Comments on: Party Contacts

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 01:41:35 +0000

You ought to join the Green Party instead. We are good about respecting the privacy of our members and generally don’t send too much mail. Plus, it’s a good party for independent minded “lefty” types with anarcho-libertarian streaks. As a bonus, when you tell that random big-party candidate you’re Green, they bend over backwards to actually impress you with actual positions on issues–instead of the fluffy crap they usually spew. Just an idea.

By: John Yuda

John Yuda — Fri, 27 May 2005 03:39:18 +0000

I keep getting letters from “Friends of John Kerry” asking for money. I can only assume it’s because Kerry intends to run for the nomination again in 2008.

At any rate, my big complaint with this is that the letters are in all caps. I mean, honestly, if you’re going to harass me for money, at least make the letters vaguely legible.

By: Matthew Brundage

Matthew Brundage — Thu, 26 May 2005 15:14:31 +0000

Last year, I donated monthly to both Bush-Cheney ’04, Inc. and the RNC, but was getting only two pieces of mail per month from each organization, no e-mails, no door-to-door foot soldiers, and only one phone call (about two days before the deadline). I’m guessing that the Republican organizations just weren’t as desperate for cash as the other party.

By: Tim Buchheim

Tim Buchheim — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:08:05 +0000

Yeah, I’m on both the MoveOn and DNC mailing lists. Both send me about four or five messages per week. (I was getting duplicates of all of them for a few months, but they seem to have stopped that at some point.)

By: Jeni

Jeni — Tue, 24 May 2005 15:11:01 +0000

It took me several months to get off the TrueMajority/MoveOn mailing list after the elections. Somehow they’d gotten their hands on at least three different e-mail addresses (all going to the same inbox, *sigh*), and started mailing me from at least two different lists. During November I was getting 6-7 e-mails a day from them; after the election I was still getting 2-3 a day. That’s on top of all the mail and phone calls I was getting screaming, “Vote Democrat! Give us money!”

I think it’s all political parties – the Green Party e-mailed me for years because I showed a vague amount of interest in Nader in 2000. The Republicans even tried showing up at my door. Next Presidental election year, I think I’m going announce my political affliation to the Social Anarchists or something else particularly off-the-wall. With my luck, though, the Social Anarchists will start calling me up asking for donations.

By: Territan

Territan — Tue, 24 May 2005 14:42:57 +0000

Republican mailings can get significantly worse. Watch for a periodical called Rising Bile– er, Rising Tide which features a lot more opinion-editorially articles, pictures of Republicans, and exaggerated caricatures of Democrats. (Bias? Nay, perish the thought!)

And it’s not just them. Certain religious organizations, especially those run by Pat Robertson and Dr. James Dobson, don’t even try to conceal their bias. Judging by some of the envelopes I’ve seen from Dobson’s organization, attempting to generate ill will against anyone they refer to as “left” or “liberal,” I expect the pogrom against southpaws to begin any week now.

By: Aaron Gustafson

Aaron Gustafson — Tue, 24 May 2005 13:58:49 +0000

Amen, Eric. Both parties have a lot of learning to do, which is why I became a Green quite a few years back. It’s funny though, I still get mail/email from both parties even though I have never sent one red (or blue) cent to either. Most likely it is mishandling of my personal information by other activist organizations (MoveOn and the like).

Also, if you want some interesting reading, sign up for the Weekly Trunk (Get it? Trunk… those Reps are so clever I get chills), the GOP’s email newsletter. Quite interesting and amusing to see how they spin stuff like tax cuts for the rich into the “American” thing to do.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:10:19 +0000

Well said. It’s really annoying to be annoyed by people who are supposed to lead the government.

By: Sage

Sage — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:26:58 +0000

Which is a great reason to go Libertarian!

Sorry, couldn’t help it… we’re always looking out for unhappy independents.

By: Will Kessel

Will Kessel — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:06:44 +0000

My bride is a registered Democrat, and until we got married and bought the house, we received all manner of calls and mailings, even though our phone number is about as unlisted as you can get.

Last couple of years, however, it’s been relatively peaceful — that is, until Euclid Democrats found out that I am, like you, a liberal-leaning Independent. During the last campaign, they were at my door twice a week, and at least three times per week in October.

Unfortunately, I’ve been weatherstripping the house since we moved in, and we can no longer slam the doors…