Kosmas (D) even with Tom Feeney (R-FL24) in new poll!

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NEW SYMRNA BEACH - Building on the momentum from her decisive primary win, small businesswoman Suzanne Kosmas released polling today showing that she has pulled even with incumbent Tom Feeney in the race for Florida's 24th Congressional District.

In the new poll conducted by Hamilton Campaigns, Kosmas has moved into a statistical tie with Tom Feeney (42% Kosmas - 43% Feeney - 1% Gaurav Bhola). The poll, conducted September 11-14, demonstrates significant movement by Kosmas who trailed Feeney by 14 points in May, and makes is clear that Kosmas' message of standing up for the priorities of the district is resonating with voters. Feeney also has a net negative job approval rating, with 38% of voters having an unfavorable opinion of the way Feeney is representing them in Congress.

"People across the district are clearly connecting with Suzanne Kosmas, because they know that they can trust her and that she shares their priorities," said Kosmas campaign manager Paul Dunn. "Whether it's creating good, high paying jobs, lowering gas prices, taking care of our veterans, or ending the reckless spending - people want change in Washington and a change from Tom Feeney."

Hamilton Campaign's Key Findings:

Democrat Suzanne Kosmas is tied with incumbent Republican Tom Feeney in the race for Florida's 24th Congressional District (42% Kosmas - 43% Feeney - 1% Gaurav Bhola - 14% undecided). In May, prior to her Democratic primary victory and her introduction to general election voters, Kosmas trailed Feeney by -14 percentage points (37% Kosmas - 51% Feeney - 12% undecided). Today, after voters have been introduced to her message of changing to the right priorities, Kosmas is poised to take the lead in the race.

Tom Feeney's job rating is more negative than it was in May polling. Voters are now more split in their opinion on the job performance of Congressman Feeney (now: 37% positive - 38% negative - 25% no opinion; May: 43% positive - 36% negative - 21% no opinion). Incumbent Tom Feeney's personal opinion rating (+7 percentage point net positive) is in even worse shape than his job rating (now: 41% favorable - 35% unfavorable - 24% cannot rate; May: 53% favorable - 30% unfavorable - 18% cannot rate).

Bottomline:

Tom Feeney is one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the U.S. Congress. Feeney's image is weak and voters view him more negatively today than in May. Suzanne Kosmas is mounting a strong campaign by laying out her priorities, which are resonating with the voters. Her priorities are a stark contrast to Tom Feeney's failures including record national debt, ethics violations, and lack of concern for veterans. Since Kosmas entered the race in October 2007 she has out fundraised Tom Feeney.