What to do if you get push-polled

[Joanne98]

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by desmoinesdem, Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 10:07:09 AM EST

I'm re-posting a piece I wrote over the summer, because robocalls against Barack Obama and other Democrats are hitting phones in a bunch of swing states.

Two days before the June 3 Democratic primary in Iowa, I received an automated push-poll, followed the next day by a second robocall containing "important information" for me. Both calls were hit jobs on Jerry Sullivan, the leading Democratic candidate in Iowa House district 59.

Many of us will receive similar calls between now and November. We need to be prepared to help the Democrats who will be targeted in this way.

My number one piece of advice is do not hang up the phone.

Do not hang up the moment you hear an automated voice on the other end.

Do not hang up the moment you are asked to participate in a brief survey.

Do not hang up the moment you realize that this is not a legitimate opinion poll.

Stay on the line and grab a pen and paper for taking notes.

Follow me after the jump for further instructions.

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http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/17/1079/1081

[crispini]

1. Excellent advice. The whole thing is worth a read. K&R

[AndyA]

2. Everyone should read this. It is excellent advice, and no doubt many of us

will be receiving these types of calls in the coming weeks.

Thanks for posting! :thumbsup:

[ericgtr]

3. If you can muster one up then fart into the phone

I know.. gross but I did that once and the guy on the other end was laughing more than I did.