Star Member mtngirl47 (476 posts)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212412585
I just finished a long telephone poll and I can see where the Republicans are going
I've taken telephone polls before, but this one was very long. Having studied Political Science, polling and statistics in college (a hundred years ago!) I was disappointed in the leading questions. Here are some of the things I remember:
First question asked me to tell them the main thing I think about when I think about the Trump Presidency. I said children in cages taken away from their mothers.
They asked about my favorability ratings for "Democrat" candidates. Why can't Republicans call us by our name?
The names they asked about were: Sanders, Harris, Warren, Biden and Ocasio-Cortez. I guess that AOC is the new Nancy Pelosi for Republicans!
They repeatedly asked questions about Trump's various "accomplishments" and I was supposed to choose from wholeheartedly supporting him, or supporting him even though I don't like his style, or not supporting him at all.
Some of the accomplishments they asked about were: the great economy and creating 187,000 jobs here in North Carolina, the 4% unemployment rate, and keeping us safe around the world. (No specifics on that last thing---I guess they couldn't bring up Russia, North Korea, and Denmark!)
There were several questions about North Carolina races...Governor and Senate
At the end the leading questions began:
Would you support a Democrat candidate who wanted to censor their opponents or Trump? I balked at that question and told the surveyor that a Democratic candidate would never do that--that in fact Trump attacks and wants to censor the press and wants to lock up his political opponents. She insisted that I answer the question so I said I would support a Democratic candidate no matter what!
Would you support a Democrat candidate who wanted open borders or Trump?
Would you support a Democrat candidate who wanted Socialism over Capitalism or Trump?
Would you support a Democrat candidate who wanted abortion available up until birth or Trump?
Do you see immigration as a problem with criminals and drugs coming over the border or as people coming into the country taking our jobs or a humanitarian crises?
Do you want to have a wall built on the Mexican border?
They asked for me specifically by name--so my guess is that they're calling North Carolina Democrats.
There were lots of questions about Socialism, abortion, the economy and criminals coming over the border.
Not one question about health care.
leftieNanner (2,828 posts)
1. Kinda like Have you stopped beating your significant other?
There's no good answer.
Good for you answering the poll. I just hang up.
S
tar Member mtngirl47 (476 posts)
3. You should try to take the polls! When I went through training with Organizing for America in 2007 they told us that taking the polls was important and that especially younger people need to take the polls.
Jesus... do you speak english?
Star Member EleanorR (873 posts)
2. Push Poll
noun
noun: push poll; plural noun: push polls
an ostensible opinion poll in which the true objective is to sway voters using loaded or manipulative questions.
Star Member GReedDiamond (3,711 posts)
4. I woulda told em to go **** themselves...with their "Democrat" bullshit and their contrived fake survey questions.
Normal people would be baffled by your insane screaming.
soldierant (31 posts)
51. Not that I take phone polls, but
I would never attempt to correct a Republican who says "Democrat" instead of "Democratic. Rattlesnakes are even more dangerous without the warning rattle. I have corrected decent people who don't know better - usually those are not Americans.
Star Member Takket (9,499 posts)
9. push polling should be illegal. if you want to say something, say it. but don't
manipulate people in that way
Star Member PoindexterOglethorpe (10,539 posts)
15. Were I taking that poll,
I'd have corrected the pollster every single time they said "Democrat" and insisted they say "Democratic".
That is one of the misuses of a word that tends to make me go ballistic.
Star Member Bayard (5,325 posts)
19. "Would you support a Democrat candidate who wanted abortion available up until birth or Trump?"
What is this shit? McConnell has an ad going against Amy McGrath that says she wants women to have the right to stop and have an abortion on the way to the hospital to give birth.
Star Member Hermit-The-Prog (7,743 posts)
35. universal answer: "Ain't no Repuke candidate worth pissin' on"
"Even if they's own far! Is y'all one of them low-life, scum-suckin', Satan worshippin' Russiapublicans? How come y'all are callin' Americans?"
struggle4progress (103,264 posts)
42. "Help us refine our 2021 list of people to arrest!"
Rebl2 (747 posts)
57. Think I
would tell them I’ll never vote Republican or for the Republican communist party then hang up.
