An environmental group aligned with Democratic Sen. Mark Udall is trying a new tactic in Colorado this year to drive up the vote.
And it involves the most nagging of methods — a voter’s own voice.
Starting in mid-October, the League of Conservation Voters robo-called about 280,000 “likely” Udall supporters who voted in 2012 but not in 2010. (A critical demographic for Udall). As part of the call, respondents were asked why they wanted to vote.
The responses were recorded and then, starting on Sunday, another round of calls went out to these same voters — with their own voices reminding them of why they should vote.
An LCV spokesman estimated that about 8 percent of callers recorded “why vote” messages; the other 92 percent would get a “mix tape” of other folks’ responses.
“This is the kind of cutting-edge GOTV program that LCV is known for,” said Jeff Gohringer, a spokesman for the LCV, in a statement.
