push polling

British  

noun

1. the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate

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push polling

With a sample that small anyone could get whatever result they wanted with good push polling.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2016

Most ominously, the aides press the consultants to let them know if Yeltsin has no chance, so they can "take steps"--which, we assume, will be more brutal than push polling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Buchanan confronted Dole about the tactic, called push polling, during the debate last week in Manchester.

From Time Magazine Archive