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Democratic Senate campaign in Illinois plays down Green candidate’s high poll numbers

By Ross Levin on June 23, 2010 3:30 PM

A “spokesman” from Democratic candidate for US Senate Alexi Giannoulias in Illinois has said that he doesn’t “see [a Green victory for LeAlan Jones] happening,” and attributed Jones’ high poll numbers to the survey being taken early in the campaign.  Jones has polled as high as 14 percent, receiving 26 percent support among African Americans.  Read the full story here.

A spokesman for Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias told TPM Monday he’s not worried about third-party candidates affecting the Illinois Senate race — despite a Public Policy Polling survey released last week that found Democratic State Treasurer Giannoulias neck-and-neck with GOP Rep. Mark Kirk, 31%-30%. Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones polled at a surprising 14%.

Giannoulias spokesman Matt McGrath said that at this point “nothing would surprise us” about polling numbers, as “it’s still very early” in the campaign.

6 Comments

  1. Ross Levin Post author | June 24, 2010

    That’s doubtful, with this poll and the Green Party’s history in Illinois.

  2. Mike Theodore June 24, 2010

    It’s likely that Giannoulias hasn’t even heard about the Green Party candidate. He’s been a very lazy and uninvolved campaigner, coming from the old Democratic school of politics that considers winning the Democratic primary as winning the General election.

    The Greens have an advantage in that, at least.

  3. Robert Milnes June 24, 2010

    The democrat is right-about this. Early polls usually show higher numbers for the third party/independent. Don’t worry. They will tank by election day.

  4. Deran June 24, 2010

    Yes, but; that money was from an organization with ties to the GOP, and the thinking in much of the TX GP is that the GOP wants a greeen on the ballot to stop the Democrat candidates. I’m no fan of the Democrats by any means, but isn’t this, well, sleazy on the part of the Greens to have taken this money from a GOP front? It makes the Greens look like tools of the GOP.

    Or, are you being ironic?

  6. Green Party Conservative June 23, 2010

    The Green Party’s LeAlan Jones is an excellent candidate, running a superb campaign. Professional. Efficient. Effective.

    First class Green Party work by another young Green Party candidate.

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