1.   But Mellman and Goeas acknowledged that push polling had been widely used by candidates of both parties, especially in Congressional races.

2.   In a technique known as push polling, campaigns hired telemarketing firms to spread dirt about their opponents in the guise of a poll.

3.   In a technique known as push polling, campaigns hire telemarketing firms to spread dirt about their opponents in the guise of a poll.

4.   Republican Jeb Bush is another famous casualty of push polling.

5.   The issue of push polling erupted in South Carolina last week as a bitterly divisive issue between the McCain and Bush campaigns.

6.   Both campaigns on Saturday were still preoccupied with campaign tactics, trading attacks on everything from push polling to rude telephone calls to fund-raising.