Dirty tricks?

[SteveLaura 0]

A new mailing from [Party X] and the [Candidate X] campaign to Florida voters has [Party Y] saying they're the victim of dirty tricks. They say that at the very least, the mailing is meant to confuse voters in this battleground state. [Party X] say [Party Y] are making much ado abut nothing.

Lifelong [Party Y-er] Marilyn DiMauro of Naples was surprised to get a letter recently from [Party X] presidential contender [Candidate X].

"I thought, well that's strange, because I'm a [Party Y-er]. And when I opened the envelope, there was a card that said I was listed as a [Party X-er] with my registration number. So I immediately got my [Party Y] card, and the registration number was not the same," she says.

She thought the mailing labeled "Party Affiliation Voter Registration Card" was a little fishy especially when she found out two of her friends who are [Party Y-ers] had received the same thing but a [Party X-er] friend had not.

"So I just felt that there was some diabolical reason for doing this mailing," she says. "Why would you spend the money?"

That's what Jim Reynolds, another lifelong [Party Y-er] in Naples, wants to know. He happens to be a former U.S. attorney from Iowa. And he has filed a mail-fraud complaint with the postal service. Reynolds thinks [Party X] are trying to confuse [Party Y] voters into thinking there's a problem with their registrations.

"They're just doing everything to try to suppress a certain segment that they feel are not going to be favorable to them," he says.

And indeed, Florida election officials have reported dozens of worried calls from voters. A copy of the mailing obtained by NPR shows that it includes an official-looking card, listing the recipient's name, address, congressional district, party affiliation and something called a voter ID number. In an attached letter, [Candidate X] asks recipients to update the enclosed card — and to contribute to his campaign.

Florida [Party Y-ers] initially charged that the letters were directed at elderly voters, but when Reynolds borrowed a phone at an office in Collier County to call NPR, he found a younger worker there, Gloria Hernandez, who had also received the letter.

Hernandez says she thought there was a mistake with her registration when she got the mail.

"I just come in with my family and I say, look, I receive a letter. They say that I am a [Party X-er]. And my kids say, 'Are you, Mom?' And I say, 'Of course no,' " she says.

The [Candidate X] campaign referred questions about the mailing to [Party X], whose spokeswoman says it was a routine fundraiser similar to ones used in the past and that it was intended for [Party X-ers].

"In the event that it was sent to [Party Y-ers], we correct our internal file to ensure that that doesn't happen in the future," she says.

She says the uproar over the mailing is part of a national [Party Y] strategy to undermine confidence in [Party X].

"This is a desperate attempt to try to confuse voters who are hearing [Candidate X]'s message and haven't necessarily connected with [Candidate Y] thus far," she adds.

But most of the confusion so far does seem to be coming from the [Party X] mailing. Jerry Holland, the [Party X] supervisor of elections in Duval County, received so many calls from worried voters that he released a statement last week assuring them that only a voter can change his or her own registration.

"Whoever designed the piece obviously created something, knowingly or unknowingly, confusing to some voters, because obviously they were concerned that maybe someone had changed their party," says Holland.

Some [Party Y-ers] have said they are also concerned that the mailing might be used to challenge voters at the polls, if letters are returned as undeliverable. But postal officials say that with this kind of mailing, any undeliverable mail is destroyed, not returned to the sender in this case [Party X].

I'll post the source and reveal which party is which after you've had a chance to debate whether you belive there are dirty tricks going on here.

Edited September 22, 2008 by SteveLaura

[SteveLaura 0]

If you're not gonna play with me, I'm gonna take my ball and go home. So there.

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Steve, enough with the riddles.

Since this is a Republican dirty trick (what else is new?) let's just call it that!

A new mailing from the Republican National Committee and the McCain campaign to Florida voters has Democrats saying they're the victim of dirty tricks. They say that at the very least, the mailing is meant to confuse voters in this battleground state. Republicans say Democrats are making much ado abut nothing.

Lifelong Democrat Marilyn DiMauro of Naples was surprised to get a letter recently from Republican presidential contender John McCain.

"I thought, well that's strange, because I'm a Democrat. And when I opened the envelope, there was a card that said I was listed as a Republican with my registration number. So I immediately got my Democratic card, and the registration number was not the same," she says.

She thought the mailing — labeled "Party Affiliation Voter Registration Card" — was a little fishy — especially when she found out two of her friends who are Democrats had received the same thing but a Republican friend had not.

"So I just felt that there was some diabolical reason for doing this mailing," she says. "Why would you spend the money?"

That's what Jim Reynolds, another lifelong Democrat in Naples, wants to know. He happens to be a former U.S. attorney from Iowa. And he has filed a mail-fraud complaint with the postal service. Reynolds thinks Republicans are trying to confuse Democratic voters into thinking there's a problem with their registrations.

"They're just doing everything to try to suppress a certain segment that they feel are not going to be favorable to them," he says.

And indeed, Florida election officials have reported dozens of worried calls from voters. A copy of the mailing obtained by NPR shows that it includes an official-looking card, listing the recipient's name, address, congressional district, party affiliation and something called a voter ID number. In an attached letter, McCain asks recipients to update the enclosed card — and to contribute to his campaign.

RNC Mailing Sent To Voters Of All Ages

Florida Democrats initially charged that the letters were directed at elderly voters, but when Reynolds borrowed a phone at an office in Collier County to call NPR, he found a younger worker there, Gloria Hernandez, who had also received the letter.

Hernandez says she thought there was a mistake with her registration when she got the mail.

"I just come in with my family and I say, look, I receive a letter. They say that I am a Republican. And my kids say, 'Are you, Mom?' And I say, 'Of course no,' " she says.

The McCain campaign referred questions about the mailing to the Republican National Committee, whose spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson says it was a routine fundraiser — similar to ones used in the past — and that it was intended for Republicans.

"In the event that it was sent to Democrats, we correct our internal file to ensure that that doesn't happen in the future," she says.

Wilkerson says the uproar over the mailing is part of a national Democratic strategy to undermine confidence in Republicans.

"This is a desperate attempt to try to confuse voters who are hearing John McCain's message and haven't necessarily connected with Barack Obama thus far," she adds.

But most of the confusion so far does seem to be coming from the RNC mailing. Jerry Holland, the Republican supervisor of elections in Duval County, received so many calls from worried voters that he released a statement last week assuring them that only a voter can change his or her own registration.

"Whoever designed the piece obviously created something, knowingly or unknowingly, confusing to some voters, because obviously they were concerned that maybe someone had changed their party," says Holland.

Purpose Of The Mailer?

Some Democrats have said they are also concerned that the mailing might be used to challenge voters at the polls, if letters are returned as undeliverable. But postal officials say that with this kind of mailing, any undeliverable mail is destroyed, not returned to the sender — in this case the RNC.

This all comes as both parties are mounting major legal campaigns to protect against what they see as voting procedures that could hurt them in November. Democrats this week filed a lawsuit to stop Michigan Republicans from challenging voters at the polls using home foreclosure lists — something Republicans insist they don't intend to do. In Ohio, Republicans are challenging an absentee voting rule that they say will hurt McCain.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...toryId=94818483

[SteveLaura 0]

You spoilt my game. You're not my best friend anymore.

[almaty 19]

You spoilt my game. You're not my best friend anymore.

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Your game wasn't working.

Call the Republicans out for the scum that they are. No games.

[SteveLaura 0]

Don't try to sit with Dean and me at lunch. We don't want you to.

[almaty 19]

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I'll lure almaty to my lunch table by getting that mexican chick with the big knockers to sit with me.

And then you'll be all by yourself, punk.

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[SteveLaura 0]

Ha! You think Dean is so shallow to be swayed by large-breasted latinos?

Dean? Dean...?

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Ha! You think Dean is so shallow to be swayed by large-breasted latinos?

Dean? Dean...?

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[almaty 19]

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And then you'll be all by yourself, punk.

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[SteveLaura 0]

pendejo!

I looked it up. That's not nice.

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pendejo!

I looked it up. That's not nice.

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