"The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating letters warning that it can easily find out which slackers fail to cast a ballot. . . . It ends with a line better suited to a mob movie than a major political party: "If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not." -New York Post"
"I just bought a new book and I'm trying to finish it. I just bought the new Taylor Swift CD and I'm trying to finish it. I started the marathon on Sunday and I'm trying to finish it, but I'm very, very lost and my phone is about to die please send hel My MetroCard has been acting weird and I couldn't make it to my polling site."
The New York State Democratic Committee sent letters warning recipients that the committee can identify citizens who fail to cast ballots and asking nonvoters to explain why they did not vote. The letter includes the line: "If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not." A respondent lists a series of humorous and sardonic excuses for not voting, including distractions like finishing a book or album, getting lost during a marathon, MetroCard problems, concerns about polling locations near schools, past bad luck after voting, costume issues, and voter fraud history.
Read at The New Yorker
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