Ps Randy Altshuler will make a superior congressman

LOCATION please..........

You spent almost 10 minutes more than I would have with this fellow.

NY 1st congressional district Long Island

It was not apparent at first that this was not a legitimate poll. I do not mind having my opinion become part of the current polling if they are legit

I always lie to the pollsters so I am ahead of them before they can pull the double cross.

Try my approach...

Answer: “911, what is the nature of your emergency?”

Them: (pause)” I didn’t call 911”

“This is 911 - do you have an emergency?”

“No sir, I’m calling through a list of names”

“It is against the law to make false calls to 911 Emergency - it ties up our phone lines and prevents real emergency calls from getting help. Young man, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT call this number as some sort of joke! You are too old for that trick. Is that clear?”

... They get quite flustered

That is BRILLIANT! hahahaha

Here’s what you need to do. Write down (to the best of your memory) what questions they were asking. All of the questions, not just the “push” ones at the end.

Also write down any additional information about the conversation, specifically when the call came in, the name of the firm the caller was claiming to work for, the phone number used (if you have caller id).

Take and send it all (email is preferable, hand-carry or fax if necessary, don’t snail mail and make sure you get it to a LIVE person, not a generic inbox) to the campaign office of the Republican candidate.

Campaigns find this kind of information incredibly, incredibly useful. Incredibly - I can’t stress that enough. It gives all sorts of insight into how the other side is operating, what issues they’re targeting (push polling tends to be used for microtargeting that may not be apparent through more mainstream means) which demographic(s) they’re targeting, etc.

Same thing is true of direct mailings/fliers, door-knocking, etc. Political intelligence on that sort of stuff is invaluable.

Why are you even bothering to talk to a pollster at all? Join the 91%!

I had one of those in NH back in 2008. I kept answering the wrong way for her intending on taking their answer tree off the tracks until she was just winging it and started to get angry and hung-up.

Also had one recently who was real polite and pleasant and I finally told her that I used to do this persuasion material back in the 90’s. I complimented her on her demeanor, on keeping her cool and staying on script and asked to be forwarded to the project manager where I complimented her again.

I take this as a good sign. I’m in this district too and the last time I was push polled here was right before Grucci (the Republican before Democrat Bishop) won the seat. If the Bishop campaign feels they need to do this, then they must think they’re in trouble.

(And it did make me mad at the time)

A few years back I was asked a lot of questions regarding fire arms on some sort of phone call poll from a local television station.

I don’t normally answer calls where I do not know the caller on my caller-id.

I own several fire arms and am a very strong 2nd ammendment supporter. They asked a question regarding ‘assault weapons’ that had no “good” answer at all (according to their multiple-choice selection.)
In fact, what they were referring to was *not* an assault weapon.
I told them so and hung up.

A few years back I was asked a lot of questions regarding fire arms on some sort of phone call poll from a local television station.

I don’t normally answer calls where I do not know the caller on my caller-id.

I own several fire arms and am a very strong 2nd ammendment supporter. They asked a question regarding ‘assault weapons’ that had no “good” answer at all (according to their multiple-choice selection.)
In fact, what they were referring to was *not* an assault weapon.
I told them so and hung up.

In 2008 I was a black Democrat for McCain in the general election. On a touch tone phone, nobody knows if you are a dog.