Bush pollster pleads guilty to fraud

[Poiuyt]

Polling company owner pleads guilty to fraud
September 7, 2006, 8:24 AM EDT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP)_ The owner of a company that had done political and public opinion polls for several candidates has pleaded guilty to fraud for making up survey and poll results.

Tracy Costin, 46, of Madison pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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According to court documents, clients included the campaigns of President George W. Bush, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. and Bridgeport Mayor John M. Fabrizi.

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According to the federal indictment, Costin told employees to alter poll data and managers at the company told employees to "talk to cats and dogs" when instructing them to fabricate the surveys.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Pollsters fake data more often than we realize

I know this for a fact.

[confludemocrat]

2. Was he (or she) trained by Frank Luntz? Just asking.

Maybe half his vaunted effectiveness is just making shit up and inducing people go with what he makes out as the prevailing trend.

[rwork]

3. Did their clients

receive any benefits from the fradulent polling?

[rinsd]

4. It seems to be internal polling

Which campaigns sometimes leak but not always.