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I know a lot of local politicians. I've met a few state level politicians. I know people who work professionally in politics as part of the machine. I'm consist
by linuxlizard 8y ago
I know a lot of local politicians. I've met a few state level politicians. I know people who work professionally in politics as part of the machine. I'm consistently told one thing politicians are most afraid of is phone calls. When people care enough to take time out of their day and cold-call a stranger, then a politician knows it's a big deal. Emails, form submits, fax--who cares. But a real constituent calling a staffer is a big deal. Enough call, then the politician gets cover from their funders to act in the peoples' interests.
- RubberbandSoul 8y agoA weird metric. Did anyone call today? No? I guess everything is fine then. They voted for TRUMP?? Why the h-ll didn't they call first?
- dfilppi 8y agoSad, because it means they aren't actually representatives. At least not of those who dont make phone calls.
- ben_w 8y agoI suspect this varies by nation. I met my then-local MP in Portcullis House, which required not just a phonecall but a pre-arranged appointment that she was forced to cancel at the last minute because of urgent business in the House of Commons. I had to rebook for the following day. I said my piece, but she not only didn’t change her vote (I wasn’t expecting her to, it was her first term and I’m a political noob), but she didn’t even raise a single one of the issues I had when the relevant law was debated. On the plus side, she did give me the contact email address of someone in charge of a committee about that law. On the down side, he never replied.