АBOBOАN=ŒdHHHHHHаN<фџџHN>D€N<№џџџ-ZџџџMark Rauterkus‡fџџBLOM!`'l џџџxHH_џ§aѕ(ќ§ФЫlРД- ^ь&'d4272ƒџџpк†l@/РcхN<МN<”H/H/N;Œхcpо`oЕ4  N<и[фџџџџџџџџ]QyDSETrНn Ј6N>,N>0N><N>$дˆqP+~Ідˆq@~А   ' 6 j u v  Ѓ Я а ч     Q j k  €45“”*+НО%&ЅІ892 3 4 J р с і › œ Ж _ ` a b  Ј Ј  6€234JсѕœЖb  2N> N;02N;3+N:є^KN:№ Media Alert and Quotes News Source: Mark Rauterkus Participant, Mayorеs Race, City of Pittsburgh, 2001 Republican Campaign Headquarters: 108 South 12th Street Pittsburgh, (South Side) PA, 15203-1226 USA Messages: 412-481-2497 Email: Mark@Rauterkus.com http://Rauterkus.com Topic: Local Poll about the Mayorеs Race by KDKA-TV News and Political Nightmares Date: Jan. 12, 2001 With the primary election four month away and the heavyweight candidates still unannounced as official contenders in the race, Pittsburghеs media elite is releasing polling data. Republican challenger, stay-at-home dad, Mark Rauterkus, is calling foul and ringing alarms. The poll asked voters about two candidates. Neither are on the campaign trails yet. The real candidates who have been making a ppearances got ignored. The poll only asked about Democrats. The legacy of the city should not spoil the opportunities for new candidates in elections months in advance. Todayеs faulty polls present only one slant could provide reasons for debate exclusion in the future. Poll result listings that are devoid of challengers make it nearly impossible for political newcomers to raise campaign funds. The voters should not be asked to choose among the options before the candidates are introduced. Putting the cart before the horse isnеt prudent. The success of democracy depends upon the reaction of the people to the opportunities presented. The advance poll is a ploy to squash viable opposition candidates. The well of democracy and our civic interactions are tarnished by this advance poll.  + Celebrity or Politics Polls centered only upon celebrities are not political polls. A popular poll isn't fair to the process of citizen engagement in the election process. Job Approval Ratings Perhaps KDKA TV News should have done a job-approval poll of the existing mayor. Those polls would have been valuable throughout the course of the mayorеs career. Republicans and Democrats A poll conducted on only one of the political parties is without balance. Republican questions needs to be included in future polling. More than one race is happening. K KDKA News Desk 2: 412-575-2245 KDKA's Main Switchboard: 412-575-2200 ZџџNдDSET‚џџ.HџџџџџџN<œдˆ|а—дџџ6џџ*|а—DSETАџџ.HџџџџџџџџN=а—ˆдџџˆдџџ6џџ*|а—DSUM'Mark RauterkusHDNISTYL ~€џџDSTYLN>|N=ЈN=ДN>tN=€N=œN=ЌN=АџџџџN џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ џџџџF џџџџ џџџџ џџџџџџџџ џџџџ џџџџџџ џџџџџџ џџ џџџџ џџ џџџџ џџџџџџџџ џџџџџџ џџџџџџ џџџџџџџџџџџџ џџџџ џџ џџ|џџHASHŒ $ксДоу(  ()A( A( A( A( A (A (A (A ()A (-L: QhЙбкj­зazЋсo}Bod’  CHARN>xџџџџ џџ џџџњ џџџыџџ"џп џџџћ џџ€џџџћџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџяџџџџџџrџџџџџџ rџџџџџџ џџџџџџ'џџџџџџ^ џџHASH„     %) Rџџ CELLN>pŒџџџџџџџџ"џџHASHџ jџџ GRPHN=„џџџџџџџџџ"џџHASHžџџl RULRN=ˆџџџџџџџџ§@џџџџџ@џџџ@4џџHASHџџ@џ@§@џL LKUP    џџ џџ$NAMEDefault Default SSHeaderBodyFooterFootnoteFootnote Index DFNTM HelveticaGenevaџџCharcoalTimesMCROMCROoBlNoBlNBBARBBARџџMARKMRKSџџ MOBJWMBTETBLXDSUM&HDNIUSTYL_MCROхoBlNѕBBARMARKWMBT;ETBLGџў§ќћњљј№ёђѓєѕії