An internal poll commissioned by state Sen. Alfred “Al” Lawson's Congressional campaign shows him leading incumbent Blue Dog Allen Boyd 34.9 percent to 30.7 percent in the district.“This poll confirms what we have known for a long time, that I can and will win this election,” Lawson said. “I have said for months that this race is winnable, and that Allen Boyd has done the bidding of special interests."
The poll, conducted by the Research Network, showed that 44.5 percent of district voters approved of Boyd’s job performance while 42.7 percent disapproved. Overall, voters gave Boyd a 53.2 percent favorability rating and a 38.3 percent unfavorable rating. Lawson’s favorability rating is 47.5 percent and his unfavorable rating is 12.4 percent.
“Allen Boyd is out of touch with North Florida, and the voters have noticed,” declared Josh Robinson, Lawson's campaign manager. “Allen Boyd’s embrace of radical positions, such as opposing health care reform, voting against the federal stimulus bill and privatizing Social Security, has placed him outside the mainstream of North Florida.”
This poll conducted for the Lawson campaign comes on the heels of Allen Boyd spending more than $1.5 million to flood local airwaves with expensive campaign television commercials.
“Allen Boyd has attempted to reinvent himself through weeks of slick campaign commercials, but voters aren’t buying it,” Robinson said. “Boyd’s rhetoric doesn’t match his actions. No matter what he says, North Florida knows that this Blue Dog won’t hunt.”