the details of polls seriously, there is one overall aspect that jumps out from recent public polling. These polls clearly show that people are responding to Deval Patrick, a new candidate who is running a different kind of campaign, a campaign about candor and leadership and a campaign that is focused on the grassroots.

"Deval is encouraged by polls that place him tied with or ahead of Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli, politicians who have run for statewide office before. Support for Deval continues to grow as he talks to people about the issues they care about, and connects with citizens at a grassroots level.

"While some candidates are spending money on television commercials, Deval Patrick is crossing the state, connecting with people on a personal level. Deval's grassroots base is growing everyday. To date, he has nearly 12,000 donors and 4,000 volunteers throughout the Commonwealth who have answered Deval Patrick’s call to re-engage in the political process.”

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The Deval Patrick campaign also had a very strong fundraising month in April, raising $391,000 and bringing in an additional $45,000 in the form of a contribution from Deval and Diane Patrick to the campaign. Total: $436,000—a new monthly record for our campaign.
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The first Women for \n Deval event of 2006, was held on Wednesday, May 3^rd, and it was the \n campaigns’ most successful fundraiser to date. Over 500 women \n attended and contributed $125,000 in contributions and climbing. \n
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