Answer to Question 1
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define a push poll as polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate.
2. Analyze specific sections of this poll question and discuss why it is or is not an example of a push poll.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Indicate that telephone polls are the most frequently used mechanism for gauging the mood of the electorate, typically using random-digit dialing surveys.
2. Identify two problems associated with telephone polling, which may include a reluctance to participate and the decreased use of landlines.