Paiu foi by Scottie Nayfielu foi Congiess

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Nonuay, Apiil 16, 2u12

C0NTACT: Tommy Boppei
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ATBENS, TENNESSEE - Scottie Nayfielu, Republican canuiuate foi Congiess in Tennessee's
Thiiu Bistiict, ieleaseu highlights of a suivey conuucteu iecently by Whit Ayies, who has
also seiveu as pollstei anu auvisoi to uoveinoi Bill Baslam anu Senatois Lamai Alexanuei,
Bob Coikei anu Bill Fiist.

The Nayfielu campaign ieleaseu a one page memo summaiizing the iesults of the poll,
showing Nayfielu nine points aheau of both incumbent Chuck Fleischmann anu challengei
Weston Wamp, well outsiue the maigin of eiioi. Nayfielu enteieu the iace just seven weeks
ago. Be iepoiteu a iecoiu-shatteiing $4S2,uuu funus iaiseu in those seven weeks, moie
than both of his opponents combineu.

"Polling iesults aie a snapshot," saiu Tommy Boppei, geneial consultant to Nayfielu. "We'ie
obviously veiy pleaseu that voteis iesponu to Scottie's message, image anu life expeiience.
4u yeais' expeiience in small business anu cieating jobs anu zeio yeais playing Washington
political games is exactly what voteis aie looking foi," saiu Boppei. "But Scottie has alieauy
been falsely attackeu, anu that will continue, anu so we plan an aggiessive, positive
campaign about who can be the best congiessman foi the people of the Thiiu Bistiict," he
auueu.

"In thiity yeais, I uon't believe I've evei seen a piimaiy challengei actually leauing the
incumbent just seven weeks into the iace. It just means we'll woik even haiuei. We like
both oui opponents anu think both aie goou men, but this election is about who can uo best
by anu foi oui countiy. Scottie's integiity, life expeiience anu 4u yeai iecoiu in business
anu not politics is why he's the best canuiuate. voteis will also like his humility, basic
goouness, faith, family, anu uesiie to iun a positive campaign focuseu on getting oui countiy
back on tiack."




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To: Scottie Mayfield and Tommy Hopper

From: Whit Ayres and Dan Judy

Date: April 15, 2012

Re: Mayfield Leads 3rd District Republican Primary Race for Congress


Our firm conducted a survey of 400 likely Republican primary voters in Tennessee's new 3rd
Congressional District on April 3-5, 2012, with a margin of error of 4.90 percent. Key
highlights of the survey are:

1. Scottie Mayfield currently leads both incumbent Chuck Fleischmann and Weston
Wamp among likely Republican primary voters in the race for the Republican nomination
for Congress. In the three-way primary race, Mayfield leads with 34 percent, while
Fleischmann and Wamp are tied at 25 percent each, and 17 percent are undecided. Fleischmann
holds a slim advantage among voters in the old 3
rd
District, leading Mayfield by 32 to 30 percent
with Wamp at 23 percent. In the new portion of the district, however, Mayfield leads with 41
percent, followed by Wamp with 27 percent and Fleischmann with just 12 percent.

2. Chuck Fleischmanns numbers are weak for an incumbent. Fleischmann has 78
percent total name ID in the district, with a 42 to 19 percent favorable-unfavorable rating (18
percent have no opinion of him). His job approval is a similar 42 to 23 percent. On the
reelection question the toughest measure of an incumbents strength he fares poorly, with
only 28 percent saying he deserves reelection, and 48 percent saying it is time for someone else.

3. Scottie Mayfield is well known and popular among 3
rd
District Republicans. Scottie
Mayfield has 75 percent total name ID in the district, and his 48 to 6 percent favorable-
unfavorable rating is remarkable for a non-politician. Regionally, his numbers are similar in the
old and new portions of the 3
rd
District.

4. Weston Wamp is reasonably well known but undefined. Wamp has 62 percent total
name ID, with a modest 30 to 11 percent favorable-unfavorable rating. He is significantly better
known in the old 3
rd
District, where he has 68 percent name ID and a 34 to 13 percent favorable-
unfavorable rating. In the new parts of the district, he has just 49 percent name ID and a 22 to 7
percent favorable-unfavorable rating.

The 3rd District Republican primary contest is wide open. Scottie Mayfield holds the initial
lead, and stands in an excellent position to win the nomination with a strong, well-funded
campaign.