re: #263 Last Mohican
Maybe not even the money part.
I registered as a Democrat in 2008, but I didn’t vote for a single Democratic candidate in the general election. And I didn’t send them any money (which may explain why I never received my decoder ring).
In 2008 I received a blitz of Democrat mail, phone messages, and members knocking (which included two little girls under 10) on my door asking me if voted or if I’m going to vote and for who. I’ve been registered as an Independent since ‘97. Damn I hated the many months up to election day.