Polls developed by Lake Research Partners — a firm based in Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, California — have been cited by Arizona Democrats as “proof” that their Republican opponents are vulnerable.

In reality, the polling firm has deep ties to the Democratic Party. Their funding should be scrutinized and their polls taken with a large grain of salt by the press.

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Lake Research Partners Has Worked For Several Well-Known Democratic Candidates And Politicians. The firm’s client list includes President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, among others. (“Selected Candidates And Ballot Initiatives,” Lake Research Partners, Accessed February 2018)

• Its Client List Includes More Than 35 Labor Union Organizations. (“Labor Organizations,” Lake Research Partners, Accessed February 2018)
• Its Client List Includes Mainstream Democratic Organizations Like The Center For American Progress As Well As Highly Controversial Democratic Groups Like ACORN. (“Issue Advocacy Groups,” Lake Research Partners, Accessed February 2018)

Lake Research Partners’ Client List Also Includes “People For The American Way,” A Democratic Group That Has Endorsed One Of Governor Doug Ducey’s Opponents. “Garcia published a tweet Wednesday addressing Arizona Statehood Day but failed to mention that he had already flown the coop for greener pastures. Instead, the embattled Democratic candidate for governor quietly headed to Washington, D.C., to audition for a progressive group looking to sway the midterm elections in 2018. That group, People for the American Way Action Fund, is the political arm of the like-named nonprofit. People for the American Way has ties to the Democracy Alliance — a secretive network of wealthy Democratic donors — through its founder, Hollywood producer Norman Lear.” (“David Garcia Ditched Arizona On Statehood Day,” Arizona Democrats Exposed, 02/18/18)

Employees At Lake Research Partners Have Donated More Than $60,000 To Democratic Candidates And Democratic Party-Aligned Groups. (Federal Election Commission, Accessed February 2018)

See below for a select list of Lake Research Partners-tied campaign contributions to Democrats since President Obama’s first term:

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