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Focus Grouping
I just got an email from someone connected to Frank Luntz, who is sometimes referred to as “Bush's pollster.” Not surprisingly, the Luntz folks will be focus-grouping the vice-presidential debate next Tuesday, and they're looking for people to be part of their “mini-America.” If you're in the D.C. area and would like to be part of a focus group for the VP debate on Tuesday night, fill out this form and maybe they'll call you. If they do, they'll pay you $50 to watch the debate and answer questions about it, and your opinion could represent the opinions of millions! (Insert evil laugh here.0Posted October 4, 2004 12:34 PM | election 2004
Link doesn't work.
Posted by: Scott at October 4, 2004 01:43 PM
Damn. Only time I've ever wished I lived in the DC area.
Posted by: Kelly at October 4, 2004 04:25 PM
Sorry about the broken link. I can't seem to fix it b/c some of the characters are converting to HTML entities or something and it's too much hassle. Instead, if you're interested, try cutting and pasting this link:
http://app.bronto.com/x/preview.php?m=35051&k=b8d6bc47&sid=2654124&esid=y591
If there are "&" symbols in that URL, then it will work. If they've been converted to number codes, email me and I'll send you the link. Sorry about that.
I applied and they sent me a ding. I'm not surprised; I'm sure they're looking for swing voters, and that would really not be me.
Posted by: ambimb at October 4, 2004 06:10 PM
are there any of those in DC? how can you live in DC and not care at all?
(i'm starting to disbelieve in this whole "swing voter" concept. i think the only people who haven't decided yet haven't been paying attention. and good luck getting them to start now.)
Posted by: monica at October 4, 2004 08:52 PM
Well, the focus group will actually be in Virginia (just across the river from D.C.), so I'm sure they'll find plenty of "swingers" over there. They're around D.C., too, even if the place is 68% Democratic or something like that.
I was ready to bag on the undecideds before the last debate, but now I think they're real and that lots of them are undecided because, as you say, they haven't been paying any attention, but I think they're going to. For a lot of people, a presidential election takes up about two or three hours of their attention every four years. They don't follow the headlines, the ad wars, the polls. They wake up near the end of Oct. and realize, "hey, I probably should vote," so they start looking around for some information about the candidates. The debates make a good starting point for these people (even though they're coming a little early). So I expect more and more people are going to be tuning in -- to the debates and the election in general -- in the coming weeks, and then the swingers will evaporate b/c they'll all become Kerry voters. ;-)
Posted by: ambimb at October 5, 2004 12:22 PM
