Posted on 01/29/2016 10:28:45 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet
The personalized letters target individual Iowa voters and identifies them as having failed to vote in prior elections. They are admonished and then encouraged to vote this year. In addition the letters identify the neighbors of the voter, and provides their voting history.
The text reads:
"You are receiving this election notice because of low expected voter turnout in your area. Your individual voting history as well as your neighbors' are public record. Their scores are published below, and many of them will see your score as well. CAUCUS ON MONDAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE and please encourage your neighbors to caucus as well. A follow-up notice may be issued following Monday's caucuses".
In an effort to shame the recipient, the notice also informs the targeted voter their neighbors have also been notified of the recipients poor voting record.
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(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
LOL
Thank you for conceding.
OH...I think I must have confused Beck’s people problems with Cruz...since they’re close these days.
My bad (I think).
I call BS on that. There is no way to research the effect of a shaming mailer other than some eggheaded survey that can be rigged to say whatever the egghead wants.
Maybe you can apply for a job with the United States Government as a Secret Agent Man.... :) Just kidding. I was thinking of Firesign Theater there for a moment.
Jedi, I am as depressed as hell about this. Cruz was my guy. Check my posting history. But this is indefensible. I am a principled conservative and I think Donald Trump is a flim flam artist. But that doesn’t excuse this. If Cruz had anything to do with this mailer, then I cannot support him anymore. It shows a complete lack of judgment. Telling people they get an “F” in voting and then telling their neighbors about them. Sheesh. This is really a brown shirt tactic.
Cruz’s campaign manager just threw the election to Trump. I’m sure as hell not happy about it, but I’m not going to try to justify what Cruz’s campaign did. This is a total game changer.
Shoes for Industry, comrade!
And he will, you can take that one to the bank. Cruz is going to descend into Jeb territory before this is finished.
Personally I want to fly one of the Big Boys in the Free Mexican Airforce!
Looks like a warning message a non-voter in Cuba would receive. I would expect something like this from a Communist country. They use public shaming as a tactic.
This is as bad as having your exercise equipment smack you in the face.
Trump should wait - this could be a reverse double cross. It’s so blatantly awful it’s almost too bad to be true.
Or if your family refuses to buy a subscription to Glenn Beck's tv channel.
ResState is saying this is a Trump tactic & Cruz should know better....heard this out here tonight by several people.
You wish!
You could be right. Possibly he needs to stand back and just let Cruz self-destruct.
The Statue of Liberty staggering
I have watched Trump for several decades now. I don’t believe that will happen. If Cruz approved this, the primaries will be decided by the time I can vote.
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