Sunday Telegraph Push-Polling?
July 29th, 2008 by Mark Hanson
More poll gloom for Gordon B! Sunday Telegraph commissoned the research, which showed Labour facing meltdown in its marginal seats, and splashed on it this week.
But hang on, who was the polling outfit chosen for this important execrcise in voter sentiment? None other than Aussie outfit, Textor Crosby, recently criticised in Australia for push-polling, i.e. using the guise of a poll to spread propaganda.
Run by Mark Textor and Lynton Crosby, they are better known as campaign managers for right-wing candidates in Australia, New Zealand and over here in the guise of Micheal Howard (2005) and Boris Johnson (2008).
Hmmmm…..
July 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
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