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A Little Weird

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Thu Sep 18, 2014, 08:14 PM Sep 2014

I was called and asked to take a political poll [View all]

I was called earlier today and didn't recognize the number but it was from my area code so I picked up. They said it was a poll but I didn't catch what company. I know some polls are designed better than others but for this one it seemed obvious that there was a certain way they wanted you to answer the questions. I don't think they liked my answers.

I enjoyed telling them that there was no way I would vote for Mitch McConnell. When they asked why I said it was time to give someone new a chance because McConnell hadn't done anything for the people of Kentucky during his 30 years in office and he seemed more concerned about the needs of his out-of-state donors than his constituents.

They asked a lot about the Barr/Jensen race too (in fact I suspect this was a poll by the Barr campaign). I told them I would be voting for Elisabeth Jensen because I thought she would be a better representative for women. They asked for specifics and I said I supported her because she supported equal pay for equal work and reproductive autonomy. And also because Barr was more interested in making sure nothing in Congress got done rather than finding common ground.

Finally they asked me how I felt about President Obama and would I want to vote "for someone who supported Obama's agenda" or "someone who would stand up and fight against Obama's plans". I said that while he wasn't my favorite president ever, I liked him just fine and I wanted to vote for someone who was willing to work with him on issues even if they disagreed rather than continue the gridlock and obstruction we're seeing with this congress.

Anyway, I'm not even sure why I'm posting about this but it was a novel experience for me. Kentucky usually doesn't get this kind of attention, has anyone else been polled about the upcoming election?

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