Want to make voters cranky? Call them repeatedly at 3 o’clock in the morning! That’s what Democrat L.G. candidate Sam Page’s Democrat primary foes appear to be doing.

From the Branson Agent:

OVERLAND, Mo. — Robo-calls pretending to be in support of Sam Page are calling Missourians in the middle of the night, as much as nine times to the same number. Rep. Sam Page, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, warned about the continued dirty tricks. He asks Missourians not to be fooled and to warn their friends.

The law does not require that taped telephone messages be identified by the sender, as are publications, radio and television ads.

“This allows cowards to hide and this is why voters are losing faith in our electoral system,” Page said. “I apologize to all who are the victims of this hoax.”

While this is a pretty shifty way to run a campaign, we can’t quite make the leap that anonymous, late night robo calls could bring down civilization as we know it.  Page’s campaign may have gone just a tad over the line on that one.

None too surprising though, Democrats appear to be trying to blame GOP operatives for this last minute move.  Yes, we can see it now in some smoke filled back room, GOP operatives hatch a plan to offset the hundreds or thousands of dollars spent by Representative Page with a a couple of thousand dollars worth of  automated calls.  Of course, brilliant – all campaigns should be so easily defeated.

Regardless of the outcome, Republican Peter Kinder is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor, and he will be re-elected.