<div dir="ltr">FWIW, phone banking is my preferred activity in a political campaign. You can have a bunch of talking points printed out in front of you for various questions that you couldn't really do face-to-face. You are also in a room with a number of other phone-bankers who you can count on for moral support. Making phone calls is pretty quick as compared to going door-to-door and can switch instantly to different parts of the city/state/country.<br>
<br>Manish<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Eric Arons <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ericarons@gmail.com">ericarons@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Ok, so political season is heating up on Social!<br><br>A question for all those out there. I'm struggling with finding as much time as I'd like to travel to help Obama. Phone banking is a simple way to contribute from the comfort of your own home, but I have a gut feeling that phone banking is not only ineffective, but in fact might be counterproductive (not to mention often miserable). Are there any politicos out there who can send me some statistics/evidence/scientific data/tea leaves that will convince me otherwise so I can get motivated to try that route?<br>
<br>Thanks!<br></div>
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