Public pressure is getting to Toomey re: witnesses

[DeminPennswoods]

Just heard on MSNBC that Toomey's floating a 1 for 1 witness exchange. Up to now, Toomey's been totally silent on the matter. Toomey's infamous for keeping his finger to the wind, so we know which way his constituents are moving now.

If you can, call any of Toomey's offices and express your views. Today, I called every office until I got a live person on the line (in Philadelphia!) to whom I could pass along my comments. If you've already called, thanks and don't be shy about calling again.

[livetohike]

1. Called and faxed (via Resist bot) this morning. I've

been calling every day since the trial began. He better be feeling the heat. 2022 isn’t that far away.

[JoeOtterbein]

2. I called his Harrisburg office and told the guy who answered that Toomey was a coward for voting...

...against witnesses. And that he was corrupt.

[DeminPennswoods]

3. I hadn't gotten anything but voicemail

in the offices near me or his DC office until today when I connected to a staffer in Philly.

[JoeOtterbein]

4. I'm sure you gave him...

...hell!

[BigmanPigman]

5. I called all 53 GOP senators last Tues and Wed.

I live in Blue state so I googled Zillow addresses for legit places in case I was asked if I lived in a specific senator's state. PA was the only one that I already had an address for since I grew up there.

[Mc Mike]

9. Thanks, Big. nt.

[BigmanPigman]

10. I hope it did some good.

I may call again tomorrow too.

[Mc Mike]

11. It hammers home the point that the repugs know what the public wants and what is right.

It lets them know how out of step they are with America, with what we want, with the law and consititution.

[Mc Mike]

6. Dozens of calls to Pgh and DC offices over 2 days, finally got a live one in DC.

You know what's funny, after a few dozen calls yesterday to Toomey, I called Bob Casey's office, got through to an actual person on the 3rd ring.

Toomey's hiding from the public, Casey isn't. No full mailbox, no automated answering machine for the Dem. No doubt there are repug callers to Casey, but the staff is there to get input from the constituency.

If people were telling Toomey what he wanted to hear, he'd be letting them talk to him. He's getting swamped by people who are telling him to do the right thing.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Have had the same experience

I haven't been able to get through to Toomey's Pgh or DC office until I finally got a live staffer by calling his Philadelphia office. Contrast that to Sen Casey where, except for once, I spoke to actual staffers no matter what office I call.

Toomey's been hiding for awhile by not only not answering the phone, but not holding in person town halls either. What a coward!

[Mc Mike]

8. Like CO Corey not seeing his constituents for 700 days.

Sen Casey's people listen to input, and that's despite the fact that the people on their side are so much less pleasant, so often, in what they say and how they say things, to people they disagree with.

I bit and left toomey one message, in addition to the live call, but also encountered 'mailbox full' quite a few times.