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Fitzpatrick Poll: Fitzpatrick 53, Finello 39

It’s a battle of the internal polls. 

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks) released an internal poll on Thursday morning showing him leading Democratic challenger Christina Finello by 14 points, 53-to-39, with 8 percent undecided in the race for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.

The Public Opinion Strategies survey was conducted on behalf of the Fitzpatrick campaign. It includes 400 interviews of registered voters conducted by telephone, half were conducted on cell phones, from July 11-14, and has a ± 4.9% margin of error.

Public Opinion Strategies polling leans in Republicans favor by an average of 1.5%, according to analysts at FiveThirtyEight, which gives the outlet a B+ rating. Having said that, all internal poll results should be taken with a grain of salt. 

While Fitzpatrick enters the race as the favorite, it appears the GOP poll is being released at a time in which Democrats are feeling increasingly optimistic about their chances in Pennsylvania. 

Several polls released in the past two months show former Vice President Joe Biden holding a lead over President Donald Trump, beyond the margin of error in Pennsylvania. 

Finello, an Ivyland Borough Councilwoman, also released an internal poll of her own, conducted by Public Policy Polling, in mid-June that showed Fitzpatrick holding just a 2 point lead, 40-to-38 in the race. House Majority PAC, a national Democratic super PAC, released a poll conducted by Victoria Research that showed Fitzpatrick leading by 1 point, 45-to-44. 

“For those interested in where this campaign actually stands at the moment, here you go,” said Kate Constantini, spokeswoman for the Brian Fitzpatrick campaign. “Christina Finello’s fake push-polls, which were solely designed to lie to donors and help her fundraising, have been exposed, and it’s not going to get much better for her.”

“Her entire campaign is focused on replacing the most independent Congressman in U.S. history with her far-left partisan agenda,” Constantini continued. “First she lied to our community by breaking her pledge to refuse corporate PAC money, now she’s lied to our community about her polling in order to help her fundraising. She has lost all credibility.”  

The Fitzpatrick campaign did not specifically point to a donation from a corporate PAC that Finello received, in the press release. 

A spokesperson from the Finello campaign shrugged off the poll as “fake” and attempted to link the incumbent GOP congressman to Trump. 

“Brian Fitzpatrick can push any fake poll he wants to try to make himself look good, but he’s got a long record in Washington of siding with Donald Trump – and that’s what voters care about,” said Finello spokesperson, Ali Anderson. “Independent, third-party polls put this race in a dead heat because Fitzpatrick voted with Trump to give tax breaks to billionaires, stood by Trump as he bungled the worst health crisis in a century, and tore this country apart.”

“Christina is committed to being a voice for the everyday working people of this district in Congress, that’s why she is committed to refusing all corporate PAC contributions,” Anderson continued. “Meanwhile, Brian Fitzpatrick has accepted nearly a million dollars from corporate PACs, and lying about his opponent won’t change that. After two polls in June showing this race is tied, it’s clear the momentum is on our side and the voters of PA-01 are looking for a representative they can trust to be a voice for their families, not corporations.”

Despite the claims from both campaigns about polling showing the race in their favor, there has not been a poll conducted by a third-party outlet of this specific race. 

Fitzpatrick is currently in his second term in Congress representing the Philadelphia suburban district. He bested pro-Trump Republican Andrew Meehan in the 2020 GOP primary by 27 points, which is a closer victory than his 2018 GOP primary win over pro-Trump Republican Dean Malik by 34 points. In the general election, Fitzpatrick defeated Democrat Scott Wallace by just over 2.5 points in the November midterm. At $31M in total spending, it was the fifth-most expensive non-special congressional contest in American history. Fitzpatrick was just one of two Republicans nationwide to weather the blue wave in 2018 by winning boundaries that narrowly went to Sec. Hillary Clinton in 2016. 

Another note made from the Fitzpatrick internal poll shows that incumbent GOP Congressman holds a strong favorability rating, while Finello remains largely unknown by registered voters in PA1. 

59% of registered voters have a favorable view of Fitzpatrick, while 27% have an unfavorable view. 10% have a favorable view of Finello, while 4% have an unfavorable view of the Democratic hopeful, and 68% said that they never heard of her. 

Despite conflicting data in regards to the race in PA1, the internal polls from both sides seem to agree on one thing – Biden’s lead in this Philly suburban district. 

51% said they’d vote for Biden, while 42% said they’d vote for Trump. 

The internal poll from the Finello campaign released in mid June showed Biden leading Trump by 16 points, 56-to-40, while the HMP poll showed Biden leading by 14 points, 52-to-38.

The survey can be found here.

8 Responses

  1. What happened to Rachel Reddick? She is the only one who could actually beat Fitzy

  2. Finello’s FCC filing shows $0 in Corporate PAC donations. What alternative universe is the Fitzpatrick campaign living in>

    1. Another imposter post, Fantinelli doesn’t have a prayer. His bio complains about almost losing coverage while he was a county employee. Total lie and Bucks voters are aware of it. Fitarelli has no shot.

      Fitzpatrick by 12

      1. Another imposter post, Fitz doesn’t have a prayer. His bio complains about losing coverage while he was a federal employee. Total lie and Bucks voters are aware of it. Fitz has no shot.

        Finello by 3

  3. It strains credibility to see Trump failing to attract support in the suburbs and Fitz soaring.

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