Comments on: I Just Got Push Polled

By: ArgFest

ArgFest — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:46:00 +0000

Unfortunately, it’s not just the republicans I got the same firm calling me for Christine Gregoire in WA. While I usually vote Dem, this made me vomit a little in my mouth and seriously reconsider my vote for her. Stupid OTR.

By: Kate McDermott

Kate McDermott — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:00:43 +0000

I received a call that I assume was Audra Strickland’s campaign asking me about Ferial Masry. The woman kept mispronouncing Ferial’s name. I don’t know if that was planned and part of a campaign to make Ferial seem insignificant or just the low quality of people hired by the Strickland campaign.

She was definitely in a paid phone bank and had no knowledge of either candidate apart from her script.

I think most people would just check caller ID and not answer or hang-up if they received a call.

The Tony Strickland ad festuring the boy with cerebral palsey was the lowest I’ve ever seen from a politician.

By: starrlife

starrlife — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:37:25 +0000

They don’t like me to answer the phone for those polls because I grill the poor guys and give them lectures even thought they are just some stooges getting paid peanuts per hour to call strangers! It ticks me off big time! Came out of lurking for this one and voila- could get my comment in before number 55! Hooray!

By: Tacomamama

Tacomamama — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:54:10 +0000

Yeah, I agree it’s probably just some poor shlub who was just realizing what he was actually doing. But glad you’re blogging it.

I’m not sure that it is illegal…I’d love to hear what happens when you talk to powers that be about it.

By: Susan B.

Susan B. — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:22:15 +0000

That is truly terrifying. Thank you for blogging about this, hopefully your audience will help get the word out.

By: Yod

Yod — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:41:07 +0000

The funny part is, that guy is probably from a temp agency and has no idea what he’s doing. He probably actually thinks he is working as a legit pollster.

By: Lynette {Radio}

Lynette {Radio} — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:34:46 +0000

Sooo….. to me it sounds like GOP is running ’surveys’ that are specifically designed to sound like fact and dissuade people from voting for Obama? How is any of this shit legal?