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November 4, 2009 at 4:00 PM

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Seattle mayor undetermined: Mallahan or McGinn?

Posted by Letters editor

Late night robo calls despicable

I can’t believe I got a stupid robo call from the Mike McGinn campaign at 9:12 p.m. on Election Day [“Less than 1,000 votes separate McGinn, Mallahan,” page one, Nov. 4].

If possible, I would retract my mail-in vote for him right now. This is reprehensible behavior on McGinn’s campaign.

This whole robo-call thing has to stop. And if it means refusing to vote for any candidate who does this in the future, this is what I will have to do.

— Paul Litwin, Seattle

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There were no robo-calls - people with cell phones called McGinn supporters that hadn't mailed their ballot in early enough to show up on the...  Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:09 AM by Sustainable. Jump to comment
I think that Sam Reed's judgement of the McGinn tactic is right on target. It wasn't illegal, but it was unethical. McGinn is an...  Posted on November 5, 2009 at 8:48 AM by unter. Jump to comment
I believe calling those kinds of calls are illegal after 9PM.  Posted on November 5, 2009 at 7:21 AM by Kitsap Patriot. Jump to comment

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