Miller, MO- Although it has been ignored by the local media, people are starting to take notice of the dirty tricks of the Ruzicka campaign. Push polls, misleading mail pieces, and radio ads full of lies have become the norm.

Example 1: A "poll" which asks questions like "Would you vote for Charles Dake if you knew he wanted to release all of the prisoners on death row," "Would you vote for Charles Dake if you knew he was for gay marriage?" and more was started in late July and is continuing to this day. 

A legitimate poll takes 3-4 days to conduct. The only reason to keep a poll going for more than 2 months is to persuade voters. It is perfectly acceptable to call people and try to persuade them, but blatantly lying about a candidate's record in the guise of a poll is one of the most unethical forms campaigning, yet it continues to this day. 

Ruzicka has been contacted by voters, reporters, and the Dake campaign to comment on the lies being spread in his name, and he has refused.