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Aug 23, 2010 (Video) Robocalls help politicians get out their message Not everyone is a fan of the calls. After working the phones during the 2004 presidential campaign, and taking a lot of heat from the people he called, Shaun Dakin decided to act. His Washington-based organization is trying to stop what he calls these unwelcome intrusions into people's lives.... WPTV (NBC FL) more...
Jul 10, 2010 How to Stop Political Robocalls Shaun Dakin has created an online registry at StopPoliticalCalls.org in hopes of stopping robocalls from political candidates. His group, Citizens for Civil Discourse, distributes its "National Political Do Not Contact Registry database to politicians, political action committees, advocacy... Daily Breeze (CA) more...
Jul 7, 2010 (Video) ABC News - Do Not Call List doesn't stop political calls They just spam us into oblivion, and it's really phone spam," said Shaun Dakin, the man behind the effort to create the National Political Do Not Contact Registry . Dakin said he's collected more than 160,000 phone numbers so far, about 5,000 of them from Arizona. ABC News 15 more...
Jul 5, 2010 US Senate Candidate Takes Do Not Robocall Pledge U.S. Senate candidate John Dougherty, who is facing former Tucson City Council member Rodney Glassman, former state lawmaker Cathy Eden and labor organizer Randy Parraz in the Democratic primary, says you won't be getting any robocalls from him: John Dougherty, Arizona Democratic candidate for... Tuscon Weekly more...
Jun 30, 2010 Political Hangups (Video) Local NBC news in Atlanta, GA about robocalls. Shaun Dakin is the Director of the National Political Do Not Call Registry. He says the group is in discussion with one Georgia congressional candidate who has vowed not to call voters with robocalls. Dr. Jody Hice is running as a Republican... NBC News more...
Jun 22, 2010 Digital Politics Radio Interview Guest on the first half is Kyle Roberts, CEO and President, Smart Media Group and in the second half Shaun Dakin, Founder The National Political Do Not Contact Registry. Topics on the show today include the Meg Whitman for Governor campaign in CA, targeting voters online as well as through... Digital Politics more...
Jun 1, 2010 Voters in Washington County to take action vs. robocalls Depending on volume, the calls cost approximately one-quarter of 1 cent each, far less than direct mail or media advertising, said Shaun Dakin, CEO and founder of the nonprofit, non-partisan Citizens for Civil Discourse, a group devoted to eliminating robocalls by asking politicians to... Pittsburg Post-Gazette more...
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