It's an Obamanation?

This recently happened to a friend. Maybe not verbatim but...


The phone rings. Bleary eyes look at the clock. Refocus. 1:15 am.
What's wrong? Something terrible must've happened to him. The worst flashes though her mind as she races to the telephone.
"Oui, Halo?"
Silence, then a click. "Hello," chimes a chipper computer voice, "I'm Mike. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for Presi--"
"What are you doing? It is 1 in the morning?!" She slams the phone down and harrumphs back to bed. A few minutes later the phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Hello! I'm Mike. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for President."
"Stop calling me! I'm in Boston. It's 1 in the morning."
A few minutes later the phone rings.
"Hello! I'm Steve. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for President."
"What is wrong with you guys!? Why do you keep calling me? I am in Boston. It's the middle of the night and I'm trying to sleep. Why do you keep bothering me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did you say you live in Boston. I used to live in Boston. Great city. So, do you think you would vote for Obama?"
Click.

This fake campaign call tactic was perfected by Rove, but who might be using it now? It's pretty early to be starting this kind of sneak attack, isn't it? Or is it?