Voters: Too Many Phone Calls, Too Much Mail [POLL]

Phone calls and mailings are, for many candidates, the lynchpin of a campaign. But for some in Three Village, election season this year was akin to receiving call after call from telemarketers: a nuisance.

Candidates made too many phone calls and sent too many mailings, they say.

"They have to get the word out there, but they could probably think of a different way," said Cara Fideli of Stony Brook, who said she received tons of phone calls and phone messages at all hours of the day.

Cathy Tiger of Setauket agreed. "There were way too many phone calls," she said.

A voter at Nassakeag who declined to give his name said it seemed like more phone calls and mail came this year than in previous years, "which really irritated me a lot," he said.

Mary Petritsch of Stony Brook had a similar experience.

"We did get a lot of phone calls and a lot of paper mailings," she said. "I think too much."

But Tom Lynch of Setauket summed it up this way: "I've decicded that I am voting for the person who calls me the least. I'm keeping track."

How do you feel about campaign mailings and phone calls from candidates? Answer our poll or tell us in the comments.