Working Families Party Polling for…Themselves

Filed in National by on July 24, 2010

Got called by a pollster tonight. Always love to try to figure out just who’s polling and for what purpose. Tonight’s was easy.

Some guy from Canada (he even said ‘or-gan-eye-zation) ostensibly polling the Castle/Coons race. Asks me my opinion of certain or-gan-eye-zations first, the D’s, the R’s, and the McGlincheyites.

Then asks me who I support in the race for Senate.

When I answer ‘Coons’, he asks me which of two ballot lines I intend to cast my Coons vote on-the D’s or the Working Families Party. I answer D.

At which point, the Canadian proceeds to read me a two-minute testimonial as to the great works of the Working Families Party. Or, it would have been two minutes (I suspect) had I not cut him off and said that I’m well familiar with the Working Families Party.

He then asks me an asinine question as to whether I support the working class, the middle class, the moneyed class, or the wealthy. I have to pick one.

He then repeats the horse race question and again asks me which line I intend to cast my vote for Coons on.

Now, there’s no harm in this. But I have a question: If the Working Families Party is devoting x number of dollars to the Coons campaign for Senate, shouldn’t they spend it on behalf of Coons, and not spend it on ‘push polls’ to convince people already voting for Coons that they should vote for Coons on the Working Families Party line? How, exactly, does THAT benefit Chris Coons?

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  1. Don't Fear The Truth says:

    WFP supported crooks like Delucca and Lofink, no thanks.

  2. Geezer says:

    When has McGlinchey cared about benefiting anyone but himself … uh, I mean his union members?

  3. Macaca says:

    June 9, 2005
    Reynold’s Pond, LLC
    ATTN: Glen Urquhart
    4 East Lake Drive
    Rehoboth Beach, De 19971
    RE: PLUS review – PLUS 2005-05-14; The Village of Isaac’s Glen
    Dear Mr. Urquhart:
    Thank you for meeting with State agency planners on May 25, 2005 to discuss the proposed plans for the Village at Isaac’s Glen project to be located on 836.07 acres along Isaac’s Rod and Cedar Creek Road.
    According to the information received, you are seeking a rezoning from AR-1 to AR-1 with RPC overlay for the purpose of constructing a mixed-use development consisting of 1,311 single-family houses, 281 townhouses, 220 assisted living units, 159,874 square feet of retail space, 71,834 square feet of office space, an 18-hole golf course, a 20,000 square foot village hall, and a 5,000 square foot library.
    This proposal is located in Investment Level 4 according to the Strategies

    http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/plus/comments/2005-05-14_response.pdf

  4. Geezer says:

    Macaca: What does this have to do with the Working Families Party? If nothing, save it for an open thread.

  5. In 2008, I polled for the Biden campaign and Karen Hartely-Nagle etc. The polls were always set up to frame a few different questions. You could correctly call them push polls.

    In the above example, the WFP’s poll’s scope makes sense ostensibly for their having paid for it. It answers questions about the level of potential WFP supporters.

    I highly doubt the Coons campaign isn’t on board with a WFP communique.

  6. YHGTBSM says:

    WFP supported crooks like Delucca and Lofink, no thanks.

    The only people those crooks worked for is themselves. Lofink by far is the slimiest given his son’s gift to Delaware. Can’t wait to see the stuff on his wife Janet Kilpatrick in her race. If she survives the primary the Democrats will have a field day and it will be another big loss for the GOP in an area they should hold with no problem.

    Ooops, I was wrong. Roger Roy drew more state money in to his house. $100k for his fraud TMA, $50k legislative salary, and $70k + for his wife to run the Delaware Health Care Commission.

  7. And what’s Roger Roy doing now? He’s a lobbyist with the following for clients. From the ironically-named Public Integrity Commission:

    Roger Roy
    3 Citation Court
    Wilmington , DE 19808

    BURRIS FIRM, THE
    3801 Kennett Pike
    P. O. Box 4404
    Greenville , DE 19807

    CABLE TV ASSOCIATION OF MD, DE, & DC
    2530 Riva Road
    Suite 316
    Annapolis , MD 21401

    COLONIAL PARKING, INC.
    715 Orange St.
    Wilmington , DE 19801

    CONECTIV ENERGY
    PO Box 6062
    Newark , DE 19714

    DEL POINTE, INC.
    55 Cascade Lane
    Rehoboth , DE 19971

    DELAWARE CHIROPRACTIC SOCIETY
    Dr. Trent Camp
    P. O. Box 418
    Middletown , DE 19709

    DELAWARE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, INC
    207 Golding Court
    Hockessin , DE 19707

    EPOSTMARKS, INC.
    45 Euclid Street
    Rochester , NY 14604

    LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 55
    12 Nenagh Dr
    12 Nenagh Dr
    Wilmington , DE 19803

    MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
    19520 Yellow Wing Court
    Colorado Springs , CO 80908

    REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.
    P.O. Box 2990
    Winston-Salem , NC 27102

    STOLTZ REAL ESTATE PARTNERS
    20 Montchanin Road
    Greenville , DE 19807

    TMA DELAWARE
    100 W. 10th Street
    Suite 307
    Wilmington , DE 19801

    WINE INSTITUTE
    425 Market St.
    Suite 101
    San Francisco , CA 94105

    WOODLAWN TRUSTEES
    c/o Saul, Ewing, Remick
    222 Delaware Ave.
    Wilmington , DE 19899

    Sayyy…didja catch this client?:

    LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 55
    12 Nenagh Dr
    12 Nenagh Dr
    Wilmington , DE 19803

    That’s Brian McGlinchey’s union. He’s payin’ a former Rethug legislator for…what? Wonder if Roger has any say in who the Working Families Party endorses…

    Just another glimpse into the Delaware Way.