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Did You Get This Political Mailer Over The Weekend?
Mailer from an organization called "Working America" compares your participation in recent elections to your neighbors.
Political mail from candidates and issue advocates may have been clogging your mailbox lately, but this past weekend, did you get one from an organization called "Working America" that says it is your Voter Report Card? I received one, and it told me that I was a voter in one of the last five general elections, according to public records for my current address. It compared my participation in those elections to my neighbors and said I was "Below Average". Now, in my defense, this is the first general election at my current address, so I'm not sure that's a fair analysis. But as a reporter over the years, I've also made the decision not to vote because I end up covering the candidates. Just Saturday alone, I ended up covering the statewide…
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