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PG was minding his business when the phone rang. It was Nima, from VR Research, with a telephone survey. PG gave consent, and the procedure began.
How likely are you to vote in the upcoming election? Will you vote in person on election day, in person through early voting, or an absentee ballot? Do you have a favorable, or unfavorable, opinion of Governor Nathan Deal, and his wife, Sandra Deal? This was a curious question, since Georgia is not voting on a Governor this year. Nathan Deal will not be running in 2018. Sandra Deal has not announced her candidacy.
Do you have a favorable, or unfavorable, opinion of an “opportunity school district”? Are you a democrat, or a republican? For whom will you vote for President of the United States? Next, the interviewer said, again, for whom will you vote for President? He then read the names of the Georgia candidates for US Senate. Apparently, Nima was not aware of this mistake.
The next section of questions was about the constitutional amendments. The only one discussed was Amendment One. This gives the state the right to take over schools, if they are not performing. It soon became obvious that Nima was paid by supporters of Amendment One.
Why are you voting against Amendment One, or, as Nima sometimes put it, question one? Do you agree, or disagree, with this statement: Students in failing schools are at greater risk of going to prison? (This is a paraphrase.)
One of the agree/disagree statements was a doozy. It began with the phrase “National liberal teachers union.” This may have been a misreading of the script. A google search reveals no organization called “National liberal teachers union.”
PG was ready to get on with his life. Nima said there were a just a few more questions. Do you describe yourself as evangelical, or born again christian? The convcersation ended with Nima saying “thank you sir, and G-d bless.” “Leave her out of this.” Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. The photographer was Dorothea Lange.