I received an email from “Blake for Congress” on April 24.  I didn’t know I received it because I’m just now getting around to cleaning out my email after my long trip to Orlando.  What bugs me about this email is:

1. It made it through my gmail spam filter.
2. I don’t live in Blake’s district (the 6th).
3. They’ve invited me to host a tea or barbeque to introduce Rory to my friends.  Why would I willingly invite a politician into my home…I don’t think I could buy enough disinfectant to undo the damage.
4. They use the pronouns “we” and “our” a lot, which implies I’m somehow part of their team.  Here’s an example: “Volunteer to Help. Rory isn’t going to win this election. We are going to win this election.
   Sign up to help. This is our year.
   We will do this… Remember, this is our year. We will do this.” I hate the use of the presumptive sale, especially with something like this.  Did they mean to sound like an Amway salesman or was it just an unfortunate consequence of their incredibly lame copywriting skills?

If this is the best they can do I don’t give this guy much of a chance against his opponent.