Anonymous political messages are ineffective
While it may not be true as a rule, there’s something I want to say about me, personally, to the people who have been putting political flyers in my mailbox that don’t have any identifying information on them.
I consider these political missives to be a sign of cowardice and you’re inducing me to oppose your position.
Yesterday, I got a bright orange flyer talking about the issue that’s consuming the county-level political scene lately: the Board of Supervisors’ approval or disapproval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) that will adjust the number of homes that can be built in a region of the county called “Dulles South.” The flyer is directly targeted, talking about my specific supervisor, Bruce Tulloch. It says he should either vote against the CPAM or recuse himself from the vote.
The “why” of this suggestion isn’t my point. The point is that while it’s exorting me to the action of contacting Tulloch to tell him he needs to do one of these things, it does not tell me who wrote the flyer or who’s asking me to take this step on their behalf. I have a word for that: cowardice.
It’s not the first time I’ve gotten flyers like this. I know it won’t be the last, too, but it’s an ineffective tactic so far as this voter’s concerned.
