Polling has gone from sampling a litter of happy, friendly puppies who just love seeing you to trying to sample angry, feral cats. They don't want to be caught and if you somehow catch one it will try to tear your eyes out.
The phone has largely become worthless as a communication tool. Telemarketers have done that, doubly so with the federal "do not call" list which means anyone calling me now will happily break the law to sell me their crap like a street corner drug dealer.
And while I was typing this another phone call from some number I didn't recognize rang my cell phone. I just looked at the caller ID to see if it was a friend. Nope.
The Do Not Call List worked for me until Obama was President, then things went haywire in this regard, along with many others.