Robo Calls Come A Callin'

There has been a study that shows that 2 out of 3 Americans of registered voters recieved Robo Calls from political candidates in the 2006 election. From Reuters...

"Direct mail can go from the mailbox to the wastebasket, but with a robo-call at least you've picked up the phone," said Pew Director Lee Rainie. "The chance of capturing even a sliver of people's attention is somewhat greater, I would guess."

Phone calls from actual human beings were less common, the survey found. Sixty-four percent of registered voters surveyed said they had received a robo-call before the last election, while 24 percent said they had received a political call from a live person.

Republicans were more likely than Democrats or independents to receive robo-calls, the survey of 2,562 people found.