Posted by Racer on October 10, 2006, at 22:02:33
In reply to Re: I'm so sick of phone surveys and campaigns, posted by Jost on October 10, 2006, at 20:59:13
> RACER!!!! come on. Are you being rhetorical?? :)
>
> I definitely would never vote for a candidate based on whether s/he makes recorded phone calls. I'll hang up on them, I'll scream at the phone-- but that's just epiphenomenal.
>lol In this case, it's very easy for me to stand on principle: I've never yet received a recorded call from someone I'd have voted for...
In fairness, I do exempt the recordings from names like Clinton, Feinstein, etc -- those people will not call me personally, so the only way the candidates can get their voices on my telephone are via recorded messages.
By the way, unless the law has changed, in California it is illegal to use recorded messages like that. The calls using national names probably come from out of state, in which case it's sadly legal for them to call into California. The local candidates who use recorded messages, though, are breaking the law. Another reason not to vote for them, eh?
;-)
poster:Racer
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