Now they're giving you second thoughts about opening your mailbox. In a season of tight races, politicians and interest groups call direct mail an effective way to reach voters under the radar screen, with carefully aimed messages delivered to the front door.
Many voters call campaign mail something else junk.
Osborne is president and CEO of Preston-Osborne, a Lexington consulting firm that is working for candidates on both sides of the aisle, including Democrat Scotty Baesler in the 6th Congressional District and Republican Hal Rogers in the 5th. Osborne said he's never seen such a flood of mail so close to Election Day, especially in Baesler's duel against Republican Ernie Fletcher. Most of the mail cascading into Central Kentucky isn't coming from the candidates themselves. The vast majority has been paid for by national political parties, or by independent outside groups with an interest in one or two issues. Lykins said it's difficult to tell exactly how much political mail is making its way into the district.