Years ago we did phone banking up here. We did cold calls on friendly voters to urge them to get out and vote. Back in the good old days, say 5 years ago, most voters were happy to receive such a call. Many of them were slightly flattered that the party cared enough to call. The would pick up the phone and answer our questions and chat.
Not any more. Last time I phone banked, the voters were hostile to the entire idea of getting called. Most of 'em just hung up. All of 'em indicated displeasure with the call.
I would normally attribute this change of attitude to telemarketers fouling the nest. But over the same 5 years the telemarketers have disappeared. The "Do Not Call" lists have been effective. Five years ago, I would get two or three telemarketer calls a day. Today, I don't get any. I get calls from politicians and political parties, but no telemarketers.
Why the change in voter response to phone bank calls? Beats me, but it's for real.
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