Kentucky

Curmudgeoness

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1. I am not from KY, but have had this sort of poll.

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 09:37 PM

Sep 2014

I usually do not even finish it when the questions are something like "GOP candidate X loves puppies and kittens and apple pie, but Democratic candidate Y kills puppies and kittens and hates apple pie. Would you be able to support the candidate that is a killer". And this is about how some of these polls go. Lots of statements before a question so that you realize it is a political ad, and they have found that people will listen more closely if they know that there is a question that they will be asked.

Funny, I only get these polls from Republicans.

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I was called and asked to take a political poll [View all] A Little Weird Sep 2014 OP

I am not from KY, but have had this sort of poll. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #1

Wow - this one wasn't that obvious A Little Weird Sep 2014 #2

Ah the joys of push-polling. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #3

It never even occurred to me to ask who was funding the poll A Little Weird Sep 2014 #4

The problem I have been running into lately Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #10

Poll experience CincyDem Sep 2014 #5

You would think "Independents" would be the main group they would want to go after A Little Weird Sep 2014 #6

yup, def a push poll. mopinko Sep 2014 #7

If I'm talking to a live person, bvf Sep 2014 #8

I used to do that too, Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #9

I hear that argument a lot bvf Sep 2014 #11

You are right about reducing the damage, Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #12