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Healey Push Poll

by: jakebeal

Sun Sep 24, 2006 at 15:26:30 PM EDT

FYI: My wife just recieved a call from an outfit called "Call Research" conducting a Republican push-poll.

After some normal questions, they started rapid-fire dirt, starting with "When working for the US Government, Deval Patrick got two cop-killers off the hook. Would that make you more or less likely to vote for him?" and getting uglier from there.

I don't know how wide-spread this push-poll is, but figured that people ought to be aware of its existence, and the firm that's doing it.

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PDC reports too (0.00 / 0)

The Progressive Democrats of Cambridge blog has a post about another poll testing out the term "quota king". This gonna get ugly . . .

Somerville for Instant Runoff Voting

by: Greg @ Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 00:03:40 AM CDT

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Phil Johnston was right (0.00 / 0)

Phil Johnston was right about Healey's race-baiting, but jumped the gun in pointing it out. Was there a South Carolina area code on the caller ID when the push pollers called?

Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for Deval Patrick for governor if you knew that he is a *gasp* negro?

Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for Deval Patrickfor governor if you knew that he is married to a colored woman?

Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?

Ooops. Lose that last question. Old script.

Only the cod is sacred.

by: pablo @ Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 06:57:28 AM CDT

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To Answer Your Questions Pablo... (0.00 / 0)

Yes. Of course. Isn't that why we all are voting for him?

Charles Rudnick for State Senate

by: EB3 fka Ernie Boch III @ Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 12:31:23 PM CDT

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Ernie. Say it ain't so! (0.00 / 0)

You're voting for John McCain?

Only the cod is sacred.

by: pablo @ Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 14:16:26 PM CDT

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Apparently not the first time (6.00 / 1)

Previous times, this company has been called on it. Here is another example. Apparently this is all over the NorthEast.

by: PantsB @ Mon Sep 25, 2006 at 23:58:36 PM CDT

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Gee, I wonder who's paying for this poll? (0.00 / 0)

Seems VD (yeah, I'm using that in a un-ironic way) has been called on this before and has a statement rolled out to counter it:

Our Policy Regarding Push Polls

Venture Data L.L.C. is a survey research company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company operates call centers located in Eugene, OR and Spokane, WA. We, the ownership and staff of Venture Data, are committed to providing our clients with accurate consumer and voter opinion data. We use industry standard scientific methodologies and practices for telephone based survey research to collect opinion data.

We recognize that in the heat of highly charged election campaigns tempers will flare and accusations of impropriety are likely to fly.

In light of this, we want to make it clear that Venture Data L.L.C. has never conducted nor participated in what is commonly referred to as "push polling." Our activities are strictly limited to conducting telephone survey research wherein we gather the opinions of a limited number of representative voters and deliver that data to our clients. We adhere to strict methodological standards.

You can contact us via email or telephone if you need any further information. However, as a matter of procedure, we do not disclose the identity of our clients due to ethics considerations and proprietary arrangements. (emphasis mine)

How conveeeeeenient. I guess they learned their lesson in 2002 not to name names.

High ethical standards, yet they don't seem to have any ethical problems with smearing candidates.

Wonder if Ms. Healey has any comment on this?

blogswarm, blogswarm, blogswarm...

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Deval Patrick has a posse.

by: Susan M @ Tue Sep 26, 2006 at 10:45:31 AM CDT

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Looks familiar (0.00 / 0)

An outside right-wing group (heavily funded by Frederick Muzi of Muzi Motors) paid for push polling as an outside expenditure in several state house races in 1998. They were in the Democratic primary that advanced (Bush supporter) Brian Golden in Allston, and tried to go after Representative James J. Marzilli in Arlington. I believe that group was out of Salt Lake City.

Sounds like the same firm.

Only the cod is sacred.

by: pablo @ Tue Sep 26, 2006 at 14:38:15 PM CDT

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