Why Would You Give Money To A Political Party?

I regularly get mailings from the RNC asking me for money.  They pretend it's an official Census document, where they ask asinine questions like, "Do you think the Republican in the House should fight the tax and spend Democrats on growing government?  Yes, No, Maybe."

If you were trying to irritate me, you couldn't do a better job, and yet this is standard practice from political consultants who lack imagination, marketing experience, and any creativity. That may sound harsh, but what else can you say about someone who begs for money but pretends they are sending you an official "Census" document?" They either consider the voters to be complete idiots, easily fooled, or they have so little confidence in pitching a message, they fall back on direct mail practices that would have you fired in any commercial endeavor.

A lot has been said about the Republican falling behind in the online arena, but in at least one area, they are way ahead. Do you people get the ridiculous messages from Howard Dean, the Democratic party, and politicians like Kay Barnes? I don't know who is stupid enough to donate online from the tripe Dean and his cohorts send out on a weekly basis, but most of that money seems to go into paying political consultants to send out more pleas to save the planet from your horrible, horrible political opponents.

This is why I don't give money to political parties. If they knew how to ask for it, they'd have a better shot at it, but what do you expect? You can make a lot more marketing commercial products than you can working for a politician.

Incidentally, the lack of originality in direct mailings has been noticed and capitalized by progressive millionaires who funnel large amounts of cash into the 501c's to affect local and state races. Using real money, they are having an impact in Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, and other states. It's a growth industry, but only if you're a true believer with cash to spend. For those of us with only a vote, it's another example of the dilution of democracy by the rich. The rich left, that is.

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