As I write this the presidential election is still up in the air with a very close race. On election day more than 3 million robo calls were made to swing state voters. The message said, “stay safe and stay home.” This is possible voter suppression and the FBI is investigating. This was on of many attempts too confuse voters on election day. The message, only few seconds long was delivered in a monotone, robotic voice. Apparently robo calls are a scourge during every election.
Those in Texas were targeted in the lion’s share of the calls — more than 798,000 on Election Day according to, TelTech data. Robocalls targeted more than 534,000 numbers tied to area codes in Florida, a pivotal battleground state. More than 93,000 Pennsylvania numbers were selected, as were 89,000 in Michigan and 60,000 in North Carolina. Residents in Flint, Michigan got robo calls encouraging them to vote on Wednesday November 4, 2020 to avoid the long lines on Election Day.
If the calls originated in the United States they should be able to track down the source, but if they originated from overseas, it becomes impossible to track the calls. I got several robo calls on election day, but I answer with my name and a quick salutation, if there is no reply, I immediately hang up. I don’t have patience for that shit. It is interesting that on this site, I often run the hashtags, #StayHome, #SaveLives, #StoptheSpread but I decided that on election day I would not run them. I will be running them again on this post.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, tweeted Tuesday afternoon: “Attempts to hinder voters from casting ballots by spreading misinformation is illegal and will not be tolerated. That’s why I am actively investigating robocalls allegedly spreading disinformation.”
Donald Trump has said that Republicans would ‘never’ be elected again if it was easier to vote. A robo call already existed threatening people who expressed negative views of Trump on social media.