We have become aware that someone is using an automated call service to contact local voters and a recorded message makes false claims about our opponent in the race for District 48, Peter Nehr.
We would like to make it perfectly clear that these calls are not coming from Carl Zimmerman or anyone else with the Zimmermann campaign.
Furthermore, we find these actions despicable, and an embarrassment to the entire election process. We vehemently denounce these tactics.
The perpetrators of this deceptive practice have even managed to make it look as if the calls are coming directly from Carl Zimmermann and his wife’s personal phone number.
We are attempting to find out the source of these phone calls, and fully expect to get to the bottom of this. You can be assured that we will take the appropriate action.
Update on the automated calling the day before the election.
We received one call that thought we were saying negative things about Nehr and that led Carl to believe that was the message going out. However, after talking to over 100 people that received the calls it appears that they were repeated hangup robocalls with no message. The calls showed Carl’s personal cell phone on the caller ID, leaving people with the impression that Carl’s campaign was rudely and recklessly interrupting their day.
As a result, many people said they weren’t voting for Carl. In addition to the calls answered by Carl, hundreds or thousands never got answered. Who knows how many votes were lost by this tactic?
