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Public Opinion Strategies Congratulates Danny Jones
Contact:
Rob Autry
robautry@pos.org
(703) 836-7655
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Public Opinion Strategies congratulates Danny
Jones on his hard-fought victory to become the newly-elected Mayor
of Charleston, West Virginia. Republican Danny Jones soundly defeated
Democrat Chris Smith in a city where there are twice as many registered
Democrats as there are registered Republicans. Many political pundits
had predicted an easy victory for Smith, who, just two months ago,
had defeated the incumbent mayor by 24 points in the March Democratic
primary.
"The days of West Virginia being a Democratic stronghold are
long gone. Jones’ success shows that having the better candidate
and running the better campaign makes all the difference," stated
Rob Autry, pollster for the Jones campaign and Vice President at Public
Opinion Strategies. "This victory is a big win for all West Virginia
Republicans and clearly gives the party a psychological boost heading
into the 2004 elections."
Public Opinion Strategies, the Alexandria-based polling firm that
conducting survey research for the Danny Jones campaign, had Jones
leading by nine points with just two weeks to go in the campaign and
showed the momentum was swinging in his favor. Final results show Jones
winning 57% of the vote compared to Smith’s 43%.
Public Opinion Strategies was recently honored with the 2002 "Pollster
of the Year" award from the American Association of Political
Consultants. Danny Jones’ win becomes the fourth consecutive
victorious campaign that Public Opinion Strategies has polled for in
West Virginia over the last three years. For more information, please
visit www.pos.org.
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