Interesting. I just got robo-polled for the first time. Turned out to be from Rasmussen. When I saw the caller ID I thought it might be an actual call to me. But alas, I was to be polled. Six minutes eight seconds of my time. Relatively painless.

Late Update: Canvassing Manhattan? From TPM Reader JG ...

Hi Josh,

Regular (daily) reader here.

Anyhow, I also just got my first robocall ever, from Rasmussen - and I also live in Manhattan.

It seemed a little strange when I saw your post, and made me wonder if Rasmussen is doing an NYC based poll, or a really large state poll, or if perhaps they are testing a new phone list. The poll itself was pretty innocuous, so I'm not suggesting anything
sinister. It was just surprising in a "What are the odds?" kind of way.

Anyway, I just thought it would be a good idea to forward this on as a data point, in case any other readers also report the same experience.