Democrats: Vote or we'll kick your ass

[CK_John]

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Source: New York Post

Democrats are telling voters that they had better head to the polls — or else.

The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating letters warning that it can easily find out which slackers fail to cast a ballot next Tuesday.

“Who you vote for is your secret. But whether or not you vote is public record,” the letter says.

“We will be reviewing voting records . . . to determine whether you joined your neighbors who voted in 2014.”

Read more: http://nypost.com/2014/10/30/democrats-threaten-voters-to-get-to-the-polls/

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This may be the way to win or not?

[Journeyman]

1. There was an identical article the other day, only it attributed this behavior to Republicans. . .

It also supposedly takes place in Iowa.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014934244

[CK_John]

2. That's correct, but remember no one knows how you vote, it knows if you vote

[candelista]

29. WTF difference does that make?

[bigworld]

34. If, say, you're in an overwhelmingly partisan area.

If you're in the center city, it can be safely assumed you're a Democrat. If you're in a McMansion out near the country club, the Republicans have your ticket.

If you haven't voted, you haven't supported your presumed party.

Not that the party would do anything with it -- but even to imply that they're going to be calling and asking you why you didn't support them is remarkably shitty.

[candelista]

37. Yes it is shitty.

What Democrat is going to go and vote Republican out of spite? So "We know if you voted" means "We know how you voted."

[newthinking]

50. It will just encourage them to register independent. Sometimes I wonder if they just don't

want to lose! Incredible.
Is our entire power structure mentally challenged?

[candelista]

53. It's also a sign of desperation.

Not a good signal to send.

[hrmjustin]

3. I got this letter.

[SoapBox]

10. Can you scan it and post it?

[hrmjustin]

15. I ripped it up like every other piece of campaign mail.

[bigworld]

17. TPM has a scan

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/voter-shaming-alaska-north-carolina-florida

[candelista]

38. Alaska, North Carolina, Florida, New York? This must be the DNC.

Too many cases to be a coincidence. It's a policy. And these ppl call themselves Democrats. They should be ashamed of themselves.

[LovingA2andMI]

4. Disgusting...

Way to motivate voters to the polls.....NOT!!

[7962]

48. Exactly

[meow2u3]

5. I'd take anything from that Murdoch rag with a grain of salt

If it appears in the NY Post, chances are that it's propaganda.

[Corruption Inc]

19. Wrong.

In my case it came from the state's democratic party.

[Jackpine Radical]

27. It's happening, and it's fucking STUPID.

If I got it, I'd be pissed & consider not voting for the bastards. Then my rationality would kick in & I'd vote anyway. If I were on the edge, I'd maybe either sit it out or vote for the Republicans.

[emulatorloo]

46. Sorry, sounds like a GOP dirty trick if it is happening

That's the kind of stuff Rove and his ilk cut their teeth on.

[bemildred]

6. I find this questionable.

But if it's true, then it's rude.

[candelista]

30. "Rude"?

That's not a strong enough term for what it is. It's blackmail and intimidation.

[candelista]

31. "Rude"?

That's an award winning euphemism. It's blackmail and intimidation.

[Iliyah]

7. GOPer rag

same still with GOP tagged with it. Take with a gain of salt.

[groundloop]

9. That, and how do we know for sure who sent the letters?

[emulatorloo]

47. Yep, GOP dirty tricksters pretending to be Dems

Quite typical of GOP election tacticians

[Jackpine Radical]

52. Unfortunately, you appear to be wrong.

From the TPM story--"New York voters have been receiving very sinister letters from their state's Democratic Party."

The party hasn't disavowed it, and it would be outright, prosecutable fraud if it came out under their name without authorization. Not even Republicans are that dumb.

[Ken Burch]

8. This has "false flag" written all over it.

Unless it's Cuomo getting payback for being forced(and I STILL can't believe he had to be forced on this) to campaign for Democratic candidates for the NY state senate.

[candelista]

39. No. Too many ppl have gotten these letters. Read the thread.

[Ken Burch]

42. Than maybe it is a Cuomo thing.

He knows he's got re-election locked up but this is the way he can stop the Dems from taking the State Senate without refusing to campaign for them.

There's no way this was done with positive intent.

[candelista]

43. It's not just NY. It's FL, NC, CT, AK, etc.

This is a national party policy. Who else but the DNC?

[Ken Burch]

44. Christ...is the DNC THAT invested in the "we can run against a 'do-nothing Congress' in '16" idea?

This has to be design, rather than stupidity.

That, or the national party's computer system has been hacked.

[SoapBox]

11. Is this real?

Especially since we just saw copies posted of shit that the Pukes sent out in, was it Kentucky or Iowa?

Such bullshit but I suppose the stoopid would believe it.

[Corruption Inc]

20. Yes, it's real.

I got one, from my state's democratic party.

[sharp_stick]

12. It's happening in CT

http://www.courant.com/politics/elections/hc-voting-record-mailers-1101-20141031-story.html

[candelista]

32. So this is coordinated.

Or else vicious minds are working the same way at the same time in different states.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Not to discourage anyone from voting . . .

Please vote, even if the headline election is between two crooks, a Republican Koch addict and Andrew Cuomo. Even in New York, there's more to vote for than that.

This is probably not a false flag, although it sounds like a similar ploy to the GOP mailer in Kansas. Democrats have been using a kind of reverse psychology ("don't bother voting -- the Republicans have won&quot , hoping it's going to get people to vote. If Democrats come out and vote, it will be in spite of that and not because of that. Good grief, Terry McAuliffe is busy being governor of Virgina and the Democratic campaign machinery can still find ways to lose elections that they should win. Democrats, pay no attention to those idiots behind the curtain: get out and vote.

[vi5]

14. So stupid

As if todays Democrats could kick any one or any thing's ass.

[sendero]

22. Exactly..

... if there were any ass kickers in this party it wouldn't be perpetually on the ropes.

[vi5]

24. Actually we're both wrong

They have no problem kicking liberal/"the left" ass whenever they want to look tough for their buddies in the DC media circuit. Nothing that makes their heroes Chuck Todd, David Brooks and wink at them like some good ol' hippie punchin'.

[candelista]

33. +1.

[bigworld]

16. If my state's party did this, I'd quit.

It's pretty darn threatening sounding.

[candelista]

40. Well, I hope they didn't.

But this is starting to look like a nationwide policy.

[Corruption Inc]

18. I got one from dems, feels like I'm being stalked, harassed and profiled

It's just another part of how corrupt this country has become. Part of what it says is,

"Who you vote for is always a secret but whether you participate in a election is public record. Official offices make available the list of who voted and who didn't vote after each election".

This came from the state's democratic party, poor grammar included.

[candelista]

35. Is that what it says? The quotation, I mean. Jeebus.

It's true that this information is collected at the polls, but to threaten to use it against people in your own party is despicable.

[blkmusclmachine]

21. The NY Post is the equivalent of the National Enquirer for Republicans. You can dismiss 90% of what

they say as fantasy. IMHO

[7962]

49. Dismiss the source all you want, doesnt make the story false.

And its not false either.

[tavernier]

23. I'm rolling in the aisle reading this!

I've never known a Democrat who can be intimidated to do anything! When I first joined the party years ago after being disillusioned by Reagan, I was invited to my first state convention by our local rep. I was prepared for the smiling, head nodding, Stepford wife smiles I was used to seeing at repub events. At the first morning breakfast, a "spirited" discussion ensued, and even though no dishes were thrown, some folks ducked as if in joyful preparation. It was then that I understood Will Roger's comment... "I don't belong to an organized political party; I'm a Democrat."

That's when I knew I was in the right place!!

"Kick your ass" is just a form of gentle persuasion, and I doubt any true Dem will be kept away from the polls by this threat.

[vi5]

25. "I've never known a Democrat who can be intimidated to do anything"

Someone should introduce you to most of our elected Democrats in Congress.

[tavernier]

26. Right you are

but I am speaking of voters, not politicians. Sadly, I hold little regard for those who have made public office a career instead of a service to their country.

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Is Skittles moonlighting now?

[Historic NY]

36. Next step ink stained fingers...

[candelista]

41. +1.

[No Vested Interest]

45. The carrot is better than the stick. Promise a drawing for prizes - it could be anything -

money, gifts, political memorabilia.

[Peacetrain]

51. They actually sent a letter saying they were going to kick someones ass.. seriously

this has to be a joke.. there was an post in here three days ago about the republicans telling people they know who voted republican??

this is just plain weird..

edit to add... after all the attempts to keep Democrats from going to the polls and limiting their ability to vote.. I could see local party people trying to find out if people were able to vote..

[greatauntoftriplets]

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