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lonestarnot

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24. Snort. So you will then of course be interested in the outcome of the poll.

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Sat Oct 13, 2012, 11:44 AM

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Gallup poll just called me [View all] cherish44 Oct 2012 OP

I am going to start answering my phone too. cheriemedium59 Oct 2012 #1

I was polled twice on Thursday. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #2

Important, did they screen you as a likely voter nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #3

I identified myself as a likely voter cherish44 Oct 2012 #7

That matters, since it changes the model nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #11

I didn't vote in the primary gollygee Oct 2012 #13

Depends on the model the company is using nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #15

How can you vote in TWO primaries? Ketsey Oct 2012 #34

Wow, that's an interesting assumption. gollygee Oct 2012 #36

I Believe Gallup's Likely Model Allows For New Voters,Ergo: DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #14

Yeah, you are correct, they do that for younger voters nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #16

In Layman's Terms If You Never Missed An Election You Would Get A 10 From Gallup DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #17

Yeah and the model also accounts for new citizens nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #18

You could answer the poll as an older white male voting for Obama curlyred Oct 2012 #20

Sorry, no, I do not play those games nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #22

If all it does is improve your "likely voter" status, then why not demwing Oct 2012 #26

When pollsters call me, and ask when the last time I voted I tell them RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #30

You are LV, don't worry. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #31

I'm getting polled a lot. All LV screened unc70 Oct 2012 #9

See post 7 nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #12

Do you have caller ID? Esse Quam Videri Oct 2012 #4

it comes up as Gallup on my caller ID cherish44 Oct 2012 #8

Bwwa ha ha ha. You would have been better off to just keep chewing your cornflakes. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #5

I chewed on my cornflakes while I answered the question :) cherish44 Oct 2012 #10

Snort. So you will then of course be interested in the outcome of the poll. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #24

I am getting polled 1-2 per day in NC unc70 Oct 2012 #6

My husband is a registered Republican, phylny Oct 2012 #29

I've had four calls from different polls, answer them! watercolors Oct 2012 #19

I always take those calls and often tblue Oct 2012 #21

Did they identify themselves as Gallup up front? Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #23

If they call me, I will, but I haven't been polled once yet. ffr Oct 2012 #25

I got polled a few times in 2008. Nothing this year, but I'm in MineralMan Oct 2012 #27

Good job. I will too. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #28

I always lie to pollsters slackmaster Oct 2012 #32

i did a poll recently barbtries Oct 2012 #33

I got polled twice this election season hrmjustin Oct 2012 #35

well hell yeah, take the call onethatcares Oct 2012 #37

Was polled at my door front today. mick063 Oct 2012 #38