"It seems like you can sniff out dogcatcher talent because you are one? the text read. Rishi wrote a book on Al, is an Al expert, C-suite software executive and can teach you a thing or two. F OFF fface. It's unclear exactly who wrote the text, but the number it originated from appeared to be the same one used by the Kumar campaign for text banking purposes a way for campaigns to reach out to large groups of voters."
"The initial text that Mehlinger received last weekend said it was Paid by RishiKumar.com. Obviously I struck a nerve and I won't lie I was amused, Mehlinger said in an interview. The Sunnyvale councilmember said he's text banked in the past both for his own campaign and for others. When someone texts you back that they aren't going to support your candidate or they don't like your candidate, you just ignore it and move on, he said."
A campaign text promoted that Rishi Kumar would put money back into voters' pockets if elected Santa Clara County Assessor. Sunnyvale City Councilmember Richard Mehlinger had already endorsed Neysa Fligor and replied that Kumar was unfit. An allegedly profanity-laden response came from a number tied to Kumar's campaign text-banking system, praising Kumar's AI expertise and C-suite background and including expletives. The precise sender remains unclear. Mehlinger said he was amused and interpreted the exchange as reflective of the campaign's caliber. Kumar denied that his campaign sent the message.
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