I participated in a phone poll today

WTF

Automated call?

Now you are on a list.

I’d like to but haven’t had the chance. Of course they have to have a slant. Someone is paying them

I get them from time to time. If you answer the poll, you'll likely get poll calls more often as they buy/sell the frick out of the lists of callers who participate.

Just be aware that the GOPe routinely does push polling intended to drive awareness to establishment candidates.

The script starts with neutral questions they already know the answer to designed to make you think it’s Rasmussen or something.

“Are you a Republican” (they know you are).

Then it’s who are you voting for in the primary (establishment vs MAGA) candidate.

If you say MAGA candidate they will start in on push content like “did you know that Captain Barnes, who personally rescued all the puppies in Afghanistan has the recommendation of the Senate Leadership committee and wants to reduce taxes? Would this influence your preference?”

They do this for 4-5 pro establishment prompts and meanwhile they fund some third candidate who’s also pro-MAGA in some cases but isn’t well known and give them just enough money to split the 5-10% of primary vote from the main MAGA threat to push the election to the establishment pick.

I haven't received one of those calls since Jimmy Carter was President. The poor survey taker got an earful from me about what an embarrassment to the United States he was. Fwiw, I was 12 at the time.

They take too long

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Do you guys ever participate in those?

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Once and it was fairly recent (summertime). Only reason I did it was because I was cutting grass when they called and I used it as a good excuse to stop cutting grass and get a beer.

If my phone labels it “political Call” i click it off without answering.

I figure they want money.