I think this is weird. Do you?
Had a phone call from an out of state number from someone representing a Presidential Candidate (I will keep this non-partisan).
I am registered 'no party affiliation', so there was no reason for the caller to assume I was a supporter of The Candidate. The caller used my name (well, mispronounced as Susannah).
The caller said early voting was starting soon, and I should go ahead and vote for the Candidate. The caller said if I still had questions about where the Candidate stood on any issues, she would give me a number to call and they would tell me, but otherwise, just go ahead a vote early because they want to get an idea "you know, how it's going."
Nobody knows the results of early voting before election day, do they? I didn't ask that, though. I said the only reason I would vote early was if I was going to be out of town.
I've gotten bizarre mailings from out-of-town as well - one in particular offered to register me to vote... under my maiden name!!! I gave that one to our county clerk. I don't know what, if anything came of it.
While my mind is made up for the pres/vice pres vote, I am still undecided on a number of local races and I will spend the next month and a half trying to decide which candidates to vote for.
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While my mind is made up for the pres/vice pres vote, I am still undecided on a number of local races and I will spend the next month and a half trying to decide which candidates to vote for.
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Exactly. Guess they are trying to reach people who only vote every four years.
Oh and news flash for the anti-GOP folks here - as is the case with every election, I will not be voting along party lines. There has not been an election in which I have voted a straight-party ticket. If I don't like either candidate, or I don't know anything about them, I will leave that choice blank rather than just vote based on party affiliation, sex, race, or any other issue.
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While my mind is made up for the pres/vice pres vote, I am still undecided on a number of local races and I will spend the next month and a half trying to decide which candidates to vote for.
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Exactly. Guess they are trying to reach people who only vote every four years.
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The local dems and GOP also push for early voting amongst their supporters at every race, at least in these parts. They want the voters to go in and vote along party lines with no consideration for the candidates themselves.
Campaign's make calls none stop encouraging people to get out and vote early. The more chances people have to get out and vote the more they are likely to vote at all. Both parties will have their sights set on independent voters. They may just be the vote that makes the difference. You can count on getting lots of those calls this years....even more of them than those of us that are registered with a particular party. I vote early. It's so easy! You have more time to get there when it suits your schedule and rarely will you see a line! The lines on elections day this year are going to be unreal! And no; they won't know the results of who has voted but they will know the results of how many from what party have voted early.