GOP Overstates Theme in Star-Studded Letter
From Associated Press
DENVER —
Colorado Republicans had decided to capitalize on the flag-burning issue by using a flag theme in a fund-raising letter, but the project backfired because the flag they used had 54 stars.
Recipients of the letter noted that the flag’s field of 50 stars somehow had grown to 54. The American flag stickers had been mailed to 14,000 potential donors.
State party Executive Director Larry Dye said the party’s direct-mail firm prepared the stickers using a drawing from a book.
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