The Republican Chorus
The Sangamon County Board Republicans sent out another mass mailing. While it’s written in the first person, as though it’s a personal letter from each candidate, I was not surprised to find that once again, the same exact mailing with the same wording was sent under the name of all Republican candidates. The only variations appear to be each candidates name and a short "P.S" at the end.
A recent column in the SJ-R pointed out that their previous cookie-cutter flier gave credit for accomplishments of the current County Board to a candidate who has never served on the Board. This new mailing has the opposite problem of having language that makes sense for a first-time candidate, but sounds odd for an incumbent.
For example, the first paragraph in this mailing, which carries my opponent's name and signature states: "Over the past few months, since I've been running for this position, I've been researching the issues that the board has been dealing with."
Really? Just for the past few months? If someone who has been on the County Board since 1999 just started researching the issues a few months ago, then we have a real problem. Somehow, I doubt that is the case. I give him more credit than that.
The same paragraph says, "At least if the length of this report is any proof, you can be sure that I would really like to represent the neighborhood." That's an odd statement since no one knows who actually wrote this lengthy report that is being sent out under the name of all the Republican candidates. How does anyone know that their particular Republican candidate had anything to do with it at all? It seems disingenuous for individual candidates to imply taking credit for a mass mailing that is identical for all of them.
The County Board Republicans have become the Greek Chorus of local politics. They speak in unison with one voice. I’m waiting for someone to post a response to this post calling it “silly” since that is the word of choice they repeat endlessly against any Democratic criticism of county government. If the County Board Republicans are all going to repeat the same lines then I don't know why we need 25 of them.
(Perhaps the Sangamon County Board Republicans should dress as a Greek Chorus at their next fundraiser)