Labor Day may mark the official start of the campaign season, but the mud-slinging and money-grubbing have long been in full swing.  An active Republican friend of mine unexpectedly found herself on a Democrat Party e-mail solicitation list whose members are bombarded relentlessly with requests for donations.  This constant drumbeat, aimed at “affinity voters,” is a tactic Democrats have used effectively in the past.  My nonplussed friend decided to share with me a few examples from the tsunami of solicitations crowding her in-box.  Here is one supposedly sent from the top of the party heap: President Obama and our staff at Democratic Headquarters have sent you a lot of emails.  But we don’t want you to get the wrong idea…. What you’ve already done is truly historic: $5 and $35 at a time, you’ve built a record-breaking grassroots movement.  So thank you. You make our campaigns  possible. So why the...(Read Full Article)