Best Political Call EVER

Dear GPS Crossroads, STOP CALLING ME. I’ve already voted and you wouldn’t like the way I cast my ballot. All those political calls can be really annoying, but this one was awesome.

The caller ID showed the same number from two previous unanswered calls. I didn’t pick up because I knew it was another political call. Might as well pick up this time since they just keep calling back if you don’t. The caller was a woman with a soft, timid voice, haltingly reading a script.

Caller: “Constitution blah blah blah Constitution yadda yadda yadda Constitution something something something Constitution.” I zoned out waiting for her to finish the script so she could mark the call as complete and NOT CALL BACK. Conclusion: “So will you vote for candidates who will uphold the Constitution?”

Hmm. No mention of any candidate or party, but “Constitution” has kind of become code for tea party nutjobs, so I thought I’d see if I could find out if the call was being made on behalf of any particular candidate.

Me: “Which candidates would that be? Anyone who gets elected to a federal office swears to uphold the Constitution, so wouldn’t that be all of them? Or are there particular candidates you think I should vote for?”

Caller: “I don’t know about any particular candidates.”

Me: “Well, who will you be voting for?”

Caller: (very softly, hesitantly) . . . “Actually, I . . . don’t vote.”

Me: “Oh, you really should vote. What issues are most important to you?”

Caller: “Umm . . . education I guess.”

Me: “Do you have kids?”

Caller: “Yeah, two.”

Me: “Which candidate do you think will be better for education?”

Caller: “Probably Obama.”

Me: “I think you’re right about that. So you really should vote for Obama and any other candidates you think are going to be the best for education.”

Caller: (her voice a little more certain now) “I guess I should.”

Me: “I hope you’ll vote, for yourself and for your kids. Set the example that your voice matters, and when they're older, theirs will too.”

Caller: (more decisively) “Yeah. I think I will.”

Best political call EVER.