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MONTGOMERY, Alabama (July 8, 2010) – A poll conducted this week commissioned by a Montgomery political strategy, media and public relations firm shows Robert Bentley in a commanding lead over Bradley Byrne in the Republican run-off for Governor. Agriculture Commission candidates Dorman Grace and John McMillan are virtually tied with a fairly large number of undecided voters.

Public Strategy Associates, a Montgomery-based company, announced the results of the poll conducted the evening of July 5, 2010 by Baselice and Associates, an Austin, Texas polling firm whose clients include Governor Rick Perry (R-Texas) and Governor Arnold Swarzenegger (R-California).  Public Strategy Associates is not in the employ of any gubernatorial candidate.

In phone surveys by Baselice & Associates with 1,003 highly likely Republican primary runoff voters, the race for Governor of Alabama shows Dr. Bentley some 20 points ahead of Mr. Byrne with only 13 percent undecided. Bentley is at 53% percent, and Byrne at 33% percent.

Survey data in the Republican run-off for Ag Commissioner indicates that Dorman Grace has a razor-thin lead over John McMillan.   Grace has 28% percent while McMillan has 27% percent. The percentage of undecided voters is at 45% percent.

“The results from our previous poll three weeks before the Primary were within a couple points for each candidate except Robert Bentley.  He definitely picked up a large majority of support among the undecided voters at the time,” said Brent Buchanan, a partner in Public Strategy Associates.  “With Moore and James out of the race, this poll shows that voters are continuing that trend toward Bentley.  Twenty points is a huge margin.  Each candidate has a path to victory, but Bentley’s is much, much easier according to this poll,” he finished.

Jack Campbell, also a partner in PSA, said, “I remember the day when we couldn’t find folks to run for Governor under the G.O.P. banner, and it’s exciting to me how far we’ve come. And a run-off for an office like Ag Commission is icing on the cake.”

The sample was modeled using an average of the turnout of the 2006, 2008 and 2010 Republican Primaries in addition to respondents’ likeliness to vote in the runoff.

The lists used in conducting the poll were provided by Matt Braynard of the Braynard Group, Inc. of Arlington, Virginia, a company specializing in voter targeting, survey research and fundraising.

An explanation of the poll from Mike Baselice is available on Public Strategy Associates’ website at www.mypublicstrategy.com under “News”.