push poll


push poll

political telemarketing masquerading as a poll but no one is collecting information or analyzing data and it does not include any demographic questions

push poll

n. A method of denigrating or promoting a viewpoint or a candidate under the guise of a public-opinion poll whose questions are worded in a biased fashion in an effort to influence voters.

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n. a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent. [1990–95]