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madamesilverspurs

(16,429 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:52 PM Nov 5

Question re surveys and petitions

I'm on the email lists of a number of solid progressive organizations; I'm also on the email lists of my Senators and congresscritters. When they send surveys, I participate. And when they ask me to sign petitions, I'm there. But after I answer/sign it continues to a request for donation. I get it, causes and campaigns cost money. Problem is, even before my SNAP benefits disappeared I didn't have the money to send. Question: Since I can't donate, do my survey answers still count, is my signature still added to petitions?

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Question re surveys and petitions (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Nov 5 OP

The purpose of those surveys and petitions is *only* to collect your email address for the purpose of fund-raising. Ocelot II Nov 5 #1

This mahina Nov 5 #2

I'm in a similar position, although I have a markodochartaigh Nov 5 #3

Ocelot II

(128,249 posts)

1. The purpose of those surveys and petitions is *only* to collect your email address for the purpose of fund-raising.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:01 PM

Nov 5

Those solicited petitions and surveys are otherwise worthless. Don't bother with them. If you can afford to donate money to a cause you support, do it; but not on account of those petitions and surveys. I never answer them any more because all they ever did was get me on more email lists asking for money.

mahina

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2. This

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:05 PM

Nov 5

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markodochartaigh

(4,615 posts)

3. I'm in a similar position, although I have a

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:12 PM

Nov 5

very small amount which I donate monthly.

I get about two dozen surveys, petitions, and appeals for money a day in my email. It's down from three times that because I have gone through trying to unsubscribe from almost everything. I get a half dozen texts a day and about the same number of phone calls. I have no idea how many calls are political because I have left my voicemail full for months.

I sign about a half dozen petitions a day, it seems many are for the same causes by the same groups. I really believe that they just want money and emails of people who have their petitions forwarded to them.
But I get an email or two a day from "my" senators, house rep, or governor about some petition or the other
I NEVER give a penny to those groups sending me the emails.
So, yes, at least some of those groups send your name as a signatory to their petition to whichever politician.

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