PALATINE – If it weren't enough that gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann filled State Rep. Tom Morrison's district mailboxes full of deceptive mailers calling Morrison – who is a staunch conservative – a "Rauner RINO," Mike Madigan's Democrats are showing where they are focused – and Morrison is in Madigan's sites.
Morrison says the Democrats have sent a couple dozen mailers to his Palatine-based district's voters over the past few weeks. One after another, the mailers either stretch the truth or leave out important details in order to give the impression Morrison is against reasonable, rational policies. It's a tactic Mike Madigan's people use often.
Here's what happened in a mailing on Tuesday in Morrison's district, according to Rep. Morrison:
DECEPTIVE MAILER ALERT #25: They can't even use actual pictures! Today's mailer utilizes a doctored photo from Streetfest when I wore the Tax Fighter sash that had been given to me as a gift. Besides the photo, the mailer claims I voted No on "equal pay for equal work, denying women wages". The Illinois Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 2003 and became effective on January 1, 2004. My opponent refuses to run an honest campaign on the facts and the Tribune rightfully called her out on it. How can you trust someone to represent you when they deceive you so willfully during their campaign?
Below, see this particular mocked up mailer photo with a photo taken the same day. In the Democrat mailer photo, the words "Tax Fighter" are blocked from the sash Morrison was given and wore:
Chicago Tribune's Kristen McQueary pointed out the Democrat deception in these races:
Misleading information in political campaign ads and mailers this election cycle has been especially ugly. Several Republicans who voted against unbalanced budgets in Springfield, including Reps. Tom Morrison of Palatine and Margo McDermed of Mokena, are being portrayed as ruthlessly cutting funding for worthy programs, such as those for sexual assault victims and rape kits. Why? Because they voted down state budgets that were blatantly phony. That, of course, is not included in the mailers.
Moral of the story? Don't believe everything you get in the mail – especially political mail.
