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Unsolicited advice about unsolicited texts
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller * Don’t send blast text messages claiming people have opted in to receiving said blast text messages when, in fact, they have not opted in. Three people have sent me screenshots of this same message since yesterday afternoon… 
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- Roadrager - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 11:53 am:
Well, you can now make it four. Wondered where the heck that came from.
- Candy Dogood - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 11:54 am:
On the bright side it means Team Mendoza is using a vendor like Salsa that has better ethics for their mass texting platform than others. I am very curious where they got their list of numbers from, though. Hopefully they just didn’t scrape cell phone numbers from the voter file and send it to every primary voter and are using a better curated list.
- Homebody - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 12:19 pm:
Or just don’t send them at all. I can’t think of a single time I’ve had any positive impression from unsolicited text messages. All this does is make me want to block texts entirely.
- benniefly2 - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 12:45 pm:
I got it too and I am mad. I am not sure what list they are using to get my cell phone number because I very specifically don’t give that out to most folks.
- JR - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 12:46 pm:
Maybe I’m old school, but why is there a heart emoji in a political text. Did my decades in this industry accidentally sign me up for a situationship instead of a campaign. After all the work I’ve put in as a woman in this line of work, a tiny, red cartoon heart is not about to become my new symbol of “professional respect.” SMH.
- Lincoln Lad - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 12:46 pm:
Make it five… but it honestly doesn’t bother me. I’m happy to hear from her and anxious to hear what’s next.
- Concerned Observer - Wednesday, Mar 11, 26 @ 12:56 pm:
Put me on the list. Just now. Would be fascinating to know what list they bought….