While I haven’t been posting on this blog of late, don’t worry. I’m not gone. Since my first year Law School Finals ended, I’ve been working as a Law Clerk at a firm and also have been contributing more frequently to Legal Insurrection. You can check out my posts there, which are far more regular. I haven’t quite decided what I’ll be doing with this blog yet but for now, its in a holding pattern.
Liberal Group using odd tactics attempting to increase voter turnout for Wisconsin Recall
The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel has been alerted to some odd activity going on with a liberal group known as the Greater Wisconsin Political Fund. According to the article, the group has been sending letters to voters leading up to the recall election on Tuesday that detail whether their neighbors had voted in the 2008 and 2010 elections.
Here’s what the letter says:
“Dear Registered Voter:
“Scott Walker won in 2010 because too many people stayed home!
“Two years ago, more than half a million Wisconsinites who supported Obama failed to vote in the 2010 election. And that’s how Governor Scott Walker got elected. This year, we’re taking a new approach. We’re sending this mailing to you and your neighbors to publicize who does and does not vote.
“We need to all pull together. The chart shows the names of some of your neighbors, showing which have voted in the past.
“After the June 5th election, public records will tell everyone who voted and who didn’t.
“Do your civic duty – vote.”
It then lists about a dozen of the recipient’s neighbors’ names and addresses and whether they voted in the 2008 and 2010 elections.
Perhaps this is merely the last act of a desperate organization on the brink of defeat that can’t bare the thought of Walker actually finishing out his term, but it no doubt raised some eyebrows in communities that were targeted by the letter.
There is no word on whether this strategy will pay off or if the highly intrusive, though completely legal, information sharing will backfire, but conservatives in Wisconsin should take note. Polls are nothing more than polls and they don’t automatically translate into votes. The other side is (clearly) pulling out all the stops, and we need to ensure that we don’t become complacent.
Make sure that we have bodies in the booths. That’s the key for Tuesday.
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Finals…
On account of law school finals taking place from next Friday through May 7, I must regrettably take a hiatus from the blogosphere. Not to worry though, I will be back in no time. That being said, knowing myself, I will likely jump off task and write a post or two just because I’m generally incapable of staying politically idle for too long.
I’ll keep this post “sticky” so it will remain at the top of the home page until finals are over, and anything new that I do write will appear directly beneath it.