Some Massachusetts residents are “creeped out” after being trolled by campaign mail ahead of the pivotal presidential election.
One Shrewsbury woman told NBC10 Boston that after she displayed a yard sign supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz she felt she was targeted with a postcard that thanked her for her support and informed her a migrant family would be moving in with her.
“It really creeped me out,” the woman, who did not want to be identified, said of the message that informed her of the family from Nicaragua supposedly moving in with her.
“That’s when I realized it was an obvious attempt to try to either scare me or rage bait me and make me upset,” she told the outlet. “It’s really sad that the country has come to this point where you can’t put a lawn sign out and support a candidate without being harassed with something like this.”
Another woman in the same community who also did not want to be identified received a postcard telling her a family of five from Guatemala would be moving in with her.
“It makes me angry,” she told NBC10. “But if the takeaway is ‘Don’t put up a lawn sign in support of a political candidate,’ I feel the exact opposite. Next time there’s an election, I’ll put up three signs in my yard.”
After informing the Shrewsbury Democratic Town Committee, she was advised to file a police report and notify the post office.
Yet another Shrewsbury community resident posted her mailed message on Reddit where she found others had received similar postcards.
“Thank you for supporting Kamala! We are so appreciative of you putting out a yard sign. But now we need your continued help,” the postcard addressed to “Resident” states and bears a Kamala Harris logo on the front.
“We will be moving a family of 4 from the country of Belize into your home on 11-3-2024. They will need food, toiletries, and transportation. Thank you!” one card read.
“Well, someone sure seems to be upset with my choice of yard sign. I thought it was pretty funny, so I decided to share it with you all. I could seriously use the help with the leaves, if true…,” the Reddit post stated in the caption.
Social media users reacted to the fears of Harris supporters by pointing out their hypocrisy.
These rich elites love to preach about inclusivity until it’s time to put their money where their mouth is
— John (@johnEiid) November 3, 2024
Why would they be scared though? They literally are voting for it….
— Malissa Canton (@MalCan4401) November 3, 2024
Open your homes if you vote for Harris! pic.twitter.com/8LeloywEqp
— Just a dude (@Just_A_Dude_AZ) November 3, 2024
This is top tier trolling
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) November 3, 2024
Why are Democrats so afraid to live with the consequences of their own actions? 🤔
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) November 3, 2024
Liberals never see the irony. pic.twitter.com/52SFiedcRM
— Epstein’s Sheet. 🧻 (@meantweeting1) November 3, 2024
🤔…are liberal women a special class of citizen?…
…it seems that they believe they are *exempt* from the outcome of the policies they would impose on the rest of society…
— GabrielofTennessee (@Gabriel18755187) November 3, 2024
These people love talking about being inclusive until it’s time to actually be inclusive.
— Kyle James (@KyleJamesLive) November 3, 2024
