So many election surveys. So few voters willing to pick up the phone.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 2,023

Last Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago

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The missed call log in Dr. Eric Bai’s iPhone has a sea of phone numbers with unfamiliar area codes. Some of them are likely from pollsters wanting to ask him about the upcoming Rhode Island primary elections.

A few times, he’s answered only to end up staying on the line to complete a survey.

“I felt bad,” Bai, 32, of Providence, explained.

But he’s busy, juggling part-time jobs as an internal medicine doctor at …

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