I've heard this: >> Essentially, they judge online petitions as worthless, an email represents a single person, a phone call represents about 10 people, a mail

I've heard this: >> Essentially, they judge online petitions as worthless, an email represents a single person, a phone call represents about 10 people, a mailed letter represents about 50 people, and a handwritten note speaks for about 100 people. But I'm pretty sure all those numbers round to zero unless a check is attached, in my years and years of trying to speak to local/regional/state politicians in person, writing them, and calling them.