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vincenzoesq

(185 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:35 PM Oct 2012

I wonder how it skews the polls

when people like me never pick up the phone if it is "unavailable" or "unknown." There must be lots of us out there.

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I wonder how it skews the polls (Original Post) vincenzoesq Oct 2012 OP

so weird.. I started answering the "unavailable" calls on a whim, thinking it might be polling OKNancy Oct 2012 #1

I've wondered that too dballance Oct 2012 #2

I've gotten a couple lately, though don't have caller ID. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #3

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

1. so weird.. I started answering the "unavailable" calls on a whim, thinking it might be polling

Reply to vincenzoesq (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:43 PM

Oct 2012

I've had three surveys.. one each for the past three days.
LOL- I think I might be raising Obama's numbers here in Oklahoma.
( they ask the same questions, but I don't tell them... one questions was if I liked the teaparty )

dballance

(5,756 posts)

2. I've wondered that too

Reply to vincenzoesq (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:44 PM

Oct 2012

I never pick up if it's unavailable or blocked.

Rhiannon12866

(206,315 posts)

3. I've gotten a couple lately, though don't have caller ID.

Reply to vincenzoesq (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 01:45 AM

Oct 2012

I always answer them, since I wish that the polls would include people like me.

Got a GOTV call yesterday, too, and I know that those are certainly affected by caller ID. Since I've made them myself, I appreciated the call, though I'm already voting for the Democratic candidate and I know when and where to vote. When I was making calls, so many wouldn't even answer and quite a few would just hang up.

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