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bassdude Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 7:42 AM EST
Joined: 01-13-2004
Posts: 8,871
Last night I received my first call of the year asking if I would participate in a political survey. I said sure.

The woman proceded to ask me who I was planning to vote for IL supreme court. I answered and apparently she did not like my answer. She paused and then gave me a blurb about his opponent and hung up. What kind of survey is that?

Oh yeah, I gave her the name of the Republican candidate.

From the Belleville news Democrat: "Shriners Hospitals national headquarters is investigating whether a television commercial for Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon Maag violates its policy against endorsing candidates."
BeatDragon Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 8:20 AM EST
Joined: 02-28-2003
Posts: 4,754
I had someone from one of the parties on my doorstep not to long ago asking if I would like to take a polictical survey. She first asked what party I belonged to. To which her reply was "OH, so you havent made up your mind yet". When she asked which way my vote was leaning, the answer irked her immensly and she then proceeded to act like a child who was giving me every reason why I shouldn't vote for that candidate. Berating, mudslinging, lambasting. I let her embarass herself for a while, it was sad but mildly entertaining. I said to her after her little snit that I thought this was a "survey" to which I was supposed to answer questions pertaining to the Presidential race, not a forum for her to belittle my opinion and try to tell me that hers were right and how much of an idiot my choice was.


What a sad thing Politics has become.
drjothen Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 8:50 AM EST
Joined: 10-17-2003
Posts: 319
I had the same exact thing happen last evening in the middle of watching the debate.

We have a ballot measure (#36) on the ballot here to change the wording in Oregon that marriage is between one man and one woman. This individual was for the No campaign. When asked if I had decided, I basically said that I hadn't at this point. She then said well why not? (very rudely). I then responded, "thanks" you helped me make up my mind at which point she hung up on me.

DRJ
CWFoster Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 3:20 PM EST
Joined: 12-12-2003
Posts: 5,414
No wonder Kerry is doing so well in the polls!
CWFoster Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 3:25 PM EST
Joined: 12-12-2003
Posts: 5,414
Another thing, considering some of the other StuffT that the DNC has been doing (besides putting their campaign voluteers to work collecting poll data) stealing Bush/Cheney signs, and shooting Bush campaign offices, would it be such a reach to beleive that all the Democrat faithfull arte waiting for the end of the debates with the numbers to the pollsters taking the opinions of who won on speed dial?
rd2thbn Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Oct 14 2004, 7:53 PM EST
Joined: 04-28-2003
Posts: 205
A common "polling" method sometimes used is called "push polling". The pollsters have a desired result then phrase questions in such a way as to influence your response. It also helps get a message out to a potential voter. A lot more people will agree to participate in a "survey" than will agree to listen to a telemarketer.

When poll results are published, how often do you see the actual question that was asked or the actual response choices from which the respondent could chose? Almost never.
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