LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR RISING IN THE POLLS!
October 3, 2002
The latest poll conducted for Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV by
SurveyUSA shows that Ken Krawchuk, the Libertarian
Candidate for Governor, is rapidly gaining ground on his
opponents following his widely-acclaimed performance in the
first gubernatorial debate two weeks ago.
"There's been a huge increase in the number of
Pennsylvania voters who've indicated they'll be voting for
someone other than one of the two old-party candidates",
Krawchuk said. "In the last poll, it was about 1%, but now
it's up to 4%. And when you look at specific demographic
data, such as the 5% of African Americans, the 6% of
pro-gun voters, and the 7% of the 'rest of Pennsylvania'
which includes State College where the debate was held, the
inescapable conclusion is that these people are voting for
Ken Krawchuk!"
Krawchuk supports gun rights, and in the debate presented
statistics showing how "a handgun is a girl's best friend".
He has also denounced the drug war as "incredibly racist",
since African Americans are incarcerated for drugs at a
rate sixteen times greater than whites, despite the fact
that drug use is about the same among all races. Krawchuk
has pledged to pardon all non-violent drug offenders on his
first day in office.
"I'm disappointed that the pollsters chose not to include
the Libertarian candidate by name", Krawchuk continued.
"If Pennsylvania's voters were presented with an honest
list of all the candidates on the ballot and the name of
Ken Krawchuk, surely more would have chosen the Libertarian
alternative of tolerance and respect for the individual
over the big-government, tax-and-spend solutions of my
opponents."
Krawchuk said he found the tripling of his poll numbers
heartening and exciting. "All it will take to ensure a
Libertarian victory this year is to attract the vote of one
in eight voting-age Pennsylvanians, which means we're about
one quarter of the way to that goal. And there are still
six more debates to come! If Minnesota could elect a Jesse
Ventura, then certainly Pennsylvania can elect a Ken
Krawchuk. And the latest indication is that we will."
Founded in 1971, the Libertarian Party is the third
largest political party in the state and the nation, with
over 500 elected and appointed officials currently serving
in office nationwide, and 71 in Pennsylvania, more than any
other state except California. Like the Founding Fathers,
Libertarians believe that you have a God-given, inalienable
right to conduct your life as you see fit, without
interference, so long as you respect the rights and
property of others. For more information about the
Libertarian Party, the public is invited to contact the
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania at www.LpPa.org or (800)
R-Rights, or the National Libertarian Party at Lp.org or
(202) 333-0008.
The Krawchuk campaign can be contacted at 215-881-9696,
info@KenK.org, www.KenK.org, or c/o PO Box 260, Cheltenham
Penna., 19012.
