I made 100 phone calls for John McCain

Salon by Angela Valdez | Nov. 3, 2008 (Investigative Report)

My hands tremble as I dial the first number. A moment passes before I wince from the familiar screech of a disconnected line "ooo wee ooo."

And that's the first trend I discover. Not just that this particular land line is dead, but that land lines in general are dead. In my first half-hour, I make 20 calls and speak to two live people. Mostly, I leave messages. Over a period of several days I make a total of 100 calls for McCain Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 3, 2008

The reporter could have written an interesting article about these volunteer calls, but this isn't it. There's no behind the scenes look at how undecided are categorized, or how this information is used. Worth the read if you haven't volunteered to make calls yourself, but not otherwise.

I've done a lot of volunteer calling for Obama, both during the primary and general election. I gained no new insight from reading about the other side.

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