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Curmudgeoness

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29. I agree with you regarding Gallop

Reply to calimary (Reply #18)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 06:34 PM

Aug 2014

or any of the other professional polling companies, but these push polls are not even polls. They are just a way to do an advertisement for the candidate or against the opposition by putting leading and misleading info into the questions. They have disguised it as a poll to get the person to not hang up an to pay attention. If it is not a polling company, it is probably not a poll.

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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