TPM...Iowa Push Poll Praises Edwards..Listen to call..

[elizm]

Iowa Democrats are being hit with a new round of "opinion poll" calls this week that stress negative qualities of Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama and praise John Edwards as a man who "has spent his life fighting powerful interests."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/12/whose-push-poll.html

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[joeybee12]

1. Hopefully Iowans are smart enough to hear a push poll when they see it...

...or see a push poll when they hear it.

[elizm]

3. I'm surprised that Edwards would do this. nt

[joeybee12]

7. If it is Edwards...he needs to explain himself...

...he's been acting like he's above the fray (I don't buy that any of them are) and this could really bite him in the butt, and should if it is his campaign doing this.

[Snotcicles]

9. I don't think Edwards did this. nt

[liberalnurse]

2. Yea, so these calls are to be expected.

I imagine Iowans know how to avoid them by now.

[Radical Activist]

4. This isn't the first time

we've seen a thread like this about push polls on DU that sound friendly toward Edwards.

[ccpup]

5. I saw this earlier on TPM

and hesitated to Post it. Wasn't really in the mood to be called all sorts of names today.

[MadBadger]

6. Listening to these calls....they are pretty sleazy

[PATRICK]

8. So who are they from?

Not Biden's camp surely. Sorry, but this sows a lot of distrust so i really suspect the inteference of our GOP friend for whom for now this is a win win situation since they plan to hurt the others by temporarily boosting Edwards. My first guess in all these matters is usually the GOP, since the Dems barely get a chance(those so inclined) to think the dirty thought before the impatient GOp rushes in to cause trouble.

[BootinUp]

10. Reminds me of tactics used against Clark

in the '04 primaries.

[justgamma]

11. I'm in Iowa and the only push poll

I've gotten was a slam on Edwards being a trial lawyer and something else I don't remember. I hope people don't listen to these things. They wouldn't tell me the company that was calling.

Between 5 and 10 times a day we get computer generated calls. When you answer there is no one there.
I can't wait for this to be over.

[mmonk]

12. Good message.

;)

No, he just stick to saying he'll fight the corporations. I was kidding. Thing is though, many voters don't know about the monied influences. They should become informed.