Gerlach (R-PA) push poll asks about how the respondent will vote

[ArbustoBuster]

Yesterday evening I received a call from a push poller for Jim Gerlach (Republican congressman from the Pennsylvania Sixth District). The poll tried very hard to convince me that Lois Murphy (his Democratic challenger) is an evil, terrible liberal who will make Nancy Pelosi ("a liberal San Francisco Democrat!") the Speaker of the House. I tried very hard not to laugh at the phone-drone giving the poll when the questions he read were attempts to convince me that Murphy's intention to vote against the war and against the PATRIOT Act were bad things.

But more interesting than the mere existence of this push poll, in my opinion, is the question I was asked during it: "How do you intend to vote this November? By going to the polls, by turning in an absentee ballot, or..." Unfortunately, I forget the third option, which was also an absentee form of voting.

The fact that the Gerlach campaign wanted to know how I would be casting my ballot interests me. Why the heck do they want to know that?

As a side note: If you're going to poll someone here in Pennsylvania, it's probably not a good idea to hire a company which is so deep in the South that I can barely understand the accent of the poll-taker. I had to ask him to repeat himself at least twice. Bad Gerlach campaign! No doughnut! Or...actually...good Gerlach campaign! Please keep reminding Pennsylvanians that you don't care about bringing jobs here! :D

[MallRat]

1. When I get push-polled by GOPers, I pretend I'm undecided and yell at 'em

Something like this:

"Wow, I'm really disappointed. I was thinking of voting for Gerlach, but this push-polling is pathetic. He should be comfortable enough with his track record and his beliefs to not have to resort to these tactics. I didn't realize that he was so desperate!

Please go ahead and change my answer on the first question. Lois Murphy has my vote now. And you can tell the Gerlach campaign that voters of the 6th district aren't schmucks. We know when we're being manipulated."

[liberaldemocrat7]

2. They asked you about absentee ballot because they want to find out

How many machine ballots they will have to rig in order to make up for your voting against the Republicans.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. I was polled the other night and while it wasn't a push poll it went

something like this...

"Are you more likely to vote for Dick Devos?!? <<<singsong voice

or

"Jennifer Gran----holm...<dragged out dreary voice....

It was rather funny.

"She asked if identified more with Republicans or Democrats".... Me,"Gee so hard to choose...are there really any Republicans around anymore?"