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Monday, November 06, 2006
 
Robocall Abuse Documentation
The firm apparently doing it is Conquest Communications Group, and it's really cheap to do:

TPMmuckraker November 6, 2006 11:15 AM
2. Opposes Candidate: MELISSA BEAN FOR CONGRESS
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Illinois District 08
Payee: CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date Expended = 11/03/2006 Amount Expended = $3757.92
Purpose: Phone Banks
Date Expended = 11/02/2006 Amount Expended = $2785.50
Purpose: Phone Banks
Payee: CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date Expended = 11/01/2006 Amount Expended = $3806.28
Purpose: Phone Banks
[...]
11. Opposes Candidate: FRIENDS OF TAMMY DUCKWORTH
Office Sought: House of Representatives, Illinois District 06
Payee: CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date Expended = 11/03/2006 Amount Expended = $3046.86
Purpose: Phone Banks
Payee: CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date Expended = 11/02/2006 Amount Expended = $2496.24
Purpose: Phone Banks
Payee: CONQUEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date Expended = 11/01/2006 Amount Expended = $3031.98
Purpose: Phone Banks
20 races listed here (these were the only 2 races I noticed from Illinois), dates only from 11/1 thru 11/3. Am sure there's documentation for the end of October too, since that's when the Duckworth campaign became aware of the problem.

Speaking of which, listen to a fake Tammy Duckworth call here. We need to get the broadcast media to take this seriously, otherwise it's just a bunch of crazy commie bloggers whining, oh boring, yet again.

- posted by Cynthia @ 2:23 PM | | | Link |

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