Bogus, misdirected campaign calls abound

DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Some last-minute campaign phone calls being placed to potential U.S. voters appear to be underhanded, while others are entirely misdirected.

Voters in Detroit have been getting calls asking them to "stand up for gay marriage by supporting John Kerry" or to think twice about voting for President Bush since he plans to reinstate the draft -- when in reality both candidates have taken the opposite positions on those issues, WXYZ-TV Detroit reported.

Meanwhile in Iowa, some residents have received recorded voice messages from state Sen. Connie Sipes asking them to support U.S. Rep. Baron Hill and his effort to oppose instituting tolls on certain Ohio River bridges, the Des Moines Register reported. But Hill won't gain a single vote from the calls: Sipes and Hill are both elected officials -- in Indiana.