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US Senate Candidate Takes Do Not Robocall Pledge
Monday, July 5, 2010
(Tuscon Weekly)Original link is here.
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by Jim Nintzel on Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 5:02
PM
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 U.S. Senate, is
speaking out against “robocalls.” The automated
phone calls that use
computerized auto-dialers to deliver
pre-recorded marketing messages are
widely considered a nuisance.
Dougherty is the first candidate in Arizona to
publicly pledge not to
use the technology, according to the National
Political Do Not Call
Registry, a group that backs ending political
robocalls.
Dougherty supports a bill sponsored by
California senator Dianne
Feinstein that would limit the use of robocalls
for political purposes.
By pledging not to use the automated calling
system, Dougherty ensures
Arizona voters will not be pestered by recorded
voice messages
soliciting support for his campaign.
“Voters deserve the right to research the
issues on their own time and
not be harassed at home via recorded message by
me or my supporters,”
Dougherty said.
Dougherty encourages voters opposed to the
practice to register with
the National Political Do Not Call Registry at
http://www.stoppoliticalcalls.org.
The site’s founder and CEO, Shaun Dakin,
started the registry to help
citizens protect themselves against “invasive,
automated calls from
politicians asking for their vote.
“I compliment John Dougherty for making the
pledge that it is time for
these calls to stop,” Dakin said.
Dougherty acknowledges how important reaching
each prospective voter
is, and wants the process to remain personal.
“I will not be relegated
to the cheaper, easier method of automated call
systems,” Dougherty
said.
Dougherty’s opposition contrasts with
opponents who embrace the
service.
Democratic Primary Senate candidate Cathy Eden
recently started using
robocalls. Republican Senator John McCain used
them extensively in the
2008 Presidential race.
For more information on the National Political
Do Not Contact Registry,
please visit www.StopPoliticalCalls.org
. To learn more about the candidacy of John
Dougherty for U.S. Senate,
please visit http://www.johndougherty2010.com.
