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In Michigan, More Anti-Obama Phone Calls

11 Sep 2008 06:50 am

Another negative messaging call in Michigan, also from Opinion Access Corp, a phone bank firm on Long Island run by Joe "Para Gringo" Rafael.

I am a student at the University of Michigan. While visiting my 
parents, who also live in Ann Arbor, I received a phone call from the 
Opinion Access Corp. Afterward while I was looking for information 
about the Opinion Access Corp I found your article on push polling in 
Ohio. The questions were basically the same as were reported in the 
email from Jared Littleton, but here are a few extra details:

The pollster asked to talk to the youngest male over the age of 18 in 
the household.

After asking the questions he asked if there were any children under 
the age of 18 in the household.

Also claimed that Barack voted against the protection of the privacy 
of sex abuse victims, voted for the release of sex offenders from 
jail, and voted for needle exchanges.

The company has conducted field work for legitimate entities, and it doesn't seem to have an ideological inclination. Recently, the firm surveyed evangelicals in the South.

Update, from reader D: "I got the same push poll, very slick, in PA a couple of weeks ago. Or
something very similar. A long setup that was clearly pro-McCain, but not egregious until the softening-up was over and the stuff about Wright and that crap came up.
"

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