[a TikTok stitched video starts with someone commenting on how to leave comments for the president, saying "Hi I'm Adam". The volume is off for this section of the video. From there, the video cuts to a different person, who speaks the following transcribed sections. Emphasis mine.]
As someone who used to answer these phone calls for two different federal representatives, let me tell you how to make sure your phone calls are making the most impact possible.
So, as cathartic as it may feel to give this long & passionate speech about why you're saying what you're saying, it's not gonna really make a difference. The most impactful thing you can do is to call over & over & over again.
At the end of the day in a representative's office, everyone who receives these phone calls from constituents will keep a tally of how many calls they get on any given issue & the representative will only see the number of calls (& maybe a few stand-out comments). For the most part, it's just the number of calls.
So, the best thing you can do is call again & again & again — keep it short so you can do it more rapidly. I would also consider skipping saying your name because if they figure out it's you making the same calls over & over & over again, they might stop counting your calls but if they're not sure if you're the same person, they'll count it.
So for example, when I'm calling about Gaza, I'm saying: "I would like to call & leave a comment with my representative strongly opposing the US's relations with Israel & standing in strong solidarity with Palestine, asking that my representative do the same." & just say that.
You can change it a little bit, just say it over & over & over again. Because the more calls the office gets, the more pressure that representative feels. They're just looking at numbers.
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