from the Sauerberg Campaign
Durbin Barely over 50% in Ballot Test against Sauerberg
(Lombard, IL) - The campaign of U.S. Senate nominee Steve Sauerberg, MD, today released new polling on his race against long-time incumbent Senator Dick Durbin. "This polling confirms what we have long believed," said Christopher Hage, Sauerberg's Campaign Manager. "No amount of money from Washington special interest groups will be able to change Dick Durbin's disastrous 25-year record in D.C."
The polling, conducted by Southern Outreach, an Atlanta-based firm, shows Durbin struggling to break 50% in the uninformed ballot matchup against Sauerberg. In a head to head with Dr. Sauerberg, Durbin leads 52% to 35%. Outside of the Chicago-metro area, Durbin fails to garner 50% and only leads Sauerberg 47% to 40%.
"Senator Durbin is a household name in Illinois with an $8 million war chest and is the second-ranking member of the United States Senate," continued Hage. "The fact that he starts this campaign barely over 50% is a sign of real weakness."
The automated poll of more than 1,500 likely voters was conducted on Saturday, July 12th.; 53% of respondents were Democrats, 35% were Republicans, and 12% were unaffiliated voters.
In addition to showing a tighter-than-expected race, the poll also revealed that Dr. Sauerberg has tremendous opportunity for growth. Almost 60% of respondents did not know enough about Dr. Sauerberg to form a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. "Clearly our campaign has a real opportunity to close the gap with Durbin," said Hage. "We are confident that as more people hear about Dr. Sauerberg's prescription for change, that our numbers will continue to improve."
"If Dick Durbin was hoping for a free pass this November, he was sadly mistaken. This campaign is just beginning, and we intend on giving Dick Durbin all he can handle," concluded Hage.
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Sauerberg for U.S. Senate - P.O. Box 667 Lombard, IL 60148. For more information on Steve's campaign please visit our website at www.sauerberg2008.com
