BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Callaghan Surging in WV-02Fri Oct 27, 2006Democratic challenger Mike Callaghan
has closed to a four-point deficit against the GOP incumbent Shelley Moore Capito among the most likely voters in a soon-to-be-released poll conducted for the WV State Democratic Party.
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Despite being outspent 50-to-1 on campaign advertising, Mike Callaghan is snapping at the Queen of Corruption's heels because of his energetic grassroots campaign. That's why Callaghan-Capito has been added to the DCCC's
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OK, numbers-crunching OCD folks, here's what the poll ( a statewide dip oversampled to give crunchable numbers in each of the 3 Congressional districts) said among the most likely voters (defined as those who rated their interest in voting at 7 or above on a ten point scale) among this sampling of 402 registered voters in WV's Second District:
Capito 47
Callagahn 43
Und/Ref 10
5.49% margin of error
More here at Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/27/171156/87 Apparently this poll has not been officially released by the Democratic party.
Callaghan joins elite Democratic listCapito opponent’s funding jumps
November 02, 2006Democratic congressional candidate Mike Callaghan’s campaign believes it is surging with less than a week to go before Election Day.
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The state Democratic Party donated $78,000 to Callaghan’s campaign Tuesday, in an effort to defeat three-term Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito for the state’s 2nd Congressional District seat.
"Fundraising is going incredible at this point," said Callaghan spokesman Mark Imbrogno. "We’ve received over $100,000 this week."
The influx of cash has reinvigorated Callaghan’s effort. "We’re up on the air in the
Panhandle now and ," Imbrogno said.
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Callaghan’s supporters say one reason they have been recognized by the Democratic committee as a viable campaign is a recent state Democratic Party poll that shows Callaghan gaining on Capito. State party leaders have declined to release the poll numbers without the Callaghan campaign’s permission.
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