I'm an Obama supporter, and one phone call won't change that. But I can't deny that I'm slightly miffed at the Obama volunteer that called my house last night and tried to badger me into donating to the campaign. I understand that Obama needs money; that's how you win the White House. I donated money twice to his campaign during the primaries, and I might donate again. I'm not sure yet. I told this plucky volunteer this, and to my mind, the appropriate response to someone saying, "You know, I might donate again, but it won't be now because I'm in between paychecks." is: Thanks very much for your support. I hope you decide to donate again at a later date.
But that's not what this volunteer did. She came at me a second time. And a third. And then one last time. She REALLY wanted me to commit to a certain amount of money last night, and she just wouldn't let it go. Frankly, it pissed me off. It makes me feel less like donating to Obama. Do those sorts of tactics work on other people? Because no matter what I told her, she came at me like I hadn't said anything, or like I was maybe fibbing so she'd leave me alone.
And I do understand that these people have a job to do, and it's to get money from people so that there's enough to run a good campaign. I get it. And if I was maybe wishy-washy, I could see pressing me. (Okay, that's a little bit of a lie. I totally do not approve of heavy-handed attempts to get me to do anything, be it donating to a political campaign or buying something.) But I felt like this was so over the line that it might have turned someone off completely, maybe even off voting for the Senator.
That's certainly not the case with me; I'll obviously still cast my vote for Obama in November. As if it is even a question. Still, I do NOT approve of the script these volunteers are being asked to follow.
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