Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll
You have probably seen the Courier-Journal’s Bluegrass Poll story today claiming the race between Senator McConnell and Bruce Lunsford is “a dead heat.” We disagree, and here’s why:
• Other polling outlets – even Democratic pollsters – show McConnell with a double-digit lead. Liberal website www.dailykos.com ran a survey just a few days ago showing McConnell leading 50% to 37%. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/11402/5992/884/603216
• The Courier-Journal uses Mason Dixon as its pollster. Are they accurate? According to this analysis, Mason Dixon was the 24th most accurate pollster during the Presidential primary, ranked 8th out of 9 pollsters who tested more than 10 states. Mason Dixon’s record is questionable at best.
• Our own internal polling consistently – since January – shows Senator McConnell with a significant lead, and the campaign has released our numbers publicly on numerous occasions.
• Do you really trust anything Lunsford’s top cheerleader the Courier-Journal has to say?
Here’s the important thing to remember – all of these polls don’t matter. Senator McConnell is running a campaign that is both telling a compelling story about why he’s best suited to help Kentucky in the U.S. Senate, and about Lunsford’s terrible business record.
Lunsford Business Mistreats Veterans
Speaking of Bruce’s business record…Bruce Lunsford has a company that runs veterans healthcare facilities. This company has repeatedly mistreated veterans and been investigated and fined by the federal government.
• Watch the ad here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPkCokX84wE
• Get the facts about Lunsford-owned Valor Healthcare here: http://lunsfordvalor.com/
Please send this to people who need to know – Bruce Lunsford has a record of profiting at the expense of our nation’s veterans and the taxpayers.
Meanwhile…McConnell Delivers for Veterans and Active Duty Military
Senator McConnell followed through and delivered $75 million for a new VA Hospital to serve veterans in the Louisville region. Read all about it here: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080928/NEWS01/809280473
Additionally, Senator McConnell secured funding for the following Kentucky defense priorities in the legislation:
• $10 million for the construction of a School Age Services Center at Fort Campbell. These funds will accelerate the construction of a center that will provide before and after school care to over 200 children at Ft. Campbell. This facility will help our military families, some of which have parents deployed.
• $630,000 for the construction of an Installation Chapel Center at Fort Campbell. These funds will go toward the construction of a new chapel center, which will nearly double the square footage of religious facilities on the base. Senator McConnell helped secure $450,000 in FY 2008 for this project.
• $6 million to continue the development of technology defense systems at Western Kentucky University. This funding supports the development of a dynamic test bed to investigate and analyze emerging software technologies that can be used to secure defense information infrastructure. This development is a new approach toward the design and implementation of large-scale data networks. Senator McConnell previously obtained $2.9 million for the security test bed at WKU.
• $1.4 million for Weapons Shot Counter development in Crestview Hills, Ky. This funding will be used to complete the development of the Weapons Shot Counter for military and Special Operations Forces. These units make weapons maintenance more efficient – avoiding many small arms system failures in combat and saving taxpayer dollars by preventing unnecessary repairs.
• $3.6 million for the Kentucky National Guard marijuana eradication efforts in the Daniel Boone National Forest and eastern Kentucky. The funding for this program is necessary to help the Kentucky National Guard continue its efforts to rid the Daniel Boone National Forest of this illegal crop. To date, Senator McConnell has delivered $30.7 million for this project.
• $3.2 million for Rapid Wall Breaching Kit development in Graham, Ky. This funding will be used to develop soldier-portable wall breaching kits capable of penetrating thick walls for urban terrain missions. It creates a man-size hole safely and quickly, for increased mobility – assisting our troops in the field.
• Senator McConnell also included a provision in the CR to help the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. McConnell helped craft the measure which would place responsible limits on Russian uranium imports. Senator McConnell, Senator Bunning, and Congressman Whitfield first introduced legislation addressing this issue last December.
Bottom Line
Our campaign has been preparing for a close race for months. Thanks to you we have the most robust and well-prepared grassroots organization Kentuckians have ever seen. No matter what public polls say today or in the coming weeks you can count on Senator McConnell to run hard and work tirelessly to earn the support of voters across the Commonwealth. We sincerely appreciate your support. Victory is near.
Days Until Election Victory: 37
