Internal poll: Kratovil up by 2%

Evidence,

Clearly you are not reading the same FEC report as me. I found mine on www.fec.gov not www.harrisforcongress. Andy Harris paid from his own pocket for phone bankers. It is recorded as an expense paid to Andy. Read it and weep. Evidence.

I do admit Kratovil took 1,000.00 from Constellation energy. I would now like you to acknowledge it is a heck of a lot less than the 6,000.00 they gave Andy Harris. By my math - 5 grand more. Hmm… if someone presents Kratovil with a 1000.00 check and Harris with 6000.00, who are they trying to influence more???

You got one fact correct. Club for Growth has given Andy over Half a Million Dollars, however, This Quarter Only, they funneled 70 large into the Harris camp. Of that 70, less than 2 is from Marylanders. The other 68K came from California, texas, north Carolina, all over the US. Read each line - look at the address of the person on the line next to “Earmarked thru Club for Growth.” Not that hard. Furthermore, not one single group has given even close to that to Kratovil, not all the pacs combined have given that much to Kratovil. Who is bought and paid for by special interests? Sounds like Andy wins that one hands down.

If what you say is true 1000.00 is half of your monthly net, you should consider some of the Club for Growth’s messages. Your monthly net means you will one day be a senior living on social security. They will consider you the next generation of welfare. Does that make you curious as to Andy’s beliefs since he is so beholden to them? It certainly resonates with me, because I am “working class people” myself. I belief in Frank and his values. I like the way Frank has cleaned up Queen Annes County. I appreciate his service to the Community, through coaching little league, to teaching Character Counts in the classrooms, to plunging into the icy waters of the Bay 24 times in 24 hours to personally raise over 10grand for Md. Special Olympics this year alone. But don’t get me wrong, he didn’t do it for political reasons this year. He has done these things consistently over the past 10 years. I don’t know where Andy’s values are. His voting record as a Senator is so out of line with his campaign site, I am not sure who Andy is.

Also consider this. Andy voted to deregulate electricity in the State of Maryland. Do you recall paying for electricity 10 years ago? My bill has darn near tripled since then, but my income sure hasn’t. This is Andy, Club for Growth, deregulation in its purest form. Get real. Andy 6000.00 Constellation Energy, Frank 1000.00 Constellation Energy. Who needs your vote more?

Andy’s recycled TV ads, not telling us about polls, making personal contributions to his campaign to inflate the appearance of how much money he has raised, running TV ads that state untrue quotes....

Andy's campaign is either arrogant or thinks we are ignorant. My guess is both.

Austin - care to point out evidence to your claims? Where is he paying canvassers?

The only thing I see on the FEC report is Kratovil taking money from "Big Energy". Constellation AND their lobbyist donated to Kratovil this quarter. So much for being for the environment?

I read the fec reports filed by both candidates. Harris paid for canvassers, not Kratovil. Kratovils' grassroots organization has the volunteer power. Additionally, Harris had another poll and he wont release it because it says the same thing as DCCC poll and the Kratovil poll - Kratovil will win this race. Andy knows it and even he admits it will be close. Doesnt sound as cocky as he did last February, the First District will elect a republican 7 days a week comment. Close dont count Andy = you lose!

As I have been saying for the past few weeks and as I posted earlier today on another thread, Harris paid $6000 for a poll on august 25th.

This poll jived with the results of the DCCC poll, which showed a tied race. Needless to say, Meekins derided the DCCC poll, call it "partisan," but would not release the results of their own poll which showed a dead heat.

Why?

So as not to scare away the Club for Growth and others foolish enough to make a contribution to the cesspool that is the Harris campaign.

I don't know who is more done...Andy or Chrissie. One of them needs a fork, though.

You can just see the latest actions from the Harris camp to see they're running scared. Heck, as reported by the Easton Star Democrat on Oct. 12, 2008, Harris conceded this race may hinge on absentee ballots. Look at the recent desperation of Harris people, especially his favorite bloggers. One blogger even says he'll no longer allow comments from democrats.

I am supporting Frank Kratovil because his political positions are closer to mine and on that basis I would urge others to be open-minded and look at the candidates positions before you decide on whom to support.

A political race is not the good vs. evin battle that we often hear as the argument used by those on the opposite side as they attempt to score points for their candidate. Shame on the candidate who feeds that approach.

Anyone who is willing to volunteer for political office and thereby dedicate their time and effort in the pursuit of creating a better world should be commended and deserves to be treated with respect. And this would also apply to both Kratovil and Harris, both well meaning dedicated citizens who differ on policy.

Seems to me that what kept Gilchrest in the seat all these years was less his Republican lable and more the fact that he was a likable guy who enjoyed the support of the Democrats on the Eastern Shore. Now that we have an open race it would stand to reason that the Dems who were supporting Gilchrest will simply go the party line and vote for Kratovil. While the district is conservative it is not "right wing" and that also would favor Kratovil.

Additionally, Kratovil is a lot more likable and less a doctrinarian than Harris.

Whoever wins will be called on to provide leadership on the two top issues that effect the district: a) bring to bear a solution for cleaning up the Bay that is achievable within our lifetime, b) upgrading the aging infrastructure that is the link between the shore and the rest of Maryland, and off-course obtaining commitment for the funding necessary to accomplish it.

In the meantime, I would urge both to keep the race on the issues and make all of us proud of them!

And good luck to all of us!

Anonymous poll watcher...

O'Malley won by 6 percentage points on election day in 2006 - 52-46. So maybe Garin Hart hit it spot on and the other polls showing a 1 pt. differential had it wrong. You think?

All that shows is Harris lacks the money for paid canvasses. Both campaigns are taking every advantage they can and if that includes Kratovil paying canvassers so he can knock on every single one of those undecided voters so be it. I guarantee you his field operation will blow Harris out of the water come GOTV week.

So how many hours did you sign up for?

When the FEC info comes out next week we'll see that the Andy/Chrissy ragtime band paid for another poll, and this one confirmed the DCCC poll, so they didn't put the results out there. No sense scaring off the few Club for Growthers left that they haven't sucked dry (I know Andy's Republican and all, but I am speaking strictly financially here). When Andy cried to the RNCC for cash, they told him to take a flying leap.

The only desperation is in Andy's Bel Air HQ, where they have to beg for canvassers and phone banking folks. After mismanaging this campaign, Chrissy will be lucky if he can get a school board race in Ottumwa, IA next go around. And for this he gets $3k a month.

The tide has turned. Kratovil will get the lion's share of those 16%, Andy will go back to alienating everyone he can find in Annapolis and at Hopkins, and the 1st District will continue to be represented in Washington, DC by a man with integrity.