To: Andy Harris for Congress
From: Finkelstein and Associates
Re: Polling Results, Key Findings
Date: July 26, 2008
 
Polling shows Andy Harris’ commitment to Maryland families by: bringing economic accountability back to Washington; bringing energy costs down; and providing more affordable, accessible healthcare is resonating strongly with Maryland’s first Congressional District Voters.

Key Findings:

•    Andy Harris has a 16 point lead on Frank Kratovil in the November Election for Congress
•    MD-01 voters align with Harris on the issues and have a 3 to 1 favorable view of Andy Harris.
•    Frank Kratovil’s liberal positions and close ties to Gov. O’Malley are viewed negatively among Maryland voters. Indicating, Kratovil’s positions are out of sync with Maryland voters, who have a more unfavorable than favorable opinion of Kratovil.

The Results:
“If the election for Congress were held today and the candidates were Andy Harris, Republican and Frank Kratovil, Democrat, for whom would you vote?”
o    Harris: 44.3%
o    Frank Kratovil: 28.3%

“Please tell me if you have a favorable opinion of each of the following. If you have no opinion, just say so. “Andy Harris””
o    Favorable: 37.3%
o    Unfavorable: 11.7%
o    Never Heard of: 13%

“Please tell me if you have a favorable opinion of each of the following. If you have no opinion, just say so. “Frank Kratovil””
o    Favorable: 13.7%
o    Unfavorable: 14.3%
o    Never Heard of: 24%

Looking Forward:

Because polls only look at snapshot in time and the election is over 100 days away, the campaign must continue to press forward.

Financial resources are crucial. In the final weeks of the election, the campaign will need to purchase television time in the expensive Baltimore media market.

Maintaining strong fundraising will allow the campaign to purchase crucial media time at the end of the campaign thus putting Andy over the top on November 4, 2008.