piotr1
02-15-2008, 11:00 PM
I got the below email from a meetup member in my group...
>Ron Paul Supporters,
>
> I currently work at the Siena Research Institute located at Siena College
> in Loudonville. It is a surveying center which calls people all around New
> York State.
>
> Right now, we are doing a political survey with the majority dealing with
> the election. Included are questions about Clinton, Obama, and McCain, but
> no others. This survey was created by the director of the institute. I
> confronted him yesterday about the bias survey, and this was his reply:
>
> John McCain has showed a strong showing in the primary election, whereas
> Huckabee and Paul have not. The media have dropped Ron Paul and are
> beginning to drop Huckabee from their conversations. Lastly, including the
> other 2 candidates would require adding 10 or more questions to the
> survey, so he doesn't want to add them.
>
> He even mentioned that the Ron Paul Campaign Manager called him yesterday
> morning and argued that he is unfairly leaving him out of the survey and
> by doing this, he is drawing votes away from Paul. To this, my boss
> answered: "I'm Sorry." He said he made the decision to leave them out, and
> is willing to take the criticism for it.
>
> I myself am outraged by this, but I want to channel that rage into an
> argument to keep Siena Research Institute from posting the results, if not
> stop the survey altogether.
>
> Please flood his office with phone calls and e-mails asking him to stop
> conducting the survey or to not publish the results. Let him know what you
> think, but please mind your words. The contact info for the director is
> below. (Also, please DO NOT use my name. After all, it's the only job I
> have right now, although I may be quitting shortly. If you are asked who
> gave you this information, tell him that's not important and move on.)
>
> Please do this A.S.A.P. I'm not sure how much longer the survey will be up
> before they have enough data, so time is critical. They often show these
> results on local news channels, and this survey could possibly get even
> more coverage across the state.
>
> Donald P. Levy
> Director, Siena Research Institute
> (518) 783-2901
> dlevy@siena.edu
>Ron Paul Supporters,
>
> I currently work at the Siena Research Institute located at Siena College
> in Loudonville. It is a surveying center which calls people all around New
> York State.
>
> Right now, we are doing a political survey with the majority dealing with
> the election. Included are questions about Clinton, Obama, and McCain, but
> no others. This survey was created by the director of the institute. I
> confronted him yesterday about the bias survey, and this was his reply:
>
> John McCain has showed a strong showing in the primary election, whereas
> Huckabee and Paul have not. The media have dropped Ron Paul and are
> beginning to drop Huckabee from their conversations. Lastly, including the
> other 2 candidates would require adding 10 or more questions to the
> survey, so he doesn't want to add them.
>
> He even mentioned that the Ron Paul Campaign Manager called him yesterday
> morning and argued that he is unfairly leaving him out of the survey and
> by doing this, he is drawing votes away from Paul. To this, my boss
> answered: "I'm Sorry." He said he made the decision to leave them out, and
> is willing to take the criticism for it.
>
> I myself am outraged by this, but I want to channel that rage into an
> argument to keep Siena Research Institute from posting the results, if not
> stop the survey altogether.
>
> Please flood his office with phone calls and e-mails asking him to stop
> conducting the survey or to not publish the results. Let him know what you
> think, but please mind your words. The contact info for the director is
> below. (Also, please DO NOT use my name. After all, it's the only job I
> have right now, although I may be quitting shortly. If you are asked who
> gave you this information, tell him that's not important and move on.)
>
> Please do this A.S.A.P. I'm not sure how much longer the survey will be up
> before they have enough data, so time is critical. They often show these
> results on local news channels, and this survey could possibly get even
> more coverage across the state.
>
> Donald P. Levy
> Director, Siena Research Institute
> (518) 783-2901
> dlevy@siena.edu