Perriello camp slams pollster
Posted: October 1st, 2010, 9:16 am
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Rep. Tom Perriello is upset over two recent SurveyUSA polls that show him losing his reelection race. | AP Photo
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 9/30/10 6:38 PM EDT Updated: 10/1/10 8:07 AM EDT
Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello, who’s engaged in a tough reelection race, is going to war.
Not with his opponent, GOP state Sen. Robert Hurt, but with the automated polling outfit SurveyUSA.
At issue are two recent SurveyUSA polls that show Perriello not just trailing Hurt—it’s widely acknowledged that Perriello is in danger of losing his seat—but losing by landslide margins. An early September survey showed Hurt leading by a staggering 26-percentage-point margin while another poll conducted this week showed Hurt leading Perriello by nearly as much—23 percent.
