Thread: OR: Prtlnd pollster scrutinized for controversial Prez poll

Portland pollster scrutinized for controversial Presidential poll

05:24 PM PST on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

By Pat Dooris, kgw.com

James Kennedy, an assistant attorney general in New Hampshire, will present an unusual request to a Multnomah County, Oregon, judge on Wednesday January 16, 2008.

Kennedy will ask the judge to order Portland pollster Bob Moore, and his employee Kristina Britton, to travel to New Hampshire and answer questions from a grand jury.

The grand jury is investigating whether Moore and his company, Moore Information, illegally conducted a “push pollâ€

[quote]After 400 voters were called November 11, 2007, both Mitt Romney and John McCain’s campaigns complained to the New Hampshire Attorney General.
Moore has refused to disclose who hired him, but did issue a statement that read “Moore Information has never, currently does not, nor will it ever engage in push polling.â€

Interesting...I got a poll call the other day, took me awhile to figure out who it was for. Finally figured out it was for Obama and the questions were sort of loaded. The odd thought was I live in PA and our primary is the last one in the US, so why start now?

I've had similar types of 'push polling' calls in the past. While I really get annoyed by having to sit there and be peppered with 40-50 questions, most of the time I agree to at least begin to take the poll.
Later, if and when I can figure who is the subject of it (and I approve or disapprove) then I quit abruptly or continue on as appropriate.

Rest assured, that many political 'machines' are doing their homework now in hopes of swaying things later on...

IMHO 'Push Polling' should either be outlawed outright OR be required to include some kind of upfront disclaimer that must be stated to the recipient BEFORE taking the poll.