Gov. Freudenthal Hires NY Political Polling Firm

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) ― Gov. Dave Freudenthal is polling public opinion of him and other possible candidates in next year's governor's race even as he says he hasn't decided whether he will run again.

The Folks for Freudenthal committee paid $20,000 this month to Global Strategy Group, a New York political consulting and polling company, according to a report filed Monday with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office.

"If the decision is to run, I don't want to be behind the 8-ball when we start," Freudenthal said Monday. "You need to have your pollster lined up. You need to have thought about kind of how you're going to structure it. Doing that, I think, makes sense."

Freudenthal, a Democrat, said the firm will measure Wyoming voters' opinions of him, the field of likely Republican candidates and issues facing the state. He said he's still undecided whether he will seek a third term next year.

The governor said he expects the company will conduct statewide polling for him early next year but that he hasn't decided when. He said he expects his campaign will ultimately pay the company another $10,000 to perform a statistically valid poll reaching between 500 to 600 voters statewide.

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