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In at least 53 competitive House races, the National Republican Campaign Committee has launched hundreds of thousands of automated telephone calls, known as "robo calls."
Such calls have sparked a handful of complaints to the FCC and underscore the usefulness of the inexpensive -- and sometimes overwhelming -- political tool.
"As much as people complain about getting automated calls and saying they don't work, every politician is doing them," said Jerry Dorchuck, whose Pennsylvania-based Political Marketing International will make about 200,000 such phone calls each hour for mostly Democratic candidates. "Targeted calls play a key in very close races."
I just wish incumbents spent half as much time and effort into serving their constituents as they did trying to get re-elected. Churchill called democracy the worst form of government, "except for all the others," and you know, some days, I'm not so sure. If he were still alive, he and I, we would have words.
Such calls have sparked a handful of complaints to the FCC and underscore the usefulness of the inexpensive -- and sometimes overwhelming -- political tool.
"As much as people complain about getting automated calls and saying they don't work, every politician is doing them," said Jerry Dorchuck, whose Pennsylvania-based Political Marketing International will make about 200,000 such phone calls each hour for mostly Democratic candidates. "Targeted calls play a key in very close races."
I just wish incumbents spent half as much time and effort into serving their constituents as they did trying to get re-elected. Churchill called democracy the worst form of government, "except for all the others," and you know, some days, I'm not so sure. If he were still alive, he and I, we would have words.
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Oddly, I've gotten almost no calls, which surprises me. I was at some friends' home yesterday when "Clinton" called.
One I did get last night confused me. Started by talking about John Paul II (thus pretty much striking out immediately with me) and his respect for the culture of life. Then noted that the local rep, Charlie Dent, supported "abortion on demand" and stem cell research and that we should give him the same consideration he gives to "the unborn." They didn't give an alternative to vote for, and considering Dent's the Republican in the race, I was a bit confused.
Dent's going to win but I feel a bit better about that now.
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