In addition to a handsome RNC ID card and a request for money, the RNC also included a "Voter Platform Survey," presumably so my distinctiveness can be added to the hive mind.
I reproduce that survey here as a fascinating study in extreme partisan spin. For questions 1-12, answer either "Yes," "No" or "No opinion." I have added my own comments.
VOTER PLATFORM SURVEY
INSTRUCTIONS: Please candidly answer each of the following questions as completely as possible. Use a pencil or a blue or black pen to darken the appropriate box for each answer.
1. Do you support the Democrats' call to repeal the Bush tax cuts?
**The word "Democrats" is included here to cue prospective RNC members like me that this must be a bad thing.**
2. Do you favor elimination of the federal "death tax" on inherited assets?
**Nice bit of spin here. Back when this used to be called the Estate Tax, it was something that only affected the wealthy. Of course, it still only affects the wealthy as the "death
2006-09-08 19:52:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I get one from both almost every year since I can remember. I gave each a penny and told them not to spend it all in one place.
2006-09-08 20:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Bizarre surprise? Those mailings have been sent out for at least the past 25 years by both the Republicans and Democrats. The Democrat version is equally skewed - believe it.
2006-09-08 19:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Tulsen 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You're not so special as you assumed. Every voter I know has received one of those, from either the Republicans or the Democrats.
2006-09-09 04:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by paleblueshoe 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You only put TWO questions not twelve. I guess your responses to 1 was YES and number TWO was NO. True democrats hate to lower taxes. They feel it causes them to lose power.
2006-09-08 23:02:44 · answer #4 · answered by Bawney 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
So you support democrats taxing us even after were dead? technically isn't that taxation without representation? (oh wait, the dems did get those cemeteries to vote dem back in the 60' election in Cooke county Illinois, which swung Illinois' electoral votes to JFK, so to vote grabbing dems, the death tax does make sense)
2006-09-08 20:13:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
I hear the DNC sends cigarettes, joints, and cash for people (even dead relatives) to join the party.
Dems pay people to join....you need a handout?
2006-09-09 09:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by John Skerry II 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
So you sent in your money and are now as unimportant as you were before you opened your mail....congratulations.
2006-09-08 20:15:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Say what you mean and tell the Republicans what is your political stand.
2006-09-08 19:55:18 · answer #8 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋