I donated a three-figure amount to a US Senator’s re-election campaign, and received a personal thank-you phone call from them several months later. It was an open-ended conversation and I would have had the same opportunity OP described had I not been so flabbergasted.

I hold no special power they could likely have been aware of.

I got an sms message from her campaign asking if they could count on my vote.

I replied “stop” to all political SMS except this one.

The worker and I shared a few exchanges about specific rhetoric their candidate had used. I let them know I had voted for the candidate during the primary but would not in the general.

The person offered me a 10 minute call with the candidate, and I took it.

I do not know why the candidate would say this.

Possibly they calculated I was unlikely to repeat this, or if I did it would not break through to affect votes (it was very late in the game).

Oregon is a two party consent call recording state, perhaps they calculated I was not recording or would not share it if I was.

My conclusion is that like Donald Trump, this person is a narcissist. It goes with the rhetoric and even double speak.

But I am very curious about their campaign manager. I have considered asking them for a phone call to discuss the candidates campaign, and to try and sort out what the manager had done versus what came from the candidate.

> In Oregon it is legal to record telephone conversations with the consent of at least one party, but recording in-person conversations requires the consent of all parties except for in certain circumstances, such as when all parties reasonably should have known they were being recorded. Illegal recording is a misdemeanor that can also give rise to civil damages.

OR Rev Stat § 165.540 (definition & penalty), § 133.739 (civil damages)

source: https://www.justia.com/50-state-surveys/recording-phone-call...