As you may know, I am a candidate for the hotly contested office of the
Board of Estimate and Taxation. I have been organizing a massive campaign
given the large number of people vying to be the City's finance geek. You
may have gotten one of my dozen or two phone calls that I have already
Greetings.
As someone who has worked on, and continues to work on, local campaigns,
I understand the importance of phone calls to delegates, both by the
candidates and from volunteers on behalf of the candidates. However, I
get very annoyed by calls from professionals, whether they are for
As a delegate, I personally would not put much stock
in a candidate's pledge not to use professional
phoners.
While I am always more impressed by candidates who
have the preference, level of support and
sophistication necessary to rely on volunteer phone
banks, sometimes hiring out the job is
