MIssed this Billion Story: Billion campaign optimistic, despite being down by 18 points
Tom Lawrence at the Rapid City Weekly News filed this story on the 6th of October talking about how Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jack Billion thinks he can capture 80% of the undecideds in the race:
Well, they're all tall tales aren't they?
Jack Billion readily admits he’s behind in both the polls and in campaign dollars raised.Jack says he can capture 80% of the undecideds? Read it all here as Jack also claims he can rope a tornado, cut down the forest with one whack of his ax (accompanied by Babe, his great blue ox), and outdrill a steam engine through Big Bend mountain.
Billion, the Democratic candidate for governor, said Thursday he trailed Gov. Mike Rounds by 18 points in a poll conducted for his campaign in mid-September. He said the poll showed Rounds with 46.8% support while he was below 30%.
Despite that gap this late in the campaign, Billion said he remained optimistic. “We were pleased with them,” he said of the poll numbers.
Billion said as a sitting governor, the fact that Rounds was below 50% was good news for his campaign. It showed that Rounds hadn’t gained the support of many South Dakotans, he said.
For him to win, Billion said, he would need to capture 80% of the undecided vote. Can he do that, he was asked? “You bet,” Billion replied.
Well, they're all tall tales aren't they?
Comments
It's always been my experience that they fall out in numbers generally similar to the un-decideds.
Of course, it's all moot without the benefit of tracking.
For someone trying to make a decent run at the office what's he going to do, come out and say it's a lost cause?
I am sure if you asked Bruce Whalen the same question he would give a similar answer and he just as far behind if not farther.