Does anyone know what the latest polls are in this race?We get asked that a lot. The annoying answer is, there are no polls on this race... at least, none that have been made public.
For a couple of possible reasons: they are expensive ($25,000) and Murtha's opponent, Diana Irey, needs to use campaign money for wiser things. Also, if Murtha has polled and found the results bad for him he is not going to release that information publicly.
I just returned from the "Boot Murtha" rally in Johnstown {where everything is named after john murtha}. The rally had between 1200-1500 patriots many great guest speakers and zero politicians. Irey was prevented by law from attending {thank you john mcpain} but it was a roaring event. The speakers included Gregg Garvey {his son Justin was killed in Iraq}, Earl Johnson {survivor of the North Tower}, John Wroblewski {his Marine son also killed in Iraq}, Terry Pennington {son is one of the Marines in brig in Pendleton} and David Beamer {son Todd ... Let's Roll}. Local talk show hosts Quinn and Rose and several others.
There were more tears than at an Italian wedding {or funeral}. Me too.
I stopped at a local pub to get a sense of the local folks and they are all behind murtha. While many expressed disagreement with his statements, they know he is a real porker. Sad but true. He will be tough to beat.