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  • From: "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Bogus Political Polling
  • Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:04:31 -0400

David,
I just finished reading the Slate article and it says nothing about
illegitimate black children. Do you more evidence to this claim?

Tony



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Spencer [mailto:tony AT tonyspencer.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:46 PM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Bogus Political Polling
>
> Thanks for the info David. I naively admit I've not heard of
> this. I do remember the primaries of 2000 and I remember
> that Bush was losing but I always thought that it was his
> comeback in the debates that cinched it for him. If what you
> say is true, I'm absolutely disgusted. I'm off to research.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf
> > Of David Minton
> > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 6:08 PM
> > To: InterNetWorkers
> > Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Bogus Political Polling
> >
> > Tony,
> >
> > I am surprised this is something new to you. This type of
> > thing made big
> > headlines in the 2000 Republican Presidential Primary.
> >
> > It is called "push-polling." A push poll is where, using
> the guise of
> > opinion polling, disinformation about a candidate or issue is
> > planted in the
> > minds of those being 'surveyed'. Push-polls are designed to
> > shape, rather
> > than measure, public opinion. Karl Rove is supposed to the
> > grand master of
> > the push poll.
> >
> > It is reported that George W. Bush¹s campaign strategists,
> > including Karl
> > Rove, devised a push poll against John McCain in 2000. South
> > Carolina voters
> > were asked "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?".
> > They had no interest in the actual percentages in the poll,
> > the goal was to
> > suggest that he had. This was particularly vicious since McCain was
> > campaigning with his adopted Bangladeshi daughter. The sight
> > of the little
> > dark skinned girl made the seed planted earlier grow and John
> > McCain lost
> > South Carolina, effectively ending his run for the presidency.
> >
> > Here is a piece that Slate ran on the subject:
> >
> > http://slate.msn.com/id/74943/
> >
> > Looks like some Democrats are attempting to even the playing
> > field. Too bad.
> >
> > David
> >
> > On 10/10/04 5:49 PM, "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I encountered the oddest tactic to sway my opinion on the
> > upcoming election
> > > today. I received a phone call from a company called "GHY
> > Research". The
> > > call begins like a neutral political survey poll asking me
> > questions such as
> > > my choices for president, governor, and lieutenant
> > governor. About 5 minutes
> > > into the survey the caller begins to ask loaded questions
> > such as "Richard
> > > Burr sided with RJ Reynolds and voted against a tobacco
> > buyout hurting our
> > > North Carolina farmers. Does this make you more or less
> > likely to vote for
> > > Mr. Burr?"
> > >
> > > Incredible.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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