New York Dems Threaten Their Own: 'We're Watching You'

The New York Post reports on a disturbing mailing received by registered Democrats in New York state:

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.”

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Apparently, the tracking has already begun:

“I’m 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.

The woman also received a report card of her voting record, pointing out that she had failed to vote in two of the last four elections.

Overall, the notices were sent out to 1 million registered Democrats who had failed to vote in previous midterm elections, according to the group.

The Democratic Committee spokesperson used his defense of the bullying tactic as an opportunity to disparage Republicans, as if they somehow had anything to do with this:

This flier is part of the nationwide Democratic response to traditional Republican voter-suppression efforts, because Democrats believe our democracy works better when more people vote, not less,” said Peter Kauffmann, a committee spokesman.

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is they don’t want people to vote and we want everyone to vote.

Everyone …as long as they’re a “registered Democrat.” Apparently Lena Dunham and the New York Dems have something in common. To quote Ed Driscoll in reference to the latest Dunham sex scandal, “as the late Sen. Pat Moynihan once told an interviewer, ‘Hannah Arendt had it right. She said one of the great advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.'” Glad to see Andrew Cuomo, Inc. is in good company.

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According to the Post, voter-shaming is a common tactic on the Left and was employed by the Obama campaign in 2012. It is a strategy grounded in Ivy League research. National Review reports that similar letters are being mailed out in Alaska, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Iowa.

 

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