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csziggy

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10. I think it is phone calls, letters then emails in order of influence

Reply to mgardener (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 04:30 PM

Jan 2017

Emails are too easy to send and to spam the offices with. A real voice on the other end of the line ensures that there is at least a human making the contact. Letters are too slow and take more staff time in this day and age.

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Hey, MEdia. People jamming the house phones is what killed the ethics bill [View all] deminks Jan 2017 OP

This could be the start of something bigly Achilleaze Jan 2017 #1

Hooray! femmocrat Jan 2017 #2

The Loser is going to be taking credit for everything. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #3

Let's see what happens when something bad happens Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #5

More like JACKASS. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #6

He is, of course. Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #7

It's beginning to seem like everytime Trump tweets Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #4

Are emails given the same weight as phone calls? mgardener Jan 2017 #8

I think it is phone calls, letters then emails in order of influence csziggy Jan 2017 #10

Its sick how the media reports the tweets GusBob Jan 2017 #9

.... spanone Jan 2017 #11