What would it take for YOU to.....

[harikaried]

People can avoid the cost of making a call using Google Voice if they have access to fast internet.

 

[BuffsForPaul]

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[harikaried]

http://rp2012.org is a good alternative when the official phone-from-home system is off on Sundays or too late to call New Hampshire in ET.

 

[KCIndy]

Bump for the morning crowd. All opinions welcome!

 

[jeremiahj13]

I gave it a shot, made about 10-15 calls this morning. 90% of the people did not answer, or were not available. I only talked to one person who would not let me finish the long list of "important issues."

She was also pretty steadily decided on Mitt Romney. Before I could even start naming the candidates, she said Mitt. However, in her 2nd choice, she did name Ron Paul.

 

[harikaried]

I gave it a shot, made about 10-15 calls this morning. 90% of the people did not answer, or were not available. I only talked to one person who would not let me finish the long list of "important issues."

That's not too uncommon in the morning. Completing a survey in 20 minutes is probably right on track.

I don't actually read out the whole list of important issues (or candidates). I throw a few issues if they sound unsure, but I just ask "what are your top two issues for a republican candidate?" And for the candidates, "if the Republican primary were today, who would you vote for, or if you're undecided?"

 

[jeremiahj13]

That's not too uncommon in the morning. Completing a survey in 20 minutes is probably right on track.

I don't actually read out the whole list of important issues (or candidates). I throw a few issues if they sound unsure, but I just ask "what are your top two issues for a republican candidate?" And for the candidates, "if the Republican primary were today, who would you vote for, or if you're undecided?"

Ohhh ok, that sounds a lot more convenient I will try that, I completed the survey in about 3-4 minutes. I loved it when at the end I say "This survey was paid for by the Ron Paul presidential campaign" wahahah

 

[KCIndy]

I loved it when at the end I say "This survey was paid for by the Ron Paul presidential campaign" wahahah

LOL!!

Thanks again for doing these calls!

 

[KCIndy]

Okay, everyone, please pardon me for being blunt, but we are running out of time.

To cut right to the heart of the matter: How many here would be willing to do campaign calls if phone costs were NOT a problem??

 

[KCIndy]

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[KCIndy]

Once more, for anyone just checking in:

Okay, everyone, please pardon me for being blunt, but we are running out of time.

To cut right to the heart of the matter: How many here would be willing to do campaign calls if phone costs were NOT a problem??

 

[harikaried]

Do people just want practice doing the poll with someone before doing it with the campaign?

 

[KCIndy]

Do people just want practice doing the poll with someone before doing it with the campaign?

Great question. Would that make a difference for anyone?

 

[harikaried]

I can give people my phone number or skype or gchat if they want practice.

 

[harikaried]

I can also help walk people through setting up Google Voice or getting their carrier to add the phone-from-home number as a "friend".

 

[harikaried]

Or if people want me to call you as if I were doing the poll to hear what it's like, I can do that too.

 

[JamesButabi]

I know some people are worried about minutes.

If you have any type of "friends and family" or unlimited minutes to a number you can simply use (603) 769-4760 as that number and get unlimited calls. I've done this on my verizon plan and can verify that it works.

 

[KCIndy]

I know some people are worried about minutes.

If you have any type of "friends and family" or unlimited minutes to a number you can simply use (603) 769-4760 as that number and get unlimited calls. I've done this on my verizon plan and can verify that it works.

Wow! Great idea!

+Rep for thinking outside the box!

 

[harikaried]

For Verizon, you can add (603) 769-4760 to your friends & family call list by logging in online and going to "Manage Friends & Family" and just type in the phone number and wait a day for it to be activated.

 

[LibertasPraesidium]

I will be performing a test tonight using google voice and making my first phone call. I work until 7pm cst and have a meetup a bit later so Ill start calling around 8pm hopefully it isnt too late in the day at that point. The only issue that has affected me calling has been that I do not know what the script is for the phone calls. There have been people talking about having to answer questions as well as asking them and I don't want to screw up and give out the wrong information. Ive been working on getting a collection of specific clarifying talking points about big issues just in case and will have most of it done tonight. I will report back with how easy it is and how long each call takes to do and about how many can be done per hour. Here's to winning.