Misleading Voter Guide Mailers
On November 6, 2006, the day before the general election, Republican Gov. Ehrlich's and Lt. Gov. Steele's campaigns mailed a flier to a number of Prince George's County residents. The flier, a self-proclaimed "Ehrlich-Steele Democrats Official Voter Guide," though the candidates were actually Republican, was a sample ballot endorsing Ehrlich and Steele with a list of other politicians, all Democratic. The front cover of the mailer featured pictures of several current and former Democratic candidates for public office, with the text, "These Are Our Choices" and the implication that Ehrlich and Steele were Democrats. Many Democrats criticized the mailer as misleading, as it could imply that Ehrlich and Steele were Democrats. Others, including Kweisi Mfume and Jack B. Johnson said that the featuring of three Prince George's County Democrats on the front of the mailer suggested that they all had endorsed Ehrlich and Steele, which was not the case.
Read more about this topic: Bob Ehrlich, 2010 Gubernatorial Campaign
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