September 26, 2014      4:32 PM
Internal poll shows Arlington House race could be one to watch
Democratic underdog releases poll that shows a competitive race for outgoing Rep. Diane Patrick's seat
A reliably Republican Texas
House district in North Texas could be up for grabs if there’s validity
to a new internal poll released to the Quorum Report by the Democrat in the
race. It’s one of those classic situations where we hear that the contest could
be quite competitive if, and that’s a big if, the Democrat is able to get his
message out to voters.
Incumbent Rep. Diane Patrick lost her GOP primary to
Tea Party challenger Tony Tinderholt,
who has given pause to some local Republican leaders. Tinderholt faces
Democratic businessman Cole Ballweg
in November.
The poll released by
Ballweg’s campaign showed that when voters were told positive things about both
candidates, Tinderholt’s structural lead as the
Republican shrank to a statistical dead heat.
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