LITTLE CAMP RESPONDS TO MONMOUTH POLL ADJUSTMENT

For Immediate Release

October 8, 2010

Contact: Susan Barry
732.433.7873
susan@annalittleforcongress.com
Anna C. Little for Congress, Inc.

LITTLE CAMP RESPONDS TO MONMOUTH POLL ADJUSTMENT


(HIGHLANDS, October 8) - Larry Cirignano, campaign manager for Republican congressional challenger Anna Little - responding to the Monmouth University Polling Institute's remarkable decision to adjust its numbers on a survey as a result of a numbers-crunching analysis by a local blogger - today released the following statement:

"In all my years of working to elect conservative candidates, I've never before seen a pollster acknowledge that his own numbers were wrong. But yesterday afternoon, that's exactly what happened, when the Monmouth University Polling Institute adjusted the numbers on the survey it released a day earlier and cut 22-year incumbent Frank Pallone's 'lead' by 25 percent, slashing it from 12 points to just 9.

"This remarkable turn of events happened as the result of an analysis by Art Gallagher, the editor of MoreMonmouthMusings.net.

"When the survey results were originally released, we questioned the methodology of the survey - it used robo-calls instead of live callers. We also raised a question regarding the composition of the survey sample, given that the survey indicated that Anna Little was leading Frank Pallone by 51-38 percent among Independents, yet Anna was still supposedly trailing by a dozen points - a clear indication that there were too many Democrats included in the survey.

"But Art Gallagher took the questions a step further. He checked the survey sample against voter file databases and demonstrated through a rigorous analysis (available online here: http://www.moremonmouthmusings.net/2010/10/06/musings-on-the-monmouth-university-cd-6-poll/) that the Monmouth numbers simply did not add up correctly. And then he got in touch with the survey director and shared the results of his analysis.

"And, to his credit, Monmouth University Polling Institute director Patrick Murray acknowledged to Gallagher that 'your assumptions are as good as mine, and this is a very volatile electorate' - and then he adjusted his own numbers to reflect a 51-42 percent Pallone lead, instead of the 12-point lead he originally projected.

"When you stop to consider that the day before, Murray, speaking of what he believed to be a 12-point Pallone lead, said, 'A 12 point lead may look comfortable, but not when you consider the fact that Pallone regularly wins reelection by more than 30 points,' you can only ask yourself - just how worried is Frank Pallone now?

"We're quite confident that when our campaign's advertising kicks in, these numbers are going to shift even further in our favor.

"Remember, you cannot change Washington without changing the people we send to Washington!"

ANNA LITTLE WINS STRAW POLL AT CANDIDATE FORUM

For Immediate Release

Contact: Leigh-Ann Bellew

(732) 670-6699

Monday, March 29, 2010

Saddle Brook, NJ - Highlands Mayor Anna Little, Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District, won overwhelming approval from Americans for Prosperity and the Political Club for Growth this weekend. Mayor Little was among 14 congressional candidates who participated in the candidate forum that ended with a straw poll. State Sen. Mike Doherty (R-Washington Twp.) and AFP Vice President of Policy, Phil Kerpen asked the candidate questions after candidates presented a short speech.

"I was honored by the vote of confidence the participants afforded me," Little commented. "I entered this race to bring the voice of the people back to Washington and appreciate their support for my candidacy."

Americans for Prosperity and the Political Club for Growth rated Republican Mayor Anna Little of the Highlands as their favorite candidate among 14 who participated today in a Saddle Brook straw poll.

"Anna is the strongest candidate in this race," said Bellew, Little's campaign manager. "She has the experience and a common sense approach to government that is sorely missing in Washington. This year's election will be about issues and Anna has a firm grasps of the issues facing voters in the 6th district."
View the video of Anna Little's presentation at Anna Little Wins Conservative Staw Poll.

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