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Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 09:47 PM Oct 2012

Political Spam E-mails

I'm getting 75-150 political e-mails a day from everyone. Luckily, they go to an account set-up for these type of e-mails. I'm wondering what % of e-mails you read....I'm in for 5%, the rest get deleted right away.


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Read all of them - (good for you!)
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read 50% - not that many
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read 25% - but that's a lot
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read a few (5% or less)
0 (0%)
What's the point anymore?
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Political Spam E-mails (Original Post) Old and In the Way Oct 2012 OP
I'm broke and I know who I'm voting for XemaSab Oct 2012 #1
I already voted. Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #2
Yeah. Wanderlustig Oct 2012 #3
I don't get that many, but on some days I get 25 or so between two different email accounts davidpdx Oct 2012 #4
Political Spam E-mails clark10 Oct 2012 #5
The Few I Receive All Go To The SPAM Folder - One Click Delete Erases The Problem Regularly cantbeserious Oct 2012 #6

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
4. I don't get that many, but on some days I get 25 or so between two different email accounts
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 11:47 PM
Oct 2012

I've started deleting a lot of them. Sometimes I get added to another list (usually I'm careful about what I sign up for) and unsubscribe from it. I feel bad I can't donate more.

In addition to Obama and the Democrats, there are many individuals running that need help that I'd like to donate to as well. This morning I got an email from the Obama campaign with the last amount I donated on October 1st (I missed the September deadline by a few minutes).

 

clark10

(3 posts)
5. Political Spam E-mails
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:56 AM
Oct 2012

As a result, the Can-Spam Act covers only e-mail promoting "a commercial product or service," which lets political spammers off the hook.

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