George,

I'm from the old school that thinks person-to-person is always preferable to the 'canned' message trying to make me think the candidate cares about me as an individual. I hang up on these calls even when they are from a candidate I plan to support. Campaign money is better spent making the candidate accessible to as many voters as possible, even those who have different opinions.

Martha Wood (electronic mail, May 24, 2005)