Create new account | My Profile | My Account | My Bookmarks | My Inbox | Help | Log in

Home Latest Threads Greatest Threads Forums & Groups My Subscriptions My Posts

DU Home » Latest Threads » Forums & Groups » Main » General Discussion (Forum) » I just got polled

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:10 PM

Hstch05 (202 posts)

I just got polled

and it felt so good!
It was an in-state phone poll, and it seemed pretty legit, not one sided or push polling. The poor woman on the other end seemed a little flustered:
"If the presidential election were being held today, who would you vote..."
"Joe Biden."
"for; Joe Biden or Do..."
"Please don't even say his name. Voting for Joe and Kamala."
"Ok. Do you approve or disapprove of the job... the president has been doing?"
"Do you have anything stronger than disapprove?"
"I can say strongly disapprove."
"How about loathe, or abhor?"
"I hear you, but my options end at strongly disapprove."
"Mine don't, but let's go ahead and put strongly disapprove then."
She was a good sport.

24 replies, 3509 views

Thread info Bookmark this thread Trash this thread

Reply to this thread

Back to top Alert abuse

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

24 replies	Author	Time	Post
I just got polled (Original post)	Hstch05	Sep 2020	OP
Sometimes you have to laugh...	SergeStorms	Sep 2020	#1
Curious...did you get the call on a land line	MontanaMama	Sep 2020	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	Democracy2020	Sep 2020	#4
I've read several accounts of folks here on DU getting polled	MontanaMama	Sep 2020	#5
This message was self-deleted by its author	Democracy2020	Sep 2020	#6
Cell Phone	Hstch05	Sep 2020	#7
Thanks for the info...	MontanaMama	Sep 2020	#8
I got polled by Quinnipiac	MFM008	Sep 2020	#3
Was it obvious by caller ID you were being polled?	VarryOn	Sep 2020	#9
Our caller ID sometimes says the polling business' name.	Tommymac	Sep 2020	#17
Sorry...one other question:	VarryOn	Sep 2020	#18
No - the only detail we get on ID is 'political polling organization' or something to that effect.	Tommymac	Sep 2020	#20
While it's not my practice to advocate lying...	VarryOn	Sep 2020	#22
I don't know	Hstch05	Sep 2020	#24
"Do you have anything stronger...?" ....L.O.L.!!!❤	Karadeniz	Sep 2020	#10
Oh my!!! That must just have felt SO good.	somaticexperiencing	Sep 2020	#11
Good job.	TNNurse	Sep 2020	#12
LOL!	warmfeet	Sep 2020	#13
Do you know which polling firm it was?	DrToast	Sep 2020	#14
I have been polled lots of times over the years,	PoindexterOglethorpe	Sep 2020	#15
Yes, I had one like that, only it was clearly a GOP leaning poll	relayerbob	Sep 2020	#16
I got polled other day also	gibraltar72	Sep 2020	#19
I got a push poll on for the Republican congressional candidate in my district last night	rurallib	Sep 2020	#21
I had a totally wacky thought about polls	MyMission	Sep 2020	#23

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:14 PM

SergeStorms (18,107 posts)

1. Sometimes you have to laugh...

just to keep from crying. The Trump years: They'll go down in history alongside The Plague Years, or the Hitler Years.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:14 PM

MontanaMama (21,224 posts)

2. Curious...did you get the call on a land line

or cell phone?

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to MontanaMama (Reply #2)

Democracy2020 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to Democracy2020 (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:19 PM

MontanaMama (21,224 posts)

5. I've read several accounts of folks here on DU getting polled

on land lines but not cell phones. I was polled when W was running the second time and when Obama was running in 2008. I had a land line then but disconnected it in 2012. I haven’t been polled since. I’m just wondering.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to MontanaMama (Reply #5)

Democracy2020 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to MontanaMama (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:30 PM

Hstch05 (202 posts)

7. Cell Phone

I haven't had a land line for a few years now.
I also set up an Act Blue account and made some donations over the last few weeks.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:40 PM

MontanaMama (21,224 posts)

8. Thanks for the info...

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:16 PM

MFM008 (19,693 posts)

3. I got polled by Quinnipiac

for the poll that showed maggot down by 14 pts
lol
it was a land line.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:05 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

9. Was it obvious by caller ID you were being polled?

I've always wanted to be polled, but I do not answer calls from numbers I dont recognize.

Other than my dad, who bitches constantly about spam calls, I dont know anywone that answers unknown numbers.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to VarryOn (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:14 PM

Tommymac (7,233 posts)

17. Our caller ID sometimes says the polling business' name.

And sometimes not.

Guess it depends on the organization. Quinnipiac always shows up, the rest it's been hit or miss. We get anywhere from 4 to 12 in a presidential year.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Tommymac (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:24 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

18. Sorry...one other question:

Did you learn the sponsor of the poll?

If I knew who it was, it would help me determine my answers. If I knew it was a public or Trump internal, I’d want to add some error to their results.

I think many people lie to pollsters. I have a coworker that gets called all the time. He says he answers 180 degrees to the opposite of his true answer.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to VarryOn (Reply #18)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:40 PM

Tommymac (7,233 posts)

20. No - the only detail we get on ID is 'political polling organization' or something to that effect.

I can do the detective work after the fact and figure it out when the polls are published however.

And I never lie to a pollster. I will not answer push poll type questions, I just hang up if I feel that is what it is. But I never lie to them. Polls are Science and Science requires the Truth to work correctly.

I believe in Science. It is my ONLY religion.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Tommymac (Reply #20)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:49 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

22. While it's not my practice to advocate lying...

I want my side to be under-confident and the other to be over. I wish the HRC campaign would not have been so cocked sure.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to VarryOn (Reply #18)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 08:21 PM

Hstch05 (202 posts)

24. I don't know

the sponsor of the poll. The number popped up with a geographic location (Manassas, VA).

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:31 PM

Karadeniz (18,315 posts)

10. "Do you have anything stronger...?" ....L.O.L.!!!❤

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:38 PM

somaticexperiencing (293 posts)

11. Oh my!!! That must just have felt SO good.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:41 PM

TNNurse (6,333 posts)

12. Good job.

Years ago I got a call from a GOP poll and answered....Boy did you get the wrong house. He laughed.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:44 PM

warmfeet (3,321 posts)

13. LOL!

Been polled a few times. I always want stronger wording than strongly disapprove.

My preferred options are a bit stronger than loathe or abhor.

Feel free to guess what words I would actually like to use.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:45 PM

DrToast (6,414 posts)

14. Do you know which polling firm it was?

And what state are you in?

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to DrToast (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:11 PM

PoindexterOglethorpe (23,985 posts)

15. I have been polled lots of times over the years,

and I don't believe they ever tell you which polling firm. Pretty sure the person asking the questions doesn't know.

Sometimes you can figure it out based on the questions.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:11 PM

relayerbob (5,799 posts)

16. Yes, I had one like that, only it was clearly a GOP leaning poll

I had a lot of fun.

I suspect the guy taking the poll was actually just doing a job, as he laughed at a number of my comments, as if he agreed but couldn't say so

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:30 PM

gibraltar72 (7,020 posts)

19. I got polled other day also

Question was would you be more or less likely to vote for President Trump because of his handling of Coronavirus. I answered no, She said what? I said no I wouldn't be more or less likely. I was never going to vote for him. She then asked same question re. economy. I think she got exasperated at that point.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 07:45 PM

rurallib (60,288 posts)

21. I got a push poll on for the Republican congressional candidate in my district last night

They started with presidential question and worked their way down to the push questions which were predicated on lies.

I called the poller on this and said it was a shame he needed a job so bad he had to get one where he lied to people.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

Response to Hstch05 (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2020, 08:15 PM

MyMission (1,466 posts)

23. I had a totally wacky thought about polls

Which involves all of us lying and saying we're voting for 45. His numbers will go up and he'll feel more secure, less need for cheating. Then we vote him out.

He's going to to contest it anyway. But I thought he'd be less likely to cheat if he thought he was going to win. And of course of would be a much bigger disappoinment for him.

The thing is, I couldn't bring myself to to lie about that, to say I was voting for the orange turd.
But the idea was fun to entertain.

Reply to this post

Back to top Alert abuse Link here Permalink

General Discussion (Forum)