Bender Comments on MRC Straw Poll Win

Last night, Jim Bender’s campaign for US Senate issued the following comment on his win at the Manchester Republican Committee straw poll which was held Saturday.

Jim Bender Wins Straw Poll

- The voters want a businessman; the businessman they want is Jim Bender -

Hollis, NH - Today, Jim Bender won the Manchester Republican Committee Straw Poll with a solid 41% of the vote in a 4-way race.

Granite Staters agree we need to send a person with business experience to Washington to represent New Hampshire in the US Senate. The voters are turned off by negative campaigning and attempted election-buying by Bill Binnie, and they’re turned off by establishment-choice Kelly Ayotte, who is flailing and also turning negative in the closing weeks of her campaign.

The “Jim for Jobs” Jim Bender for US Senate campaign is staying above the fray and capturing the support of voters.

Campaign Manager Beth Lindstrom said, “When you’re able to go to Manchester and get more votes than the 4th Generation Manchester Native, you know you’re doing something right. The voters wants a businessman, and the businessman they want is Jim Bender – someone with integrity, a good record as an employer, and conservative small-government values.”

Results of the Manchester Republican Committee Straw Poll for US Senate

· Jim Bender 41%

· Ovide Lamontagne 36.5%

· Kelly Ayotte 18%

· Bill Binnie 4%