Know Your Audience

I really felt a little sorry for this letter writer.  He’s advocating for Clyde Winter, who is running against Glenn Grothman for Senate.  But he goes about it all wrong.  Here’s the letter.

Do you know about the appalling votes by Sen. Glenn Grothman?

   Challenger Clyde Winter (Independent) is one of six challengers who will give us a choice for a change in the Nov. 4 general election – for the first time in generations – for the state legislators who are supposed to represent us in different areas of Washington and Ozaukee counties. Please see this site for more information: http://clydewinter.wordpress.com/category/wisconsin-legislature/

   Please note especially Grothman’s amendment to require government-mandated photo ID (AJR 17) despite the fact that no instance of voter fraud that would be prevented by this has been proven. And note his amendment to abolish affirmative action (SJR96) which would do nothing to end the longest-standing, worst affirmative action practice of giving preferential admission to people from wealthy, well-connected families to universities, associations and positions leading to power and wealth.

   Sen. Grothman voted against Healthy Wisconsin (SB562), which would provide all citizens of Wisconsin the same health care we currently provide to our legislators, and would save Wisconsin citizens and businesses more than a billion dollars annually over current health care costs by eliminating the insurance industry gatekeepers. See: http://clydewinter.wordpress.com/category/health-care-crisis/

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   Clyde Winter, Independent, “The choice for a change,” does his homework, is a clear-headed, rational candidate for Senate District 20 who will better represent us.

   Remember, on Nov. 4, crossover your party choice to vote for Clyde Winter.

   Dale Landis

   West Bend

The emphasis is mine.  Dude.  Dale.  Seriously?  You just underlined three issues about which the voters of this particular Senate district are overwhelmingly in favor.  I’m not arguing one way or the other whether Grothman is right on those issues (he is).  What I am saying is that if you are running for office, it’s generally a good idea to focus on the issues where the voters might actually agree with you.  Grothman should put Dale’s letter in his campaign literature.