For Immediate Release Contact: Beau Rothschild

March 18, 2014 (214) 455-7656

Texas 4
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Congressional District Survey
Ratcliffe 12 Points Up over Hall

Rockwall, TX- Texas 4
th
Congressional District Republicans are lining up
behind former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffes candidacy for Congress and are
ready for a new voice to represent them in Washington. Those are the
recent findings of a poll conducted on behalf of Now or Never PAC. The poll
shows Ratcliffe up 12 points, at 47%-35%, over the 34 year incumbent
Ralph Hall.

Based on these findings, Now or Never PAC plans to invest resources in
support of Ratcliffes candidacy, giving voters an alternative to incumbent
Ralph Hall. At 90, Ralph Hall is the oldest member of Congress in U.S.
history. Hall was elected in 1980, the same year Pac Man debuted and
Jimmy Carter was still President. After 34 years in Washington and voting
repeatedly for debt ceiling increases and wasteful earmarks, voters are
ready to bring Ralph Hall home.

Wenzel Strategies conducted a telephone survey of 436 likely Republican
Primary voters in TX CD4, March 12-13, 2014. Results below.


POLLING MEMORANDUM
FROM: Fritz Wenzel, President, Wenzel Strategies
RE: Survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters in TX CD4
The Wenzel Strategies survey of likely Republican Primary Election voters in TX
CD4 shows that while many have a favorable opinion of longtime incumbent
Ralph Hall, they think it is time for someone else to represent them in
Washington D.C
The poll shows that John Ratcliffe would defeat Hall in a primary election by a
double-digit margin, 47% to 35%. Another 17% said they were unsure in the
head-to-head matchup.

Halls re-elect number is particularly bad, as just 33% of his political base think
that he should continue in office, while 67% said it is time for someone new. This
sentiment is linked directly to Halls advanced age, as respondents were informed
that he is 90 years old and has served in Congress for the last 34 years.

Even among his contemporaries those voters in the district age 75 or older,
Ratcliffe leads by a 56% to 39% margin. In fact, Hall wins more support among
younger voters, no doubt partly because he is the only congressman those voters
have ever known.

While Hall leads among political moderates, Ratcliffe enjoys significant leads
among conservatives and those who self-identify as very conservative. Hall leads
by a 48% to 42% margin among moderates, but Ratcliffe enjoys a 19-point lead
among conservatives and a 17-point lead among the very conservative, which
provides him with the foundation of an overall lead that it appears Hall would
have trouble overcoming.

A problem facing Hall is that he is a well-known quantity in the district, and it
appears those who should make up his political base have decided it is time for a
change.

It is also notable but not surprising that many voters in the district are
disenchanted with what is going on politically in Washington D.C., and that Hall is
just one more incumbent who must face an angry electorate.








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Q: If you were voting today for the Republican nomination for Congress representing our area, and
the candidates were Ralph Hall and John Ratcliffe, for whom would you vote?
Ballot TestTX CD4

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
RALPH HALL 154 35.3 35.3 35.3
JOHN RATCLIFFE 206 47.2 47.2 82.6
NOT SURE 76 17.4 17.4 100.0
Total 436 100.0 100.0