There were two scathing letters to the editor in the Austin paper (of course, it is very left wing), both talking about how two politicians were caught up in money scandals. The one had the (R) behind his name IN THE TITLE, and the other had no party affiliation mentioned.
Of course, I and many others had gone to the net, and found out this politician had a (D) behind his name. Both writers had the same question as to why that little detail was omitted. DUH!