Why US voters are drowning in political text messages before the midterms

Ahead of Tuesday's US midterm elections, phones are being flooded with pleading and often bizarre political texts. Call-blocker Robokiller counted 15 billion such texts in 2022, helped by a Supreme Court ruling that eased some mass messaging without consent. YouMail's CEO Alex Quilici informally estimates 25 to 30 billion this year, roughly level with or up to 10% above 2024.