So...I was just polled. It SEEMED like a Yassky push poll. I don't know that, but most questions were Yassky oriented and were testing out phrases and statements of Yassky's. So, it seemed to be a Yassky push poll.

Well, I found many things very interesting about it. First off, the pollster was the absolute most unprofessional pollster I have heard. He sounded uninterested (almost stoned?) and mispronounced words. If indeed this was a Yassky push poll, David is not getting his money's worth.

Next, the phrases and statements quoted by Yassky were not his best. They were confusing and muddled. I have heard Yassky several times. He usually comes off much better. The phrases and statements he is using are too convoluted and misleading. Firstly, he is clearly trying to paint himself as an outsider who is taking on Washington. Well, when you have the money raised that he has that is hard to believe. Plus, it is usually a Republican line to blame Washington for everything and claim to be an outsider...even when you are not. That statement rang false and lame, but may work for many voters. Then he had a statement that started with race, went to gun safety, and ended with (I think) an anti-Washington message. I THINK he was trying to say he is the man for all races. But it came off completely muddled and unfocused. Honestly, I think the campaign has been less focused and impressive since Rachel left. I don't remember such muddled statements from her days, though I do not know when it was uttered.

Finally, what was most interesting to me, was the fact that Freddie Hamilton's support of Yassky was emphasized. Freddie Hamilton is a very nice person from all I have seen. But she has close connections with the machine and is a HUGE Ratner supporter. Now Carl Andrews is the real machine candidate. But I have noticed Yassky seemingly courting the machine since his Sampson endorsement. What's up with that? Endorsing Sampson was the first thing that soured me on Yassky, who I originally liked and considered very close to Chris Owens in my estimation. Endorsing Sampson AND being supported by Hamilton make Yassky too close to the machine for my comfort. And what about a Ratner connection? Many say Yassky has links to Ratner. I am not convinced. But support from Hamilton makes me very suspicious. Hamilton is a close Ratner supporter. Does this lend credence to the claim that Yassky is connected to Ratner? Not in isolation. But...it does make me wonder.

I don't like push polling. I consider it something of a Republican tactic and somewhat dishonest. I do see its value though. But this particular push poll makes me wonder about how Yassky is spending his money (lousy polling agencies), the quality of the statements and phrases used by his campaign (they seem awfully muddled), and just what exactly are his connections to the machine (mostly because of Sampson, but also Hamilton) and Ratner (mostly hearsay and because he seems to be too much of a fence-straddler on the issue).

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