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Robocalls

This is important. National Republicans are orchestrating machine-dialed phone calls implying they're really from local Democrats, calling so frequently that people hang up when they just hear the Democrat's name and the constant annoyance is turning them off against voting for the Democrat. John at AmericaBlog is documenting the proof, and terms this "the Republican October Surprise, launched in November." Josh Marshall has been investigating as well. And it's not just phone calls - Liz Losh reports that Republicans are sending out fake flyers as well, claiming Democrats oppose measures they actually support and vice-versa.