This strategy will wind up backfiring on the RNC. We are getting inundated by calls and it is having the opposite result. As a result of these shadow phone calls, we've stopped contributing to the GOP completely.
This number also appeared with the following caller ID: "Hackensack, NJ." Since i don't know any person no engage in business with any company from NJ, I suspected it was some kind of troll or telemarker, so I did not answer. However, these people continued to call frequently.
I just answered this call today after seeing this (and others) on my Caller ID. It was a man (not a machine, gasp!) saying he was calling on behalf of the Republican Party..to which I yelled at him for calling me that I'm a registered Independent and told him to stop calling me. The Repub Party calls me nearly every single day, from different numbers...probably 4-5 times per week. Had to report them to DoNotCall but they're exempt (being a political affiliate). I expected that the calls would stop post-election, but they seem to have kicked it up. Irritating!!!