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SheilaT

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29. About five years ago I got a robo polling call at my work.

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:49 PM

Oct 2012

Actually, I got the same call three separate times. I believe it was polling about abortion, and I pushed the button for choice, and it flipped my response to the anti-choice one. Needless to say, I was totally enraged. Same thing on the second call. The third time I hung up on it.

Some of these robo-call polling things are probably designed to simply give whatever response they were hired to get -- people preferring the anti-choice position in one case, pushing up the numbers for Romney in another.

Which is why some polls can be totally ignored.

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Weird Polling happening in IOWA - I smell something [View all] Doodler71 Oct 2012 OP

This is their version of get out the vote...you should have punched in 2 rfranklin Oct 2012 #1

Wow. Wow. Thanks for sharing. theinquisitivechad Oct 2012 #2

It is happening in Colorado as well Doodler71 Oct 2012 #9

What are the email addresses for the MSNBC, CNN, FOX talking heads? kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #20

Fox investigate this? Really? You are joking, right? AlinPA Oct 2012 #24

Ah well. Hope springs eternal, ya know. Or he wants it on the record that they'll run. freshwest Oct 2012 #31

It happened to me in a "robo" poll in Florida as well. SugarShack Oct 2012 #27

It could have been Kramer.... RagAss Oct 2012 #3

Did you call the number? nt Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #4

Number tracks to American Future Fund LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #5

Yep, just tracked that down. Doodler71 Oct 2012 #10

They're not listed in that article... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #32

You have to click a "continue reading" button toward the bottom LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #36

And another good article about these scumbags: SeattleVet Oct 2012 #34

Big old Romney endorsement on front page too Generic Other Oct 2012 #35

Googled the number: American Future Fund. See Link. Fridays Child Oct 2012 #6

I guess my insticts were right. (nt) Doodler71 Oct 2012 #12

Not to worry, they're just testing the new voting machine technology 0rganism Oct 2012 #7

nt Tigress DEM Oct 2012 #18

Interesting. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #8

I have a friend who always tells them she's voting republican proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #11

That's odd. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #13

It's from Mehlville, MO. Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #14

BEWARE! I believe they just put you on a list of people to be challenged. freshwest Oct 2012 #15

I tricked them! I've already voted! eom Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #26

Hehehe! We haven't gotten our mail in ballots, yet, though. I don't answer the phone, either... freshwest Oct 2012 #30

That sounds familar. Delmette Oct 2012 #16

Here nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #17

Sounds like that Robocall will work cleduc Oct 2012 #19

It could be nothing, TBH. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #21

Uh-Oh. I smell something fishy. But a poll identifies itself, doesn't it? Did the caller Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #22

I'd say it was intended for Gullible voters. GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #23

I got the exact same kind of call and I live in VA. forestpath Oct 2012 #25

"I said, "They can all go fuck themselves." " bluestate10 Oct 2012 #33

Homer Simpson had the same problem: mucifer Oct 2012 #28

About five years ago I got a robo polling call at my work. SheilaT Oct 2012 #29

Are you using a cell phone? Could be a setting. Skip Intro Oct 2012 #37

I'm in Colorado. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #38