The difference is that your point of view is kept track of, somewhere. They make the decision that they don't care, because their re-election does not depend on your vote. But they still track it.
If they start getting a lot of letters on a particular topic, it will prompt some sort of response.
I've been doing plenty of antiwar organizing, the routine is you organize getting hundreds of letters sent, working hard to make sure it's actual constituents, I've even gone to hand off in person to the aides. You always get a letter like 6 months later with a non-response, vowing to keep doing what they've been doing.
They are not tracking anything for anything more than PR management, it takes actual leverage to influence their decisions.
No, they are tracking it, the sad truth though is that even with all your work, they have made the dara-driven decision that your anti-war cause doesn't matter to their re-election chances.
And that's why I voted Uncommitted and am urging everyone I know to withhold their votes from these people
The difference is that your point of view is kept track of, somewhere. They make the decision that they don't care, because their re-election does not depend on your vote. But they still track it.
If they start getting a lot of letters on a particular topic, it will prompt some sort of response.
I've been doing plenty of antiwar organizing, the routine is you organize getting hundreds of letters sent, working hard to make sure it's actual constituents, I've even gone to hand off in person to the aides. You always get a letter like 6 months later with a non-response, vowing to keep doing what they've been doing.
They are not tracking anything for anything more than PR management, it takes actual leverage to influence their decisions.
No, they are tracking it, the sad truth though is that even with all your work, they have made the dara-driven decision that your anti-war cause doesn't matter to their re-election chances.
And that's why I voted Uncommitted and am urging everyone I know to withhold their votes from these people