I am a Florida resident and I reside in the 3rd congressional district. Our congresswoman is Corrine Brown, who is a Hillary Clinton supporter. Today, I received the following email from her office.
Friends,
Many Florida Democrats feel disenfranchised because Florida votes have been excluded from choosing our next Presidential Candidate by the DNC. All Americans should have the right to vote and be represented.
A COUNT OUR VOTE rally is scheduled in Jacksonville at Hemming Plaza on Saturday, May 24 from 10:00AM to Noon.
ALSO, a COUNT OUR VOTE rally is scheduled for May 31 in Washington DC. Our sponsor is willing to pay for 10,000 people to be there when the DNC decides Florida's fate. Pass the word to your Democratic friends.
Buses are scheduled to leave Jacksonville at 7:30AM Friday, May 30 and will return late on Sunday June 1. All bus transportation, shared room accommodations and a $51 prepaid card for food will be provided to all participants. PLEASE CONTACT THE DUVAL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS at 390-7001 ASAP if you can go. You must be a registered Florida Democratic Party voter. Additional information will be available at the Jacksonville rally. LET'S SHOW THE REPUBICLANS THE DEMOCRATS ARE HERE IN FLORIDA. COUNT OUR VOTE!!!
Democrat and Proud of It
Debra Jahns-Nelsen
As you can see, the Clinton campaign will stop at nothing to derail the nomination of Barack Obama. Of note is the highlighted portion, "Our sponsor is willing to pay for 10,00 people to be there when the DNC decides Florida's fate."
I have learned that the Clinton campaign is spreading the word in the poorer sections of the AA community about the "Free" trip to DC, and how participants will receive money and an overnight hotel stay.
This is an outrage. Something needs to be done to counteract this sleazy tactic, but I must admit I have not thought of it yet.
UPDATE: I apologize because it appears that I was not specific enough and I have caused a little confusion due to not enough background. Basically, I received an email from a staffer of "Friends of Corrine Brown". "Friends of Corrine Brown" is her campaign office. I know one of her staffers personally and she emails me with invites to the congresswoman's various events, etc. I received the email above today. It appears that the staffer that sent it to me copied and pasted the body into an email and sent it to her address book. I was talking to my godmother this afternoon (she is an older AA woman) and she told me that Corrine's campaign was telling everyone about a free trip to DC. When I heard this, I realized that the email was definitely an anomally, and that I needed to tell the Daily Kos community about this. The email is signed by a Debra Jahns-Nelsen. This appears to me to be a coordinated effort by the Florida Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton supporters. My best guess.....there you have it.