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[annissamazing]

I took part in a political survey on Friday that makes me angrier every time I think about it. It started off innocently enough, asking if I would vote for Mike DeWine (no) then asking if I would vote for Sherrod Brown (yes). Then it asked if I wanted higher taxes. Then it asked if I supported the sacred covenant of marriage between a man and a woman. Then it asked if I wanted terrorists to have the same rights and freedoms I enjoy as an American citizen. I really resent the way these questions were worded and I resent even more that we were allowed only a yes or no answer. I regret not hanging up. I was just so curious about what they were going to ask next. I can just imagine the results, "People who voted for Sherrod Brown want higher taxes, gay marriage, and to let the terrorists go."

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[insatia.livejournal.com]

I can only guess your answers. But I also know that you are an open minded person who puts thought into her beliefs. It scares me when others do not. Even if we do disagree on something I know that you probably put a lot of thought into your reasoning.

[annissamazing]

I didn't put my answers down because they didn't actually reflect what I think. And that's what makes it so irritating. After I hung up I imagined the thought police coming to take me away.

[gement.livejournal.com]

I'm in a class on research methods right now. We spent a whole class section talking about dumbass jerk ways of phrasing questions like that.

[zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Is that what they refer to as a "push poll"?

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Not a poll, it's a political campaign trying to push you into voting a particular way.
Sounds like they annoyed you into voting more firmly the other direction!
Backfire!!

[jairen82.livejournal.com]

Ack! I HATE that kinda crap! Why can't they just leave good democrats like us alone?!?