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Tag Archives: robocalls
NRCC Reaching with Robocall
A Republican campaign in Pennsylvania attacks a Democratic House candidate for things that weren’t her doing in a strained attempt to tie her to a convicted cop murderer. A robocall from the National Republican Congressional Committee went out to 8th District voters on Sept. 27, claiming that Kathy Boockvar, the …
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Tagged Kathy Boockvar, Mumia Abu-Jamal, National Republican Congressional Committee, robocalls
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Robocall Rumble
It’s the battle of the voice mail messages. First, Sen. John McCain launched a robocall this week, claiming that spending cuts to Medicare in the Senate health care bill would eliminate “vital Medicare coverage for our seniors” and promoting his amendment to strip the bill of all those Medicare cuts. …
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Tagged Americans United for Change, John McCain, medicare, Medicare Advantage, robocalls
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McCain Robocall Sounds Familiar
Last year, Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign proposed cuts to Medicare spending to finance his health care overhaul proposal. This year, Senate Democrats have proposed cuts to Medicare spending to finance their health care overhaul proposal. Last year, the Obama camp promptly attacked McCain, falsely claiming, as we pointed out, …
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Tagged health care, John McCain, medicare, Medicare Advantage, robocalls
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Tax Cut Ads Clip Some Details
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced on June 1 a radio ad and robo-call campaign against several congressional Republicans for voting against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the stimulus bill). However, the attacks don’t tell the whole story. For instance, the ad aimed at Republican Rep. Peter King …
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More Robo-Calls
Yesterday we wrote about a robo-call attack from the McCain campaign making much of Obama’s relationship with Bill Ayers. Today, we’ll look at another robo-call (posted by Talking Points Memo late last week) that’s covering well-trodden ground. The subject is Obama’s record on born-alive legislation, which we’ve written about twice …
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Tagged abortion, Bill Ayers, John McCain, robo-calls, robocalls
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Robocall Rules
Q: What are the rules on robo-calls? A: Federal law requires that groups making automated calls identify themselves at the beginning of the call and provide a call-back number. The FEC says that a disclaimer must accompany public communication made by political committees or individuals. However, specific regulations for political …
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