October 22, 2008 - 17:55

Brown calls on McClintock to stop using robocalls

Charlie Brown called on congressional opponent Tom McClintock to pledge to stop using automated robocalls for the rest of the campaign, calling them both annoying to voters and deceptive.

"Campaigns are supposed to be about voters interacting with the candidates and making informed choices on the issues," said Brown, a Democrat, in a release from his campaign.

Brown said he has pledged not to use any robocalls during his 2008 campaign for Congress, after getting several calls in 2006 from people upset about robocalls from then-opponent U.S. Rep. John Doolittle (R-Roseville).

Brown and McClintock, a Republican state senator, are running to replace the retiring Doolittle.

On three occasions, Brown's campaign has used telephone town hall meetings to invite voters to a live conference call with Brown.

Bill George, a spokesman for McClintock's campaign, said that campaign has used robocalls, but he wouldn't say whether their use would stop in the campaign's final days.

"We're not going to talk about our strategies going forward," he said.

Under state utilities law, robocalls are technically illegal, for political races or other purposes. However, enforcement of the law is rare.

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Ben van der Meer is a PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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