Someone wants him to look bad.
On Monday night, a push poll began making its way through the Lehigh Valley. It unfairly attacks two of John's opponents, while leaving him alone. This poll, which was captured by one of my readers, was forwarded to me yesterday.
The push poll fails to state who paid for it.
The initial reaction, of course, is that Morganelli arranged for a push poll that savages his opponents. At lunch yesterday, one Democrat said that she was leaning Morganelli, but after getting that push poll, would support someone else. This is understandable.
But it assumes incorrectly that Morganelli is behind that poll.
Neither John Morganelli nor anyone in his campaign had anything to do with that push poll. His campaign manager, Rich Wilkins, told me he is under strict orders to "keep the gloves on."
Morganelli has strongly denied that he or anyone in his campaign has had anything to do with it. "I would rather lose this race than break my word," he told me yesterday. He was referring to a meeting he had with Susan Wild a few months ago, in which they both promised each other they would refrain from attacks. He added that he considers all his Democratic opponents "fine people," and intends to support the ultimate nominee.
Think about it. John is far better known than his opponents. He has no reason to raise their visibility by attacking them. It would only hurt him, as has already happened.
Think about it. Republicans, who always have money to burn, are sabotaging John because they know he will be much harder to beat than the other Democrats in the race. The GOP candidates themselves likely have nothing to do with this, but some far-right PAC his financed this poll.
If you wish to vote for someone other than John because he's a blue dog Dem, that's fine. I won't pretend he's something he's not. Neither will he. But if you fall for this dirty trick, you're being played
Here's what John has said himself on Facebook:
