Internal Polling Memo Friends of Kirby Delauter

Bottom Line #1: Afzali faces significant and serious problems with Republican primary voters and
Frederick County conservatives when they learn of her liberal record on several important issues

Bottom Line #2: Whereas the race is wide-open when voters are initially polled on their support,
the race swings heavily in Delauters favor when voters learn of Afzalis liberal record

Bottom Line #3: Republican primary voters in Frederick County want a candidate for County
Executive who shares their conservative values after having a tax-and-spend liberal as County
Executive for several years. These polling results are clear voters impressions of Afzalis liberal
record make her appear more like Jan Gardner and less like the candidate they want to make
important decisions on their taxes, county spending, and public safety policies

Poll of 500 Frederick County Republicans ran from July 10 through July 11

The race for the Republican nomination for Frederick County Executive is wide-open as campaigns get
under way. Polling of the two top contenders, Kathy Afzali and Kirby Delauter, shows each candidate
with significant built-in support, and there are statistically just as many Undecideds as there is support
for either candidate
o Kathy Afzali 39.48%
o Kirby Delauter 27.45%
o Undecided 33.07%

Kathy Afzali benefits slightly from higher name identification, likely as a result of her status as a State
Delegate. She has been on the ballot in a greater portion of the county than Delauter; however,
Delauters favorables are high among those voters who are familiar with him

When voters learn of liberal votes taken by Afzali in Annapolis, as well as her public attacks on
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, support drops off significantly and swings towards Delauter.

After learning of Afzalis vote to protect groups with known ties to radical Islamic terrorism, her vote to
pass Martin OMalleys budget that raised spending by $1.5 billion, and her public attacks on Jenkins,
who is leading the countys fight against sanctuary policies, 37.2% of voters who had previously
indicated they would support Afzali switched their support to Delauter, and 44.4% of voters who had
previously indicated they would support Afzali switched their vote to Undecided. Afzali retains only
18.3% of her initial support

Additionally, 50.4% of voters who initially indicated that they were Undecided switched their support
to Delauter

Overall, combining Delauters initial support with voters changes in opinion after hearing of Afzalis
liberal record, Delauter is heavily favored, and Afzalis weaknesses with conservative voters are
apparent

o Kathy Afzali 19.60%

o Kirby Delauter 62.28%
o Undecided 18.11%