Simper Fi: Tuke Claims Knox County Love In An Online Poll Marketed Statewide
Posted on May 30, 2008 at 3:01 pmOn Wednesday, the Bob Tuke for Senate campaign send out an email to supporters across the state encouraging them to vote in an online poll in “Knoxville.” Today, the campaign revels in their bountiful harvest:
Tuke Has Commanding Lead Over Padgett in Knoxville Views Poll
Bob Tuke — 63%Mike Padgett — 23%
Undecided — 10%
In the first organizing test of the primary campaign, Tuke took an immediate and commanding lead in the Knoxville Views Poll posted on Wednesday. The Tuke campaign is very encouraged by the results since his primary challenger is from Knox County, and served as the Knox County Clerk for 20 years. The results show that Tuke has far more organization than many political onlookers assume, and that Knox County is very much “in play” for Tuke in the August primary.
Now, asserting that any internet poll can definitively claim a specific geographic region is a stretch as it is but considering that both the Tuke campaign and the poll’s sponsor solicited votes from outside Knox County the Tuke campaign claims seem a bit over the top.
In an email to an undisclosed list of Middle and West Tennesseans, the originator of the poll, R. Neal, solicited help from all three Grand Divisions:
Hey, can y’all vote in this poll on the Dem primary for U.S. Senate? Need some votes from Middle and West Tennessee for a better sampling….
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