GRIMES OFFERS EXPLANATION ON NEGATIVE PUSH-POLL
Hubbard waits for Grimes to send him copy of questions
MONTGOMERY -- Yesterday, Joe Hubbard, the Democratic nominee for Alabama House District 73, received a telephone call from his opponent, Rep. David Grimes. Grimes called to offer an explanation on the push-poll that has cast doubt on the "Clean Campaign Pledge" the two candidates made in June on the steps of the Alabama Statehouse.
Representative Grimes told Hubbard that the push-poll was, in fact, authorized by his campaign and was funded by the Republican Party. He also confirmed that he had signed off on the questions in the poll before they were sent to the polling firm in New York. Grimes, however, denied that the questions he signed off on mentioned anything about "corrupt Montgomery politicians." He said that the questions had been "embellished" by the New York polling firm, and that Republican Party Chairman, Mike Hubbard, was dealing with the polling firm on the issue.
Over the weekend, Grimes adamantly denied knowing anything about the poll when questioned by WSFA. Rep. Grimes told WSFA he was not behind the push-polls and found out about them only after they were run. Grimes also told WSFA that one of the questions read, "How do you feel to know that Joe Hubbard is a lawyer who has sued local businesses and has defended many corrupt Montgomery politicians?"
Hubbard is an attorney but has never represented any Montgomery public officials or sued any local businesses. "The only public officials I represent," said Hubbard, "are the county sheriffs around this State who keep the families in our communities safe and keep our jails secure. If those are the politicians I am accused of defending, I will accept this push-poll as a badge of honor."
Hubbard stated that he has not seen any of the questions in the push-poll, but has only heard about them from frustrated constituents. In a spirit of cooperation, Grimes promised to fax Hubbard a copy of the questions that dealt with him, so the matter can be put to rest.
"I'm tired of the back-and-forth," said Hubbard. "The people of this community deserve more than political double-speak. David and I made them a promise to rise above 'politics as usual," and that is a promise I am committed to keeping."
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