NRA Wasting Time and Money
I sometimes mention the difficulties of being a challenger in this blog. In the last couple of days I've received a substantial stack of nearly identical postcards from NRA supporters. This is apparently part of a campaign by the NRA-ILA. The postcards indicate that they expect me to respond in writing, by mail, answering four questions about the Second Amendment and other issues related to the rights of gun owners.
So now I'm supposed to bang out 50 letters to people. When I'm I supposed to find time to do this? Unlike incumbents and other political insiders, I don't have a staff of people to perform this task. So here's my solution. I'm going to assemble all these postcards and send them back to NRA-ILA, with a cover letter asking them to contact all of these people to let them know what the NRA already knows about my views on these issues.
For those who don't already know, I was rated an A- by the NRA in the 2004 election, while the incumbent has a lifetime F. So why is the NRA burdening me with all of this extra work? If I don't respond, according to the postcards they're likely to vote against me because I didn't respond. If I take the time to respond to 50+ postcards, then that's less time I have for campaigning (and for living the rest of my life). Meanwhile an anti-gun candidate can just ignore the postcards. Or a less scrupulous one might send responses indicating that they do agree with the NRA, even though they really don't.
What a great way for the NRA to reward people who support their views.
So now I'm supposed to bang out 50 letters to people. When I'm I supposed to find time to do this? Unlike incumbents and other political insiders, I don't have a staff of people to perform this task. So here's my solution. I'm going to assemble all these postcards and send them back to NRA-ILA, with a cover letter asking them to contact all of these people to let them know what the NRA already knows about my views on these issues.
For those who don't already know, I was rated an A- by the NRA in the 2004 election, while the incumbent has a lifetime F. So why is the NRA burdening me with all of this extra work? If I don't respond, according to the postcards they're likely to vote against me because I didn't respond. If I take the time to respond to 50+ postcards, then that's less time I have for campaigning (and for living the rest of my life). Meanwhile an anti-gun candidate can just ignore the postcards. Or a less scrupulous one might send responses indicating that they do agree with the NRA, even though they really don't.
What a great way for the NRA to reward people who support their views.
posted by Albany Lawyer at 4:48 PM
4 Comments:
Do they say "a response is requested?" I have participated in these mailing campaigns before. The intent has never been to solicit a written response. It is to let you know that this issue is important to them. And not to doublecross them like republicans are increasingly doing. Thus, there is a constant need to remind politicians why they were elected.
Yes, the card very clearly asks for a written response, saying something like "my vote will depend on your response to these questions". It gives their mailing address.
you could allways database the names and adresseses in excett, create one letter with the awnsers to the 4 questions and then mail merge it and bang out 50 letters very quickly
Responding to the suggestion from Anonymous, one wonders if there's a volunteer out there willing to do this task ... and contribute the cost of the postage (okay, that's only about $10-20, I'll buy the postage).
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