Political Killer App? The Telephone.

Posted on March 9th, 2006
By Gary Bivings in Politics, Technology

The Hotline has a story about using the telephone to replace town hall meeting and focus groups. The system rings up voters, and asks if they’d like to participate in the politician’s “Tele-Town” hall. The politician talks, listeners ask questions, and the politician can even poll the listeners on whatever issue he or she may want. So far only being used by Republicans.

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Rita Desai

March 29th, 2006 at 9:31 am

Another strategy: Washington mayoral candidate Adrian Fenty surprised us by showing up on our doorstep this weekend. I was not home at the time but my roommate, dressed in weekend-around-the-house clothes, was and answered the door. It was a little embarrassing. As delighted as I am when a mayoral candidate comes by to say hello, it would have been better had he given us a ring to let us know he was coming by. I would have a)made sure I was home and b)cleaned rooms in sight from the doorstep like a madman. I may have even offered him refreshments. Oh, what could have been had he only called beforehand.