Poll questions I just received:

[Debi]

Are you planning on attending the caucuses?
Are you planning on watching the Orange Bowl?
What time does your caucus begin?
Who will you be supporting?(Clinton/Edwards/Obama/Other/Undecided)
Who is your second choice? (Clinton/Edwards/Obama)

I hung up after the last question (yeah, it took me that long) b/c the question on the 'second choice'.....well, you all know by now :puke:

[DemKR]

1. adn that's how we're gonna win lol

[Debi]

3. How? n/t

[gateley]

2. Was the "what time does your caucus begin?" a trick question? Do they start

at different times?

[Debi]

4. No, I think it was a 'trick question' to see if Iowans know

But...since I'll be home watching the Orange Bowl I don't know what time the 'voting' begins :crazy:

[Clintonista2]

20. By sheer coincidence I posted a question about how they measure who is a "likely caucus goer"...

And someone told me that they ask questions like "where is your caucus location?" to determine that. I would asume that this is the same type of question, intended to see if you're "likely" to caucus or not.

[CoffeeCat]

5. Isn't it fun?

My hubby and I took turns answering the phone tonight. We were watching the Sugar
Bowl and the phone rang every 10 minutes.

We kept track:

Richardson
Edwards
Obama
Biden
Dodd
Obama

[adapa]

7. I finaly told every caller who I was voting for. I didn't get one call tonight!

I'm a registered independent in NH
That'll change this weekend--

[CoffeeCat]

8. Ahhhh...you'll be getting what us Iowans...

...are getting this week! The week of the caucus/vote is the worst!

Good strategy--telling them who you're voting for.

The calls will stop for a day or two.

Then they all start calling again, begging you to consider their
candidate as a second-choice--should you change your mind on
your current first choice.

[Debi]

16. Unfortunately I'll be walking in uncommitted

So I'm getting calls from most of them.

[mitchtv]

9. We like to track celebrity calls

It's fun leaving messages like Al Gore called or Barbra Streisand called etc

[Debi]

12. Biden (live and robo call), Edwards, Obama, poll & poll & robo call for upcoming Clinton event

When the first pollster asked me who I would go to for my second choice if my first choice wasn't vialbeI asked him why I couldn't stay with my first choice and try to get people to help me in making my candidate viable. He said, "Oh, Okay". Poor guy. He's only doing his job x(

[CoffeeCat]

17. Did you get canvassers today?

We usually get some people knocking on doors.

Nothing today.

It was so horrendously cold. I can't imagine that anyone could be out in
that for more than 15 minutes, without turning to ice.

I saw "sun dogs" today though...that was pretty cool!

Brrrr...I hope it warms up for Thursday!

[Debi]

22. We live in the country so no canvassers

but an Edwards supporter did come by before Christmas (a first at our house!). She was there to see our son so we left them to talk. When she was done pitching Edwards he tried to turn her on to Biden (He's a Biden precinct captain)!

[1corona4u]

29. LOL....

High Five hm for me!! :-)

[jillan]

30. I love your son!

[TexasLawyer]

6. push poll?

On another thread, it was suggested that the football game question was a subtle way of suggesting that watching the game might be a more enjoyable activity than attending the caucus.

Especially since the football game question was question number two (ahead of the slightly more important "who are you supporting?", they saw it as a pointed reminder by the pollster that the football game was on the same day at the same time.

[Debi]

13. I still think the pollster (or whoever ordered the poll) is just trying to prove

How stupid and easily distracted Iowans can be.

[annie1]

19. i think they're trying to remind people that the orange bowl will be on.

[Debi]

24. Who is even playing? And what time is it on??

:P

[sandnsea]

10. who wouldn't want football fans to caucus

hmmmm...

[Debi]

14. Hey, I'm a football fan AND I caucus

I just think that every once in a while something is more important than the Orange Bowl.

[annie1]

11. gross.

[Debi]

15. The poll questions? n/t

[annie1]

18. yes, the 2nd one. looks like a push poll...

from a hil supporter.

[Debi]

25. Did even give me the 'other' option! n/t

[jillan]

21. They really don't even mention the second tier by names?

Hahaha - that explains alot!

[Debi]

23. Yep, explains it all! n/t

[jillan]

26. Seriously - how would they know what Biden or Dodd's poll numbers

really are if they are not even mentioned?

From what I have been reading online, not only from blogs, but from comments from Iowans on blogs - Biden is definitely above 5%!

[Debi]

27. I agree - the polls are useless b/c of how the questions were asked

doesn't stop 'the big three' from using the bs poll information to rally their supporters. Guess January 3rd will prove me right/wrong.

[jillan]

28. Debi -

Thank you!!

I meant to say - God love you!

[1corona4u]

31. LOL...

yes, God Love Debi, Mr. Debi, Debi Jr,(and all other Debi's)along with all other Iowans who have to weather the "storm" of poop.:-)