Making calls to a bad politician is fine, but can feel ineffective. I don’t call the wacko bird leftist politicians in my state because I don’t have time to do something they ignore.
However, if you want to have an effect, get in touch with the people and organizations that donate to that politician. Then you can have an effect on politicians even if they completely ignore you. Locate the funding sources and communicate with them. Not angry rants — concise messages indicating why a shift in donations to a more sane politician will work better for everyone. Point out how damaging the politician has been to them and point out how a little favor from the politician does not make up for the damage they do to both the funding organization and the general citizenry on whom the funding organization depends for its livelihood.
Get to the sources of funding and you are going to where you can have the most effect.
Absolutely right. Its all about the money, which is the lifeblood of politics. That’s where you hurt them.
A very astute post.
That said, I still like to vent my opinions to them when I can. :)