PiPress:
"Congresswoman Bachmann knows that it's legal because she has done them too," Clark spokeswoman Carrie Lucking said.
Gor said Bachmann only calls those who sign up for updates through her congressional office. But Lucking said Clark herself has received unsolicited calls.
State law says robocalls are legal only if there is a preexisting relationship between the parties or if the recorded call is preceded by a live operator.
It says nothing about a recorded operator asking people to wait for a live congressional candidate.
UPDATE: The Clark campaign shared an opinion from DFL lawyer Alan Weinblatt, who said it's legal and "not even a close question."
From the comments:
We were the recipient of Bachman's continuous robo-calls that would eat up several hours on our answering machine. We had NO preexisting relationship with Bachman and we did NOT sign up for updates. She lies. It took multiple calls to get her to quit robo-calling us. Again, she lies about many many things.
I've not gotten robo-calls from Clark, but have in previous elections gotten them from Bachmann.
I, too, have not had a previous relationship with Bachmann, or even Clark.
Bachmann's campaign knows they use robo-calls, so why try to smear the opponent when it's just going to fly back in your face? Obviously, no intelligence there.
Here's a report about Bachmann robo-calls from 2006:
If you need another reason to vote Patty Wetterling, consider the despicable tactics the Republicans are resorting to in the final hours of the campaign in a desperate attempt to eke out a win. The Wetterling campaign says Bachmann and her buddies are robo-calling households in the Sixth District. These calls are masquerading as information about Patty Wetterling; when the voter picks up the phone, the hope is, he or she will think it's a call from the Wetterling campaign.
Looks like Purse-Holder Andy was left holding the bag again.
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