There is a Political Do Not Call List that you can get on easily. Of course, it is voluntary and only the most legitimate politicians will use it, since the self-interested campaign managers usually convince their candidates that you "have to" robocall and try to keep them from finding out how it can backfire. They probably get kickbacks from the robocall companies.. Nonetheless, putting yourself on this list may help make it more popular to the point where candidates will have to care. http://stoppoliticalcalls.org/index.php
Any real politician who doesn't respect you enough to not call you if you don't want a call doesn't deserve your vote. I suggest everyone take a pledge "you robocall me--you lose my vote" and make sure the politicians know it.
got a call, but didn't answer. reading above posts, i'd be careful about "pressing 9" to be removed in case that sends signal to robo-caller that you're a live person and a legit phone number. they may then sell your number. this is just my guess of what COULD happen. i don't actually know. I just remember back in the day if you got junk email and click the "unsubscribe" link you opened the floodgates of junk email on yourself.
Just got the call on my cell phone as well. It's a political survey. Any calls having to do with politics, or for political parties, are exempt from the Do Not Call registry. So even if you are registered on the Do Not Call registry, ANY type a call having to do with a government survey, a campaigning official, or your political party that you are registered under, are all exempt and allowed to call you.
You have to keep in mind, you didn't really believe that the government would set up a Do Not Call registry and then keep themselves from being able to call you, did you? And besides, if they were to get sued for violating that registry....it would just be them paying themselves the fine.
Just listen to the first few moments of the call...you get asked if you want to take the survey, or press 9 to have yourself removed from any future calls.
It's "Political Opinions of America." A robot. They have been calling me once a week for the past 4 months. I have blocked the number they call from each time and every week they call from a new number. I'm on the do-not-call list and apparently this doesn't matter, but this robot business is really starting to grind my gears. Don't bother blocking, apparently there is an option to remove yourself from the list at the end if you listen to it all. Good to know i guess, that is most definitely my plan next time they call. Because they will call again. Grr.