Despite the fact that mother has always been a Democrat and, to my knowledge, has never supported a Republican presidential candidate in her life, she started getting mail from the RNC a few months ago.
The letters they send are generally hilarious in nature, talking about radical liberal gay-adopting, tax raising, baby-killer Democrats and what not.
The latest one I actually found to be quite frank and hopefully I'm reading it the right way. If the RNC has created a form letter like this, things must be going much more poorly than it appears.
Full text of the letter:
(Bolds added by me)
Dear Friend,
I don't want to believe you've abandoned the Republican Party, but I have to ask... Have you given up?
Our records show we have not yet received your Republican National Committee membership renewal for the critical 2008 presidential election year.
So I am surprised and concerned because I know how generously you supported President Bush and the RNC in the past. You helped to advance our vision for America and elect Republicans at all levels of government.
I know other things come up, and perhaps you've just be delayed in renewing your membership. If that's the case, I understand.
But we've not heard from you this year -- and I hope you haven't deserted our Party.
Your generous financial assistance and active involvement are more important than ever as we work to elect a new Republican president and Congress.
There is so much at stake. The Democrats are determined to put a liberal like Barack Obama in the White House, expand their narrow majorities in the U.S. House and Senate, and push our country to the Left with their agenda of high taxes, big government and weakened national security.
Big Labor, radical liberal protest groups and Hollywood elites are planning to spend more than $500 million to defeat Republicans and aid the Democrat power grab.
The RNC relies on voluntary support of Republican activists like you.
The men and women who will represent us in this year's elections are hard at work building strong campaigns.
And so is the RNC. We are doing our part to provide the research, staff support, voter registration, volunteer recruitment and training, and direct financial assistance our candidates need to win.
The RNC is also the ONLY Republican organization permitted by federal law to directly support our presidential nominee.
If we fail to hold the White House and make gains in Congress, the Democrats have made clear they will overturn every reform you helped President Bush achieve.
Democrat presidential candidates and the Reid/Pelosi-run-Congress have promised to repeal the Bush tax cuts, retreat from the War on Terror and increase the size of government through their one-size-fits-all health care plan.
We cannot allow them succeed! That's why your renewed commitment is so important.
So if you have delayed in renewing your membership because you feel the RNC has let you down, or no longer needs you, please let me know. I want to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Tim Morgan
RNC Treasurer
You know the old saying: Where there is smoke, there is fire. The RNC wouldn't be sending out a letter like this unless former members were deserting the party in droves.
EDIT: added signature line that I left out.