Someone does "push poll" on my race

March 16, 2007, 4:45 pm

Posted by theresa in General

For all my bloggers, this is the latest off the press. I just got a phone call from a friend, who got a phone call from a pollster. And the first question was, "Do you recognize the following names, which included Telles, Benitas, Theresa Caballero and Jaime Esparza."

According to my friend, the pollster also asked the following three questions: "Do you have a favorable impression of Theresa Caballero?"

"Do you have favorable impression about Jaime Esparza?

"Do you think Jaime Esparza is doing a ____ job of prosecuting criminals in El Paso? This was followed by these four options: excellent, fair, poor or undecided.

The Ruela Group conducted the poll. The Caller ID showed the letters PTRG and the phone number of 915-584-3322.

It sounds like somebody's running scared. Based on the questions, it sounds as if someone favorable to Jaime is conducting the poll. If you were called regarding the poll, or heard it, please respond.

Stay tuned for more on DIMS this weekend. My opponent is telling the community that DIMS is constitutional and that is not true!

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Posted by justrite
on March 17, 2007, 4:00 pm

Is it possible that Jaime Esparza and Jose Rodriguez didn't comprehend the judge's ruling or were they deliberately trying to deceive the public? Why would two attorneys call a press conference and misrepresent the ruling? It was good to see that Bob Harp from KVIA saw the error in their interpretation and verified Sam Snoddy's assessment of the ruling. I'm looking forward to the televised debates once the campaign is underway.

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Posted by theresa
on March 19, 2007, 9:50 am

Jaime Esparza knows exactly what the rulings said. Judge Cardone actually stated in plain English that "while there may be inequities in DIMS its Constitutionality WAS NOT before the court." That is a close paraphrase.What you saw Esparza do on TV is how he does business.

It is frightening thing and a blow to democracy having someone who so blithely lies wield such great power.

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Posted by Carl Starr
on March 17, 2007, 6:58 pm

I thought Harps report was fair too. To me the rulings say most the DIMS issues belong in state court. As complex as what DIMS is, some of the processes of it the rulings did seem to uphold. Also its true Injunctions were asked and denied. State claims can come into Fed courts under certain conditions Judge FM quoted the law on that well. I feel pendent-supplement state claims should have been spelled more clearly and maybe the fed courts maybe would have addressed some of them. I am looking forward to reading TC's take on the rulings.

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