The GOPs terrifying and threatening fundraising emails for $35

[underpants]

How the GOP's hysterical fundraising emails tried to terrify voters into buying a '$35 House membership card'

https://www.alternet.org/hysterical-gop-fundraising-pitches-membership/

In an article published by Mother Jones on January 15, journalist Jeremy Schulman takes a look at GOP fundraising e-mails that followed the 2022 midterms. Schulman recalls that the e-mails promised him a “House majority membership card” for $35 and often had an apocalyptic tone, warning that there could be dire consequences for the United States if he didn’t accept the offer.

The journalist continues, “Apparently, I didn’t take this opportunity seriously enough. ‘You CANNOT be serious!’ the NRCC fumed the next day in a follow-up e-mail, complaining that I hadn’t yet purchased my card. From there, things got vaguely threatening. ‘Did you just forget to claim it, or have we lost you to the Radical Left?’ they continued. ‘You have until 11:59 pm tonight to claim your 2023 Majority Membership, or we will be forced to assume you have abandoned us and joined forces with the Radical Left.’”

The pitches, according to Schulman, ranged from “disturbing levels of anger” to “emotional manipulation” to “threats.” And he puts the NRCC’s January 8 e-mail in the “threats” category.

That January 8 e-mail read, “You are now marked in our records as standing with the RADICAL LEFT as they continue to wreak havoc on our American First values. By renewing your membership before MIDNIGHT you will prove that you are committed to defeating the Radical Left and supporting strong Conservatives.”

[Turbineguy]

1. I had the same sort of threat from Democrats last year.

"If you don't answer this, we'll mark you down as a republican" I answered, "Fuck You". They left me alone for a few days and started up again.

BTW since the election I get demands for money from more candidates than before.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

2. I unsubscribed from nearly every Dem

The fundraising emails were too much, too often, and too emotionally manipulative.

[RKP5637]

5. I used to get messages like this telling me it was my fault the democrats lost an election. n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Part of my daily email chores: mass delete solicitation emails.

It used to drop off significantly after the elections were over...apparently no longer. And it's not just the DCCC. I get them from a lot of single issue orgs.

[HariSeldon]

4. I'm using a special email system

I figure that, if the big tech companies are allowed to run algorithms on my online activity, I should be able to run algorithms and public reporting on the sharing of my email addresses when I use them to donate (whether to candidates or charities). I use a unique address for each, then track who is sending email to which address. I have yet to publish a report on this, though.