Democrats threaten public shaming to get voters to polls
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.
It ends with a line better suited to a mob movie than a major political party: If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not.
The letter and accompanying post card was criticized even by party members, with one Democratic consultant saying it was the wrong way to inspire votes.
Its a threatening letter. Its a scare piece that is unnecessary and inappropriate, the insider said.
Brooklyn and Manhattan residents who received the note Wednesday were furious, calling it an attempt to browbeat them into showing up at the polls.
Im outraged. Whether I vote or not is none of your business! said a Manhattan voter, who was so incensed that she complained to a local Democratic leader.
The letter is ludicrous and menacing, said the voter, who requested anonymity.
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Democrats threaten public shaming to get voters to polls