Letters to the Editor: Not Always what you think.

This time of year the “Letters to the Editor” section of the paper is a joke. I used to take those letters very seriously but have since discovered that campaigns and candidates use that section of the paper for their public relations.
Campaigns write letters, get people to agree to what’s said and sign the letters, and then send those letters to the paper to be published. You get up in the morning, sip on a cup of coffee and think, “Wow, look at all these people who like so-and-so.”
It’s fabricated support and while some or perhaps most of the folks who sign the letters agree with what someone else said, it didn’t start as their idea and the passion behind the letter is more than likely a staffer not the signer.
I can’t say that all letters in this section of the paper are fake. I’m sure there are some that are real. But I am very jaded when it comes to reading this section of the paper. I’d be willing to bet what you are reading is more public relations than passion for a candidate or his or her position.
It’s a lot like the Voter’s Pamphlet, smoke and mirrors, not a reflection of the truth.

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