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In reply to the discussion: Polls require the following: - A registered voter who - Has a landline, or - Will answer an "unknown number" call, [View all]samnsara
(17,690 posts)27. i do cuz I want to be polled.
...i live in the bazoonies and we dont get cell service at my house so of course we have a land line. I do answer calls if i am bored also some of the calls have local caller id but they turn out to be medicare robo calls.
Cold calling is hard enuff without me being a b word to the folks on the other end.
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Polls require the following: - A registered voter who - Has a landline, or - Will answer an "unknown number" call, [View all]
applegrove
May 13
OP
Got a call re school funding in AZ last week. Background noise was call center noise, all with heavy accents.
Attilatheblond
May 13
#2
I can get nasty when it is apparent it is a call center especially when English is not really their language.
LiberalFighter
May 14
#45
I've only gotten one to my mobile - a text from the Census Bureau asking a bunch of questions
progree
May 14
#5
Then, 3 days later you start getting relentless medicare, accident, insurance scam calls. 🤣
TheBlackAdder
May 14
#8
The problem with polling today is they pick whoever ...the samples contain more GOP mostly and independent although
Demsrule86
May 14
#37
I've made GOTV calls for my congressmen's campaigns and each time fewer likely Democratic voters answer
Rhiannon12866
May 14
#10
The (Democratic) congressional candidate I worked on two campaigns for won the first election and lost the second
Rhiannon12866
May 14
#29
I predict that this election will be the stake through the heart for polling & any credibility they have left. n/t
elocs
May 14
#19
If polls are worthless then why do Democratic candidates spend tens of millions on them?
former9thward
May 14
#36
Old habits die hard...and I haven't seen many politically party generated polls...Internal polls are different...
Demsrule86
May 14
#40
I took a polling call the other day from Rasmussen. Showed up on the caller ID on my landline.
Midnight Writer
May 14
#44