Did you know?   push poll  noun [countable]  an opinion poll (=
an attempt to find out what people think about a subject by
asking them questions about it) whose real purpose is to
influence people's opinions rather than to collect information
about them  push polling  noun [uncountable]  'A Bedford
resident complained to the state attorney general's office about
a campaign telephone poll from Hawkins that was critical of
Sanborn. Sanborn called such push polls a "dirty way" to get
elected.'  Concord Monitor 11th September 2012  'The technique
of push polling is part of the election battle being fought on
the ground in the swing states where the margins of victory have
been narrow in past elections.'  The Guardian 3rd October 2008
With the US presidential election now only weeks away,
supporters of particular candidates are becoming increasingly
zealous in their attempts to influence the outcome of the vote.
Among the range of tactics employed in an effort to convince
potential voters that their man (or woma