Sentences with phrase «of robocalls»

This is a pretty drastic, sledgehammer solution to the problem of robocalls, and you're almost certainly going to miss calls that you would've liked to have answered.

New bill aims to «make it easier to vote, harder to break the law» in wake of robocalls scandal, The National Post

Tired of robocalls?

Some who had expressed early support for the bill were said to be wavering amid what council members described as a torrent of robocalls and fliers in certain districts in opposition to the measure, which would cover retail stores, grocers, bodegas and many street vendors.

«I haven't statistics, but I have anecdotal information — even the last series of robocalls, the playback on his efforts on his efforts were great.

The first round of robocalls recorded by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch for his so - called «heroes of reform» who signed the NY Uprising PAC reform pledges have been released.

The DCCC has been dogging Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle for months now with a combination of robocalls, billboards, radio spots and gas station advertising.

BY STATE SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI The number of robocalls people receive is staggering.

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday released a series of robocalls in battleground districts throughout the country, including the upstate House races for the 21st and 22nd districts.

The number of robocalls people are receiving is growing, and Senator Chuck Schumer is trying to put an end to them.

The Senate Democrats have launched a series of robocalls in the wake of Tax Day, accusing 12 Republicans of «sitting on the sidelines, running from a decades - long record of taxing, spending and borrowing away the financial stability of our state.»

With that in mind, I'm pleased to present a couple of recent examples of robocalls working against campaigns in New Hampshire.

Last week, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai published a column on what he called an «explosion» of robocalls.

And by vowing to never answer my phone again, I might be a terrible journalist, but I'm at least doing my part as a member of the robocall resistance.

On August 12, 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a nationwide class action against JPMC for its use of robocalling in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Hanna, along with more than 40 other legislators from both parties, was the target of a robocall campaign by Koch, which started this week.

The news of the robocall comes almost simultaneously with word that Owens, like Democrat Dan Maffei in central New York, has filed a court order to impound ballots ahead of tomorrow's vote — a sign that the race against Republican Matt Doheny will be as close as the public polls have suggested.

I just read an article about someone who sued a company with help of a lawyer from Lemberg Law because of this robocall problem.

Democratic Senate candidate Regina Calcaterra's campaign has posted the audio of a robocall received by a resident of the 1st SD that reveals the Republicans were trying to gague public reaction to a possible government shutdown over the weekend even as they signaled a willingness to provide votes to avoid it.

Not exact matches

Araceli King will receive $ 1,500 for each of the 153 robocalls she received from the company over the course of a year.

The challenge for dealing with intrusive robocalls is finding a way to limit the ubiquitous scams while not adding legitimate uses to the rogue's gallery of con artists.

«This person's one of many; it won't stop robocalls,» said Hoyt.

The robocall coincides with the launch of a new attack website – ronlieperttruth.com — which accuses Mr. Liepert of being «a tax - and - spend liberal.»

Abramovich is accused of running «one of the largest illegal robocalling campaigns» ever discovered.

And he has been responding with robocalls that cast the PAC as a «single - issue, out - of - state» organization.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has recorded a robocall as part of a get - out - the - vote effort in the key 37th Senate district in Westchester County.

In 2003, the federal government established the Do Not Call Registry, finally getting a head of those obnoxious telemarketers and robocalls.

Generally I agree that robocalls are a bad idea, especially for any type of persuasion.

The robocalls from the group New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators has released calls in the home districts of Sens. Elaine Phillips, Carl Marcellino, Sue Serino and Chris Jacobs.

Former Gov. George Pataki recorded a robocall blasting Sean Patrick Maloney, one of five Democrats competing to take in GOP Rep. Nan Hayworth in NY - 18.

If voters could wave a wand and get rid of any one political tool, I'd bet you a hefty sum that it'd be robocalls, and not just because they're a clear psychwar precursor of the coming genocidal war of robots against humanity.

Check out this great use of Google Maps for advocacy, sent in by anti-political-robocall activist and social media enthusiast Shaun Dakin — it takes the contents of his organization's robocall database and displays them visually through a Maps interface, making them easy to browse through and to take in at a glance.

One factor behind this evolution is that fact that the internet's main rivals as communications channels (general - audience broadcast advertising, phonebanking / robocalls and direct mail) are all gradually losing effectiveness as a result of a variety of factors including increased competition for viewer attention, cable channel proliferation, cell phone ubiquity, and overall junk - mail resistance.

The only arm of the electronic politics arsenal mentioned in the Post piece is everyone's «favorite» — robocalls — but when television ads are already flying, you can expect websites and online ads to follow close behind.

The Buffalo senator's campaign says Giuliani has recorded a robocall for Grisanti and penned a letter to residents of the 60th Senatorial District on his behalf, which reads in part:

Bill Clinton has recorded a robocall for Democratic state Senate candidate Tim Kennedy in what I believe is the first time the former president has injected himself into the battle for control of the chamber — at least in this campaign cycle.

Here's the robocall recorded for Democratic NY - 26 candidate Kathy Hochul by former President Clinton as the party pulls out all the stops headed into the home strech of tomorrow's special election:

Here's some footage of Sen. John DeFrancisco railing against the Democrats during a debate over budget extenders yesterday for sending what he deemed «deceptive» robocalls into the districts of Republican senators.

As Liz reported earlier, Hanna signed onto the bill sponsored by Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, but the correct paperwork was yet to be delivered to the Brooklyn lawmaker's office at the time of Koch's robocall announcement.

A NYC - based reader call in to report that he had received a mysterious robocall today on his cellular phone that appeared to be from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's corruption - busting Moreland Commission and name checked a Bronx assemblywoman whose dubious slot machine winnings have been making headlines of late.

The ScrapTheCode folks aren't alone, but their comrades the teabaggers are running a more involved online endeavor: to support the national Tax Day Tea Party, a couple of different organizing sites are using video, social networking outreach, Twitter, a planning wiki, and email (unfortunately, someone's also turned to robocalls).

Well, of course — robocalls are an accepted political marketing tool, but very few people are spamming voters with unsolicited emails.

Earlier today, I posted a robocall Cuomo recorded on behalf of Chris Fahey, an aide to Rep. Brian Higgins who is running for former Assemblyman Marc Schroeder's seat in a special election tomorrow.

Here's a novel approach to marketing: FOX News commentator / political consultant Dick Morris recorded a twofer robocall that promotes both his new book and the Senate canddiacy of Assemblyman Greg Ball.

He wants taxpayer - funded political campaigns, allowing politicians to campaign exclusively on the public dime and forcing you, the taxpayer, to cover the cost of their negative TV ads, mailers and robocalls.

«Hi this is President Bill Clinton I'm calling to urge you to vote for my friend Congressman Charlie Rangel on Tuesday June 24th, Charlie is the only candidate with a proven track record of delivering results on the economy, he's a fighter for good jobs, successful small businesses and working families, he has been for 40 years now,» Clinton says in the robocall.

Republican Senate candidates Wendy Long and Bob Turner opened up a new fissure in the primary race on Sunday, with the Long campaign filing a complaint over a robocall from ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani made on behalf of Turner.

On the heels of his endorsement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday, former President Bill Clinton has recorded a robocall for Rep. Charlie Rangel's campaign as he seeks a 23rd term in office.

Former President Bill Clinton has had a busy robocalling schedule these last few days on behalf of Democratic New York House candidates.

Specifically, the Long campaign says the robocall fails to include a message that states the nature of the call and the name of the person on behalf the message is being given.