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Lake Snell Perry Memin & Associates Acquires Decision Research

WASHINGTON, DC (May 5, 2005) -Lake Snell Perry Mermin and Associates (LSPMA) today announced it has acquired the Washington D.C. and San Diego based polling firm, Decision Research. Effective today, these two top Democratic polling firms join forces to provide best-in-class strategic advice to political candidates and issue organizations.

"We have long respected Bob Meadow and Heidi von Szeliski as excellent pollsters. They have been working toward the same goals we have spent our careers pursuing," Celinda Lake, president of LSPMA said. "With this acquisition, we will be the force for strategic advice, client service, and cutting edge innovation in polling for Democrats and progressive causes."

"The melding of our two firms is a perfect fit, as both Decision Research and LSPMA have been at the forefront of public opinion research for years," Bob Meadow, president Decision Research said. "This positions LSPM/DR to be the best in the business."

"I look forward to combining my West Coast experience with that of David Mermin's in the California arm of the firm," said Decision Research senior partner Heidi von Szeliski. "Our collective expertise on West Coast initiatives and candidates firmly anchors us as a national firm with a strong California presence."

David Mermin, an LSPMA partner indicated, "With a pollster of Heidi's experience joining us, our team will have depth and experience second to none."

In the last decade, LSPMA has been on the cutting edge of public opinion research, serving as tacticians and senior advisors to dozens of incumbents and challengers at all levels of the electoral process, as well as to a wide range of advocacy organizations, non-profit organizations, and foundations. Decision Research was founded in 1984. In addition to its congressional and statewide candidates, DR has a national reputation for its winning record in ballot measure campaigns and operates one of the most successful state legislative caucus polling programs.

Celinda Lake, one of the Democratic Party's leading strategists, will remain the president of the new firm. The joined firm will be known as Lake Snell Perry Mermin/Decision Research (LSPM/DR) and has offices in Washington, San Diego and Oakland. For more information, visit contact Erica Stanley at (202) 776-9066 or e-mail her at estanley@Lakeresearch.com.