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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The difference is that your point of view is kept track of, somewhere. They make the decision that they don't care, because their re-election does not depend on your vote. But they still track it.

If they start getting a lot of letters on a particular topic, it will prompt some sort of response.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've been doing plenty of antiwar organizing, the routine is you organize getting hundreds of letters sent, working hard to make sure it's actual constituents, I've even gone to hand off in person to the aides. You always get a letter like 6 months later with a non-response, vowing to keep doing what they've been doing.

    They are not tracking anything for anything more than PR management, it takes actual leverage to influence their decisions.

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