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RandySF

(59,276 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:37 PM Feb 2020

GOP is accused of sending misleading 'census' forms ahead of the actual count

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee is sending documents labeled “2020 Congressional District Census” to people in California and across the country just weeks before the start of the official nationwide count of the country’s population.
Critics say the misleading mailers — in envelopes labeled “Do Not Destroy. Official Document” and including a lengthy questionnaire on blue-tinted paper similar to the type used by the real census — are designed to confuse people and possibly lower the response rate when the count begins in mid-March.

The top of the mailer states it is “commissioned by the Republican Party.” In smaller print on the second page, below a request for donations, is a notice that it is paid for by the Republican National Committee. Included in the envelope is a four-page letter from National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel asking for donations to the party and a promise to support Trump in 2020.

Unlike the official census form, the RNC survey is largely made up of political questions, such as whether the respondent supports using military force against Iran, thinks race relations in the country are getting worse and believes “political correctness” has gotten out of hand.



https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-20/gop-is-accused-of-sending-misleading-census-forms

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GOP is accused of sending misleading 'census' forms ahead of the actual count (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2020 OP
These were sent out some time ago Bev54 Feb 2020 #1

Bev54

(10,074 posts)
1. These were sent out some time ago
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:41 PM
Feb 2020

and the head of the census bureau was chastised by Katie Porter, she really brought this out but unfortunately it was not televised. It needs to be out in MSM.

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