Good Ol’ Push poll HuckabeeDecember 4th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in Article VI Blog, Campaign Ads, Campaign Trail, Common Sense Issues, Early Primary States, F. Thompson, Iowa, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Politico.com, Polls, Push Polls, Rudy Giuliani, Trust Huckabee
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A new wave of push poll style calls have surfaced in Iowa and this time there is no secret to their origin. The automated calls direct voters to a website paid for by Common Sense Issues, Inc. with the web address trusthuckabee.com. The calls begin by asking questions about the voter’s intent to participate in the upcoming caucauses and then asked for thier stance on issues such as abortion and marriage.
The information then dispensed depends on the answers given by the voter. Many of the call recipients are deluged with negative information about Giuliani, Thompson, and McCain. However, voters who identify themselves as Huckabee supporters were given highlights of the Governor’s accomplishments. All groups were referred to the trusthuckabee website.
The Politico was able to reach Trust Huckabee’s founders. The group stresses that they are independent from the campaign and are trying to organize a grassroots effort to elect Governor Huckabee. They are unapologetic about the Iowa calls and say that they intend to do many more as the race for the GOP nomination continues.
Huckabee as well as representatives of his campaign denounced the calls, saying that it takes the campaign “off message.” Huckabee stated, “I don’t want to become President because I disabled the other candidates, I want to become President because I am the best candidate.”