Allegations of Clinton Push-Polling in North Carolina

[Dr Ron]

http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3180


Allegations of Clinton Push-Polling in North Carolina

April 25th, 2008 by Ron Chusid

The Clinton campaign has been suspected of push-polling before the California and South Carolina primaries. There are new allegations that they are push-polling in North Carolina. The following is a portion of the recorded phone call:

I’m going to read you a few criticisms opponents might make about Barack Obama. For each one please tell me if they give you very major doubts, fairly major doubts, some doubts or no real doubts about supporting Barack Obama for president. At a time when we need leaders who are clear, strong and decisive, Obama has been inconsistent, saying he would remove all troops, but then indicating that he might not, and pledging to renegotiate NAFTA, but then sending signals that he would not actually do so as president. He supported George W. Bush’s 2005 energy bill which payed six billion dollars in subsidies to the oil and gas industry, nine billion dollars in subsidies to the coal industry and twelve billion dollars in subsidies to the nuclear power industry. It was called ‘a piñata of perks’ and ‘the best energy bill corporations could buy. Would that leave you with major doubts, some doubts or no real doubts?

[MBS]

1. not surprising, but still horrible.

After 8 years of lies, how can people still fall for this s____? It depresses me.

[ginnyinWI]

2. maybe they aren't falling for it--

as Obama says, people are smarter than that. I think more and more people are getting wise to tactics like these--if they are paying any attention at all. Let's hope so. It didn't do them much good in SC, and maybe not elsewhere either.

[liberaldem4ever]

3. How do the SDs hear about this

And justify not announcing who they are endorsing? It is getting worse
all the time-as Clinton camp gets more desperate, they keep getting more in the
gutter with their attacks. I don't understand how a real Dem can sit by and
not say anything about what is being done to our nominee. Hillary knows that
she can't win now, unless she really is delusional, and all she is doing is
destroying Obama to satisfy her ego. She makes me sick to my stomach.