The surest way to get me to vote for your opponent is for you to robocall me. (Setting aside some campaigns’ dirty tricks of making it seem that their opponents are making robocalls.)
I am not alone in holding such a view, judging by a quote in WaPo’s “The Trail” blog:
Ray Rich, 57, an artist and Republican from Hillsboro, said Friday at the Mike Huckabee event in Henniker that he liked Romney’s stance on Social Security. But today Rich turned against Romney.
“I voted for John McCain because I thought he had the best chance of beating Romney. I received countless [pre-recorded] phone calls from the Romney campaign, and the feeling I got from them was a very cold feeling. They were extremely negative, slamming other candidates. I was just so put off by that that I attempted to strategically vote to block him.”
2 responses so far ↓
1 Erin Nelson // 9 Jan 2008 at 6:13 am
One way to tell the politicians how you feel about robocalls is to sign up for the National Political “Do Not Call” Registry at http://www.StopPoliticalCalls.org. It’s free and is also non-partisan and non-profit. Erin Nelson
2 Shaun Dakin // 9 Jan 2008 at 3:44 pm
You are right, 1000’s of our members are sick and tired of robo calls and will not vote for candidates that continue to invade their privacy and call them at home.
Shaun Dakin
CEO and Founder
The National Political Do Not Contact Registry
http://StopPoliticalCalls.org