Posted on 11/02/2014 8:50:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The New York Post reports on a disturbing mailing received by registered Democrats in New York state:
The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating letters warning that it can easily find out which slackers fail to cast a ballot next Tuesday.
“Who you vote for is your secret. But whether or not you vote is public record,” the letter says.
“We will be reviewing voting records . . . to determine whether you joined your neighbors who voted in 2014.”
It ends with a line better suited to a mob movie than a major political party: “If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not.”
Apparently, the tracking has already begun:
“I’m outraged. Whether I vote or not is none of your business!” said a Manhattan voter, who was so incensed that she complained to a local Democratic leader.
“The letter is ludicrous and menacing,” said the voter, who requested anonymity.
The woman also received a report card of her voting record, pointing out that she had failed to vote in two of the last four elections.
Overall, the notices were sent out to 1 million registered Democrats who had failed to vote in previous midterm elections, according to the group.
The Democratic Committee spokesperson used his defense of the bullying tactic as an opportunity to disparage Republicans, as if they somehow had anything to do with this:
This flier is part of the nationwide Democratic response to traditional Republican voter-suppression efforts, because Democrats believe our democracy works better when more people vote, not less,” said Peter Kauffmann, a committee spokesman.
The difference between Democrats and Republicans is they don’t want people to vote and we want everyone to vote.
Everyone …as long as they’re a “registered Democrat.” Apparently Lena Dunham and the New York Dems have something in common. To quote Ed Driscoll in reference to the latest Dunham sex scandal, “as the late Sen. Pat Moynihan once told an interviewer, ‘Hannah Arendt had it right. She said one of the great advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.’” Glad to see Andrew Cuomo, Inc. is in good company.
According to the Post, voter-shaming is a common tactic on the Left and was employed by the Obama campaign in 2012. It is a strategy grounded in Ivy League research. National Review reports that similar letters are being mailed out in Alaska, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Iowa.
i’m pretty sure this will change some dem votes or some no-votes to R.
he he he
And a bonus video of John Conyers clearly explaining that not one republican voted to support cutting social security in a budget deal. Obama himself made that choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op66HTJdf-U
Its always fun to keep these things handy to slap liberals around.
Thanks.
I you are not planning on voting, or other registered voters in your household have recently passed on please notify the Democratic Party so that someone can vote instead.
This is primitive and NY should be leading the way in sophisticated methods of election rigging. Now Chicago and Maryland are out in front; they’ve perfected a method of turning GOP votes into democrat votes. Plus, it saves on paper, which preserves forests, which makes al gore happy.
Your Democrat Brain implant will tell us all
My “feminist” co-worker who is a registered dem received one of these letters last Friday. She is VERY concerned about privacy rights, almost PARANOID. This did not set well. BWA HAHA HA HA!!
That is the big problem with those “who voted” lists being public record—i.e. encourages fraud.
I always envision some operative poll worker being given a list of people still registered but who haven’t voted in 10-20 years. Then poll worker x dumping in some ballots come the end of the night.
Always amazing isn’t it how the inner city precincts are the last the report?
RE: My “feminist” co-worker who is a registered dem received one of these letters last Friday. She is VERY concerned about privacy rights, almost PARANOID. This did not set well. BWA HAHA HA HA!!
Yet, I bet she’ll vote Democrat anyway... TSK, TSK, TSK.
Nope! She’s voting for Astorino! She used to vote in EVERY election until the last four years that I’ve been here.
I’m making INROADS! She skipped primaries and the last governor vote. I already have one conversion under my belt (hubby).
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