I’m a New York state resident. Today I’ve received three robo-calls from the infamous National Organization for Marriage (NOM) (well known supporter of Carrie Prejean until her porn videos and lewd pictures started appearing on the internet). The automated speaker keeps asking me if I’m registered to vote in New York … at which point I hang up.
Is anyone else in NY (or anywhere else) receiving these calls, and if you have actually listened all the way through to the bitter end, what exactly is the point?
Update [2009-12-1 15:56:40 by Steven D]: Nevermind. I think I found my answer:
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE SENDS A MESSAGE TO NEW YORK STATE GOP LEGISLATORS: “Vote for Gay Marriage and We Will Fund a Primary Challenge.”
WASHINGTON – Following up on its successful campaign to defeat Dede Scozzafava in NY-23, The National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) Executive Director Brian Brown announced plans to build a $500,000 war chest to fund a primary challenge to any Republican senator who votes for gay marriage – regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s vote in the State Senate.
“There is no Republican Senate district in New York where the majority of people support gay marriage. Maine has made that very clear,” said Brian Brown. “The GOP should learn from Dede Scozzafava’s experience: voting for gay marriage does not pay.”
50 percent of voters who abandoned Dede Scozzafava to vote for Doug Hoffman said that Dede’s vote for gay marriage was a significant factor, according to a NOM poll of voters in NY-23 released on Election Day.
