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Liberal blog Bleeding Heartland is reporting another round of robocalls from the campaign of former Gov. Terry Branstad, but this time the targets appear to be registered Democrats.
Earlier this month, eastern Iowans received robocalls from the as of yet unofficial candidate for governor, focusing both on Branstad’s fiscal record and his opposition to same-sex marriage. The calls came from a number that was previously linked to possible push-poll political calls on taxpayer-funded abortion and death panels in “Obamacare.”
The new robocalls appear to follow the same script.
From Bleeding Heartland:
According to my e-mail tipster, the call said it was paid for by the Branstad for Governor comittee, and gave a phone number as well as the address for Branstad’s campaign website.
This particular household has two registered Democrats and no registered Republicans, and the homeowner has had the same phone number for more than 15 years. Either the calling firm was using a bad list, or Branstad’s campaign is reaching out to find Democrats who aren’t happy with Culver.
In an update, another household made up exclusively of registered Democrats reports receiving the call. In both cases the location of the home is not revealed.
Branstad has said he will officially enter the gubernatorial primary in January.
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