I have a second phone number I use when I have to give a number to a company or government agency. All calls to that number go to voicemail, my phone doesn't ri

I have a second phone number I use when I have to give a number to a company or government agency. All calls to that number go to voicemail, my phone doesn't ring, and I can look at transcriptions and swipe them into the trash. In the past month I probably deleted over 100 phone calls about the upcoming election. I also received enough flyers in my mailbox to fill a garbage bag. None of the calls or flyers or ads on TV would change my opinion on anything on the ballot. I have a hard time imagining how any of it pays off, but I suppose some people respond to it.