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Chocola up 15 points in latest poll Long Thompson's staff disputes 'flawed' survey Sat, Nov 2, 2002 By Trevor Wendzonka Truth Staff Even before President Bush's visit Thursday, a new poll shows Republican Chris Chocola had opened a 15-point lead in Indiana's Second Congressional District. The survey of voters was conducted by Brian Vargus of Indiana University's public opinion laboratory -- the same pollster who showed Chocola with a 12-point edge over Democrat Jill Long Thompson in the middle of October. The first poll was commissioned by The Truth and WNDU NewsCenter 16, and Vargus explained he did the follow-up...

New survey shows Chocola gaining ground Long Thompson: Bush wouldn't visit if race were decided By JACK COLWELL Tribune Political Writer SOUTH BEND -- A new Tribune/WSBT-TV poll shows Chris Chocola has gained some momentum. But the congressional race remains basically a tossup as President Bush heads here today to try to provide that final push needed for a Chocola victory. Chocola, the Republican nominee in the close, contentious and costly 2nd Congressional District race, said the president's visit will send "a message loud and clear" on his behalf in a district where Bush is popular. Jill Long Thompson, the...

News poll shows a leader in the race for second district seat A new poll shows one candidate taking the lead Posted: 10/20/2002 05:57 pm Indiana’s second district congressional race is being closely watched across the nation. Both parties have dedicated a significant amount of resources to this race in the hopes that the winner will sway the balance of power in the House of Representatives. Now, an "Elkhart Truth", NewsCenter 16 poll shows republican Chris Chocola with a statistically significant lead, over democrat Jill Long Thompson. About 400 registered voters took part in the poll. The poll takers only...

A dead heat in 2nd District Long Thompson leads among women; more men back Chocola By JACK COLWELL Tribune Political Writer SOUTH BEND -- A new poll conducted for The Tribune and WSBT-TV shows Democrat Jill Long Thompson with a 1 percentage point lead over Republican Chris Chocola among likely voters in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District. That's a statistical tie. A dead heat. But if only men were voting, Chocola would be heading for Congress. He leads by 8 percentage points with men. And if only women were voting, Long Thompson would be the one to represent the district. She...

From: The Pro-Life Infonet Reply-To: Steven Ertelt Subject: Election 2002 Campaign Updates Source: Pro-Life Infonet; October 7, 2002 Election 2002 Campaign Updates Indiana Pro-Abortion Fundraiser Moved After Catholics Complain A campaign fund-raiser for pro-abortion congressional candidate Jill Long Thompson was moved from a Roman Catholic Church after a group protested her stance on abortion. The Democratic candidate moved the Oct. 16 event to an undisclosed site Thursday after a Catholic lay group pressed area Catholic leaders to cancel her event. The Indianapolis-based Catholics Allied for the Faith Inc., a body of Catholics who promote the church's orthodox teachings, had sent...

2nd District still dead heat in poll Long Thompson's edge gains by 1 percentage point By JACK COLWELL Tribune Political Writer SOUTH BEND -- A new poll conducted for The Tribune and WSBT-TV shows Democrat Jill Long Thompson still slightly ahead of Republican Chris Chocola -- this time by 4 percentage points -- in the race for Congress in Indiana's 2nd District. "Basically, it's a dead heat," said pollster Del Ali, whose firm conducted the survey of likely voters throughout the district. "This goes right down to the wire," Ali concluded. The pollster said the results are good news for...