A weapon in the arsenal…
Breaking News
Oprah Quitting TV Show In 2011
A weapon in the arsenal…
Politics Conservatives Republicans 2008 Election Media John McCain Humor Democrats Iraq George W. Bush Links Economy NFL Sports Hillary Clinton Newsweek President Obama Health Care Uncategorized News Redskins Sarah Palin Fox News Race Oliver's World Movies Racism Religious Right Right Wing Media Maryland History Michael Steele Terrorism Tea Party Women Superman Mitt Romney Liberals TV Democratic Senate Crime Liberal Media Science Black Conservatives Rudy Giuliani Comic Books Fred Thompson Weird Dick Cheney Religion Foreign Policy Comics Television Immigration Economics Supreme Court Abortion Media For McCain Global Warming Democratic Congress Site Stuff Virginia Republican Culture Of Corruption Democratic House Joe Biden Business Space John Edwards Energy Al Qaeda Harry Reid 9/11 Ben Cardin Democratic Convention Iran Bill Clinton Instapundit Education Technology Al Gore Rush Limbaugh Washington Post Glenn Beck U.S. Attorney Scandal Glenn Reynolds Black Helicopter Watch Video Games Useful "Liberals" Jessica Alba GOP Bigot Eruption The Politico World Guns Military National Security Tech Joe Lieberman Fox News Channel Stem Cell Research Michelle Obama Public Option Intelligent Design MSNBC Books Alaska USA Right Wing Militia Afghanistan Free Speech Gay Marriage Atheism Jamaica Kirsten Powers America Progressives John MCain D.C. Evolution Hugh Hewitt Bob Ehrlich Video Disney Anti-Gay Torture CK New York Times Washington D.C. Sonia Sotomayor Karl Rove tba2007 Howard Dean The Washington Post CNBC Birthers Katrina Fox News Democrats AIG Polls Sean Hannity CNN Real Estate Mike Allen Right-Wing Terrorism Ron Paul Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton's Experience David Broder Health Martin O'Malley Stupid Things Entertainment Doctor Who Jim Cramer Taxes Bill O'Reilly Creationism Snoopgate Middle East Advertising John Kerry Anti-Semitism Birther Republican Bigot Eruption Florida Virginia Tech Massacre Gay Social Security First Amendment Polling UK North Korea GOP Bigot Eruptions Food Swine Flu Media Research Center Music Right Wing Militia Watch 2010 Election Blogs Movie Bobby Jindal Internet California National Review Matt Drudge OW Radio Comic Book H1N1 Liberal Senate FDR Conservative MBAPBSAllAmericaDem Pennsylvania Animation Mark Penn Conspiracy The South The Truth Alan Keyes BBC AP Arlen Specter ACORN Baseball Army WWII Pakistan Drudge Report Libertarians Dogs Cool New Orleans NBC Dumb Liberals Jon Stewart Football Freema Agyeman James Carville Joe The Plumber Eric Cantor Conservativies Newsbusters Chris Matthews CIA Republican Celebrities Canada Catholic Church Cindy McCain Rahm Emanuel Newt Gingrich Conservative Media Osama Bin Laden Paul Krugman Climate Change Right Wing Terror
The views on this site are mine and mine alone, they do not reflect the views of my employer, Media Matters for America
“I’m reaching out militia member to militia member”-Sarah Palin
My perspective: dtd is an invasion of privacy. Just because all campaigns do it doesn’t make it right.
Canvassing may work.
If the person on the phone or on the door step actually understands their problems, issues, and concerns. If the person is “like them”.
But calling people really pisses them off. I should know. I did 1000’s of voluteer calls in 04 into Cleveland and in 06 into Northern Virginia for Webb. What did I get, mostly, if there was someone on the other end of the line? Pissed off voters. That is what.
I have over 60,000 people who have registered at StopPoliticalCalls.org because they are sick and tired of politicians feeling like they have the right to:
- email them
- send direct mail
- robo call them
- phone them
- canvass them
Part of the problem in US politics is that voters don’t believe any of this stuff, even when it comes from a live person.
This is my issue: Why would a farmer in IN or Iowa or anywhere want to have a discussion about XXXX candidate with someone that does not live in their state and neighborhood.
Door to door canvassing works only when it is like people talking to like people.
Why. Because it is neighbors talking to neighbors.
Remember Dean’s orange hats in Iowa before the caucuses? All those kids in farm land who did not have a clue about farming and their lives.
Did they do a thing for Dean?
What gives people the right to invade the privacy of voters and ask them who they are voting for?
There is no right to invade the privacy of voters. None.
Shaun
–
Cheers,
Shaun Dakin – CEO & Founder
The National Political Do Not Contact Registry
– A non-partisan, non-profit program by Citizens for Civil Discourse
Register Your Phone Number Now for Free: http://www.StopPoliticalCalls.org/
I go door to door. Its better face to face to see your neighbor…neighbor