Opinion: Obama outsources NYC phone banking

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And Barack Obama supporters around the country get the unpaid work. Adding a new wrinkle to the traditional ‘get ‘em while they’re eating dinner’ campaign strategy, the Obama campaign’s social networking tools now let supporters sign in to the website, where they can get a list of first names and phone numbers of New York City residents to call and urge to attend a Sept. 27 Obama rally in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park.

Oh, and when you sign in and request numbers, you get a little warning that the people you’re calling might not necessarily be Obama supporters. Yep. They’re using the faithful to make cold calls. From anywhere in the country. This should go over well.

-- Scott Martelle