Hankins on reverse push poll

Columbus- Today Travis Hankins condemns push polling and reverse push polling. A single supporter of Travis Hankins emailed the campaign with the message that he has received a "push poll."

Hankins since has had two inquiries from reporters asking if he is aware of this “polling” and if he is aware of “Central Research of New York” and here is Travis Hankins’ response:

”I have no knowledge of that poll or that company.“ Hankins continues “My campaign has never hired a pollster nor would we do so. No one on the campaign or any volunteer has ever conducted any survey-related calls to any voter, ever.”

Hankins continues, “Polling in primaries is for political establishment campaigns that don’t have the presence on the ground and want to take shortcuts. We don’t do that. “Push polling” is for campaigns who are simply losers and deceitful. We do not do that. Reverse push polling is something that makes those doing a push poll look like angels. We obviously do not do reverse push polling.”

Hankins continues, “Again, I, my campaign, my volunteers and my whole team had nothing to do with this reverse push polling. If it is to be found out that I or my team, had anything to do with this then I will withdraw from the race and never run for office again. I urge the other candidates to take the same pledge.”

Since the initial media inquiries, one column was published in the Courier Journal newspaper hinting that it was very possible that the Hankins campaign was behind this reverse push polling.

Hankins comments “I would urge the good people at the Courier Journal to get to the bottom of these dirty tricks . Since they brought this issue out into the public, and at the same time named me as a ‘suspect,’ then I believe they are obligated to see this thing through to the end.”

“As for my opponents, after the primary we are all to be a “team” again and after the primary we are all going to get together to find out who made these push calls. Unless someone comes clean then I will never work with, or support, any of the campaigns on their future political endeavors until we get this solved. Nor will I accept their help as I beat Baron Hill."