Anti-Colbert Busch push polls reported in South Carolina

[brooklynite]

Source: sALON

South Carolina’s special election just got a little bit dirtier, with a conservative group reportedly using push polls – phone calls disguised as polls, but aimed at influencing voters – to dissaude voters from supporting Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

According to ThinkProgress, multiple individuals in the state have reported receiving phone calls from the shady conservative group “SSI Polling,” which claims to be polling on the race between Colbert Busch and Mark Sanford, but does not mention Sanford at all in the calls.

According to ThinkProgress, some of the questions were:
- “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you she had had an abortion?”
- “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you a judge held her in contempt of court at her divorce proceedings?
- “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if she had done jail time?”
- “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you she was caught running up a charge account bill?”

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/05/01/anti_colbert_busch_push_polls_reported_in_south_carolina/

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I love the smell of desperation in the air. It smells like.....victory!

[judesedit]

1. What do you expect from sleazeballs? Do a tv ad to correct it. Let the people know what's up

[Renew Deal]

2. When is the election?

[Brother Buzz]

3. Tuesday

[KamaAina]

4. "What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you she ate roast babies?"

Paid for by the Appalachian Trail Nude Recreation Society.

[factsarenotfair]

5. I hope her brother tackles this on his show! n/t

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[koiwoman53]

6. Welcome to my home...

Yes, South Caro-fuckinglina. These goat-fuckers will do anything and I do mean anything. And don't be surprised if Sanford wins. Remember the lies that were made up about McCain when he ran against Bush in this god forsaken hell hole? Bush won. We are also the home of Lee Atwater, who pioneered this shit. I don't like to speak ill of the dead but I hope hes somewhere rotting in hell.
Colbert-Bush is intelligent,and can actually speak English which down here puts her at a disadvantage. I am looking forward to Tuesday when she hands Sanford his ass but I'm also dreading it because I know what these shit heads are capable of doing.

[CRK7376]

10. As one who lives

in Columbia, I am not as hopeful that Colbert-Bush will win. I truly want her to win, but we are talking SC and Republicans and all seems to be forgiven for the trail walker....

[okaawhatever]

7. How is this not illegal? Why do we accept slander, fraud and libel as business as usual these days?

Some claim that when this is found out it will actually harm the gop. I doubt it. I'm quite certain they've profiled and probably pick people who don't have internet or those who don't subscribe to newspapers. I'm so disgusted with the misinformation out in the world these days.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. They're desperate. She creamed him the other night during the debate.

And here come the KKKarl Rove push polls. How typical.

[6000eliot]

9. If the voters fall for this shit, then they deserve what they get.

[truthisfreedom]

11. Fools.

Stephen will rip them a new one. Just wait... he'll get a recording and air it.

[alteredstate]

15. I don't think he'd do that.

He's helped ECB out with a few fundraisers, but is staying out of the fray.

[Sunlei]

12. republicans are a bunch of anti-American sleezy, 'push poll' using- liars.

Anyone who votes for that party cuts their own throat.

[Sunlei]

13. along with media like salon who spread this smear crap by reporting on it.

[Demoiselle]

14. "Caught running up a charge account bill?" Huh?

Has she no shame? Good grief.