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OLIVER  FOR  MAYOR  CAMPAIGN  RELEASES  INTERNAL  POLLING  RESULTS  Results  are  not  random  or  representative  and  likely  inaccurate,  but  still  show  that    

Oliver  leads  the  pack  by  ridiculous  amounts  in  the  2015  Mayor’s  race.  

 Thursday,  March  26,  2015  -­‐  Philadelphia,  PA  –  Today,  the  Oliver  for  Mayor  campaign  released  its  own  internal  polling  results,  which  unsurprisingly  indicate  whatever  he  wanted  them  to  indicate.    Note:  This  news  release  is  written  with  tongue  fully  planted  in  cheek.      The  analysis  is  based  on  the  findings  of  a  survey  of  a  few  hundred  voters  representing  the  likely  May  19th  Democratic  Primary  electorate  in  Philadelphia  who  were  interviewed  between  March  14-­‐17th,  2015.    The  study  was  conducted  by  live  interviewers  who  contacted  likely  voters  via  face-­‐time  and  Oovoo  and  was  cross  referenced  with  those  who  have  active  Instagram  and  Facebook  accounts  who  also  participated  in  or  attended  a  step  show  competition  at  some  point  in  the  past  two  Mayoral  election  cycles.  The  survey  utilized  a  gym  membership  registration-­‐based  sample  which  models  the  likely  electorate  that  we  chose  to  create.    The  margin  of  error  is  +/-­‐  50  percentage  points  at  a  150%  level  of  confidence.    The  margin  of  error  is  roughly  the  same  for  sub  groups.  

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Oliver  Trumps  Fellow  Mayoral  Candidates  in  a  Primary  Vote  Poll      

Abraham     Street   Diaz   Williams   Kenney   Undecided   Oliver  

Doug  Oliver  enjoys  a  substantial  lead  over  the  rest  of  the  field.    He  garners  60%  of  the  vote,  43  points  ahead  of  his  closest  rival,  Mr.  or  Ms.  Undecided  (17%),  and  a  full  50  points  ahead  of  both  Jim  Kenney  (10%)  and  Tony  Williams  (10%).    Oliver’s  support  is  strong  across  all  major  groups,  including  members  of  Kappa  Alpha  Psi,  members  of  Enon  Tabernacle  Baptist  Church,  Alumni  of  Lock  Haven  University,  LaSalle  University  and  St.  Joseph’s  as  well  as  those  having  grown  up  in  Germantown  who  also  previously  worked  for  PGW  and  served  as  a  Press  Secretary  for  large  urban  Cities  with  open  seat  Mayoral  races.    He  leads  in  all  regions,  particularly  for  those  who  have  lived  on  Wayne  Avenue,  Dorcas  St.,  Duval  St.,  Lawnton  Ave.  or  those  currently  living  on  the  11th  St.  Corridor  between  Godfrey  and  66th  as  well  as  among  both  African  American  voters  and  white  voters  who  fit  the  same  exact  criteria.    Oliver  is  also  the  top  second  and  third  choice  of  both  Kenney’s  and  Williams’  supporters  from  those  exact  same  areas.    Oliver’s  strength  is  grounded  in  a  substantial  image  advantage.    He  is  significantly  better  liked  than  the  other  contenders  because  he  offers  ice  cream  to  kids  and  puppies  to  the  puppy-­‐less.    Oliver’s  favorable  ratings  are  much  higher  than  Kenney  and  Williams  who  offered  no  such  ice  cream  or  puppies.      He  also  has  uncommonly  strong  job  performance  ratings  with  almost  everybody  in  the  random  and  representative  sample  he  chose  on  his  own.    He  was  given  a  positive  rating  for  his  performance  as  press  secretary  as  compared  to  those  offering  positive  evaluations  of  Kenney  and  Williams  for  their  work  as  a  Press  Secretary  (0%  for  each  respectively).    Driving  support  for  Oliver  are  extremely  strong  ratings  on  a  number  of  character  dimensions,  with  large  majorities  saying  he  brings  a  fresh  perspective,  has  executive  experience,  loves  his  City  and  that  he  carries  no  baggage.        In  short,  Oliver  is  well  positioned  to  capitalize  on  his  strong  image  and  win  election  this  May.  

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         Here’s  some  real  facts  for  you  to  consider:  

• There  are  roughly  1  million  registered  voters  in  Philadelphia,  although  most  agree  that  there  are,  in  actuality,  only  800,000  active  registered  voters.  

• Roughly  50%  of  active  voters  are  under  the  age  of  45  • Philadelphia  welcomed  more  than  50,000  new  residents  in  the  last  7  years  –  all  under  the  

age  of  30.      o That  number  is  even  larger  if  you  include  people  who  have  moved  into  the  City  in  

the  last  10  years  or  if  you  include  new  Philadelphians  under  the  age  of  40,  50,  or  60.        What’s  the  point?    

   

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• The  landscape  is  different.  We  are  a  much  different  City  than  we  were  even  10  years  ago.    

• The  operating  assumptions  are  flawed.    The  assumption  that  young  people  don’t  vote  isn’t  true.    They  do.    They  voted  for  Obama  and  that’s  a  large  reason  why  they  represent  50%  of  the  active  voter  registration  rolls  here  in  Philadelphia.    Perhaps  they  just  haven’t  been  asked  to  vote  –  or  been  given  a  reason  to  vote  by  local  elected  officials.    

• Focusing  on  only  “likely”  voters  is  a  self-­‐fulfilling  prophecy.    In  discussing  only  likely  voters,  we  limit  our  thought  process  only  to  those  who  typically  vote  –  and  we  leave  out,  by  design,  the  hundreds  of  thousands  of  other  Philadelphians  who  are  fed  up  with  local  government  and/or  who  have  found  ways  to  be  successful  in  spite  of  -­‐  not  because  of  -­‐  government.  

 This  2015  Mayor’s  race  offers  the  City  of  Philadelphia  an  opportunity  to  change  the  game.    Instead  of  playing  small-­‐ball  with  a  continued  focus  on  narrow  interests.    Let’s  instead  embrace  the  idea  that  we  have  a  City  who  cares  and  deserves  to  be  cared  for.    At  every  level.        Let’s  not  tell  them  what  they  should  think  by  surveying  only  what  “You”  think.    Let’s  include  them  in  the  discussion  instead  of  excluding  them  in  an  effort  to  preserve  the  status  quo.        My  campaign  seeks  to  re-­‐ignite  engagement  in  Philadelphia’s  future  by  ALL  Philadelphians.    The  seasoned,  yes,  but  also  the  young  and  youthful.  The  content,  yes,  but  also  the  discontented  and  frustrated.      We  can  get  there.    And  we  will.        But  let’s  start  by  being  representative  before  we  get  to  being  random.    Especially  in  our  polling.      Otherwise,  read  my  poll  again  and  let’s  just  roll  with  that.    VISIT:      WWW.DOUGOLIVER2015.COM  FOLLOW:      @DO2015PHL  (TWITTER,  FACEBOOK,  INSTAGRAM)