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and put us over the top on November 5th.”
Another positive sign for the Jones campaign is that Mr. Cantor’s own polling shows him with only 47% of the vote. The conventional wisdom holds that an incumbent with a “vote to re-elect” that is under 50% is extremely vulnerable.
A two day survey by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 15th and 16th drew over 3.000 respondents. The results showed Jones with 1789 votes (56%) and Cantor with 1417 votes (44%). “That wasn’t a scientific survey, but with hard work and luck we can turn that into reality on Election Day,” says candidate Jones.
“The thing about this that is truly extraordinary is that we have done this the old fashioned way,” says Jones. “When all is said and done we will have been outspent by a margin of ten to one, but we have made up for it with moxie and shoe leather. We are hoping that our positive ‘word of mouth’ caimpaign will overcome the slick mailings and t.v. commercials of the Cantor crowd.” Jones is also quick to point out that the redistricted Seventh District is much more competitive than the previous configuration. “Mark Warner and Tim Kaine came within an eyelash of winning this district last year,” he points out.
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