Democratic pollster Dean Debnam of Public Policy Polling is behind a new TV ad criticizing the neighborhood school candidates in the heated race for Wake County School Board.
Debnam, who owns the Democratic polling firm, said he formed Wake Citizens for Good Government to counter what he called Republican "lies" about the school system, T. Keung Hui reports on his WakeEd blog.
He said his ad was not done in coordination with any candidates. Debnam said his company has been doing polling in the school board districts. But he said the data was for internal use and not as a public poll.
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Here is the text of the ad.
(Ad opens showing a copy of a Wake County property tax bill.)
"The Wake County school board races this year may determine whether your property taxes go up. These candidates claim they want neighborhood schools. But their plan was tried in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and now they're spending millions trying to save failing schools.
A vote for Debra Goldman, Chris Malone and Deborah Prickett is a vote for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg plan: failing schools that cost millions more and higher property taxes. Vote against Goldman, Malone and Prickett.
Paid for by Wake Citizens For Good Government. Jacqueline Esslinger, Treasurer."
Comments
Re: Debnam launches Wake ad
October 3, 2009 - 9:47pm — cmitchz"The Wake County school board races this year may determine whether your property taxes go up. These candidates claim they want neighborhood schools. But their plan was tried in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and now they're spending millions trying to save failing schools."
Uh, okay, I'd really like an explanation for that. I didn't know that CharMeck had genuinely "neighborhood" schools (see the fight over the new Mint Hill school and the social engineering mindset of the Dem school board who place schools where they want people to move to) but beyond that, we're supposed to believe that CharMeck schools just now suddenly failed?
Paul Terrell implodes (again) on Under the Dome
October 3, 2009 - 2:46am — GiggleBoxSubmitted by DustinIngalls on October 2, 2009 - 10:34pm.
Well, Dustin that's not entirely fair. Me and Paul went to Subway at the same time. I was first in line but he said he was a Republican with an important Daddy and pushed through.
Paul said his Daddy always said important men get roast beef.
I said 'important' men always know when to get their footlong after guys with baseball bats getting salads.
He hasn't posted without a band-aid since. Guess he's hard of hearing or possibly the biggest idiot on DOME. Either way...
I soooo can't believe Paul Terrell doesn't have a state job representing us yet... Guess the voters are just DUMB LIKE PAUL TERRELL ALWAYS SAYS!
Re: Debnam launches Wake ad
October 2, 2009 - 9:34pm — DustinIngallsPoliticalJunkie, Debnam himself is behind these ads, not PPP. Debnam is quite wealthy.
GiggleBox, you crack me up in a good way. Paul Terrell, you crack me up in a bad way.
Re: Paul Terrell tries again
October 2, 2009 - 8:48pm — GiggleBoxPaul, I'm sorry. You TOTALLY have 18 percent of my attention.
What totally proven crazy stuff were you going door to door saying again?
God, what I wouldn't give for 100 counties of you.
Re: Debnam launches Wake ad
October 2, 2009 - 7:49pm — GiggleBoxHey Paul, how's the wife?
Re: Debnam launches Wake ad
October 2, 2009 - 7:41pm — PaulTerrellDean says all 4 of the school board candidates opposing bussing our students across town in some cases as lying? This is another personal attack by a liberal. If you disagree with a liberal you are always wrong and a moron. Just go to Blue NC and refer to the posts by Protzman and some other person calling Republicans morons and idiots.
It would be nice if liberals could come to the table and work with conservatives. But apparently every amendment put forward by the GOP is voted NO by democrats. And here in the state house Hackney attacks Republicans for what I do not know, because the Democrats have commanding majorities in the NC State House and State Senate. And a Democrat is in the Governor's mansion.
I think that Democrats need to just zip it and get about running this country. Attacks on the GOP is just the Democrats distraction from their failures. We do need REAL CHANGE in the NC legislature and in the US Congress. I bet one of the liberals here will simply launch a personal attack against me rather than prove from the facts they are wrong.
Re: Debnam launches Wake ad
October 2, 2009 - 1:09pm — Isaac136Thank you, Dean Debnam, for telling it like it is.
A rose by any other name
October 2, 2009 - 12:48pm — James_ProtzmanArt Pope wrote the book on funneling corporate money into elections, and the State Board blessed that dirty book with official Tarheel holy water, unsolved issues notwithstanding.
Doesn't smell right
October 2, 2009 - 12:29pm — PoliticalJunkieSomething stinks.
I think it might be the smell of an illegal coordination and an illegal corporate donation to this new PAC from PPP.