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Curmudgeoness

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27. It was good of you not to hang up

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 06:24 PM

Aug 2014

after you started. These people working the phones on these polls usually get paid for the number of completed polls that they have. If you don't just hang up at the beginning, be ready to finish or you have wasted the time of someone who really must need the job.

I did one of these polls in PA one time, and when the questions were so misleading and pissed me off, I decided that I would hang up on any poll that will not tell me who is funding it. I have yet to have a poll by some conservative organization identify themselves.

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I just got off of the phone from an old fashioned KKKarl Rove style Republican/teabagger push poll [View all] MarianJack Aug 2014 OP

I got one of those calls in '02 during the Wellstone/Coleman senate race hifiguy Aug 2014 #1

I didn't hang up, but... MarianJack Aug 2014 #2

It was good of you not to hang up Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #27

This one didn't MarianJack Aug 2014 #32

Push polls are designed to harvest low hanging fruit, no? Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #3

I have a motivation for my restraint. MarianJack Aug 2014 #5

Agreed. I restrain myself from taking out my ire on minimum wage workers like that. I tell them and freshwest Aug 2014 #8

I keep that in mind,... MarianJack Aug 2014 #15

Then you saved a Democrat a vote in NY, then, eh? freshwest Aug 2014 #17

I hope so! MarianJack Aug 2014 #33

Any poll/market research calls I get, the first thing I ask is dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #4

I don't think I've ever heard of a Democratic push poll! MarianJack Aug 2014 #6

I actually think I got a Democratic one a few days ago Trailrider1951 Aug 2014 #7

I ALWAYS do polls, if I'm lucky enough to get called for one. calimary Aug 2014 #18

I agree with you regarding Gallop Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #29

you're helping put money in a low-wage worker's pocket fizzgig Aug 2014 #22

It's always fun to find the phone number. Wellstone ruled Aug 2014 #9

Mine was from Buffalo, NY MarianJack Aug 2014 #11

I had one of these recently in FL, Tampa Bay Area glowing Aug 2014 #10

I've had the "good fortune" to have had this done to me 3 times. MarianJack Aug 2014 #13

I got a push poll call last year; I tell it was a boiler room because they said 'Oregon' wrong. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #12

My caller certainly indicated that she had. MarianJack Aug 2014 #14

How do you say "Oregon" wrong?!!! Demoiselle Aug 2014 #16

Well, sometimes it's OryGUN, sometimes OregGONE or a similar variation. classof56 Aug 2014 #19

Good for you! classof56 Aug 2014 #23

Mahalo, MarianJack.. Good on ya! Here's to Michaud becoming Gov of Maine! Cha Aug 2014 #20

Thanks! MarianJack Aug 2014 #34

thank you for sticking on the phone with her fizzgig Aug 2014 #21

I didn't lecture, but at about 10 minutes,... MarianJack Aug 2014 #35

I did this a couple of times VA_Jill Aug 2014 #24

Yes MarianJack Aug 2014 #36

I used to do that kind of thing. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #25

Also a good approach! MarianJack Aug 2014 #37

What that last bit means is that word of mouth Warpy Aug 2014 #26

Good on you, Warpy! MarianJack Aug 2014 #38

I very rarely get telemarketing calls of any kind. Brigid Aug 2014 #28

I almost didn't. MarianJack Aug 2014 #39

Been getting a bunch of those. madamesilverspurs Aug 2014 #30

Cool. I think that... MarianJack Aug 2014 #40

Thank YOU! madamesilverspurs Aug 2014 #42

My family & I love it. MarianJack Aug 2014 #43

Thank you for this post. oldandhappy Aug 2014 #31

You're welcome! MarianJack Aug 2014 #41