Lesson 17: Political Polling in Colorado Congressional District 3
October 30, 2018
Voter Polling Assignment:
Follow this link and find your name (listed alphabetically): Voter Polling
Rules:
- Be polite!
- Keep the call brief and to the point.
- Introduce yourself as a student at Colorado State University – Pueblo, working on a class assignment.
- Ask if they plan to vote in next week’s election. Some may have already voted by mail. [Record Yes or No in the worksheet]
- Ask who they support for US House of Representatives: Scott Tipton (Republican) or Diane Mitsch Bush (Democrat) [Record “Tipton”, “Bush” or “Other” according to their preference].
- Thank them for taking the time to answer.
- If someone becomes belligerent, apologize for disturbing them and end the call.
- If someone demands to know why they were contacted, you can provide my name and office phone: 719-549-2684.
- Please don’t fabricate voter responses. If you can’t stomach making the phone calls then just don’t do it. Fake data will poison our survey. If I suspect you “invented” the responses I will ask for calling records.
- If they feel like talking, listen and take notes. This anecdotal information might be more valuable than the simple yes/no and candidate preference data.
Here’s a simple script you can use:
- “Hello, this is Justin. I’m a student calling from Colorado State University – Pueblo, working on a class assignment. Do you plan to vote in the election next week?”
- Record response.
- “Who do you support in the race for US House of Representatives, Republican Scott Tipton or Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush?”
- Record response.
- “That’s it. Thank you for your time!”