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Bloggers are urging anyone who has gotten an annoying recorded phone call (RoboCall) to report. Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo describes the phone scam: "A wave of harassing calls paid for by the NRCC targetting probable Democratic voters and uncommitteds with the intent of getting them pissed off at multiple repeat call-backs from what they think is the Dem campaign....
What we're talking about here are calls which purport to be from candidate A when in fact they're from candidate B and which call back repeatedly if you hang up before the call is finished. They're intentionally harassing calls -- meant to stick the blame on the other candidate."
I don't live in a contested district so I have not heard a call, but apparently the Republicans are sending them out in several tight Congressional districts.
If you get a scam phone call, what can you do? Marshall continues:
If you've gotten one of these calls, write down as much information about it as you can (time, phone number, etc.) and call the 'metro desk' of your local paper.
They're looking for political stories in the final days. And this is a good one.
If you're in a targeted district and you get a fishy recorded political call, the Democratic National Committee asks you call 1 888 DEM VOTE, the DNC's voter protection hotline, and record a testimonial.
Philly.com has a good article about the calls in PA.
