The assigned reading this week has caused me to think back to all the emails I received on behalf of the President during election season. If I got any which sought my vote, I don't recall them. I think they were all looking for campaign contributions. I suppose it's possible that I was in the data base as someone whose vote could be counted on (though I don't think I directly reported that in any "official" way). They surely would also have had access to a record of my past financial contributions.
I received multiple emails which sought to prompt an additional contribution by promising that my name would be entered in a drawing which could result in an opportunity to have dinner with the Obamas. I deleted them. I did respond to a couple of emails which claimed that Mr. Romney was raising (and spending) more money than the Dems. I responded to emails which identified a looming deadline of some sort; "We must raise $X by midnight tomorrow in order to..."
I ignored the ones, purportedly from Ms Obama, which asked me to "sign Barack's birthday card" and, oh, by the way, donate more money while you're at it.
So, what did the Obama campaign learn about me from their "interactions" with me? I hope they learned that a chance to dine and schmooze with famous or otherwise "important" people is not the way to my heart (or wallet). They might have learned that I am willing to help out when there is some threat to my candidate, when the other team seems to have the advantage in some way. I wonder if next election season I will be bombarded with doomsday scenarios.
I guess time will tell.
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