A Political Phone Call: Telemarketing?

Telemarketing calls.  We’ve received it, we listened and they persisted and now you dread the phone ringing at dinner time. 

Thanks to the government, there is a Do No Call Registry available for us to submit our phone number, or better yet get unlisted.  But, have you ever received a political phone call, especially when elections are near?

This type of call is used by candidates and prefers it than using the traditional methods because not only do they get their team or hire a company to do the work; they tap into a bigger population with a smaller cost.  They can call for several reasons:  a fund raising effort, getting opinions on current issues or the candidate's opponent, push polling, or even persuading citizens to vote for their candidate.  The call usually takes about a minute or even more than 20 minutes, depending on the respondent and the purpose.