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| − | Mailings is the use of the U.S. Postal Mails to engage in [[grassroots lobbying]] or solicit customers or members.
| + | A mass '''mailing''' is the use of the [[U.S. Postal Mail]] to engage in grassroots lobbying or solicit customers or members. |
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| | + | Beginning in the late 1970s, mailings became a crucial element in the rise in the influence of [[conservative]]s. The traditional [[media]] became increasingly [[liberal]], but [[conservative]]s who tended to stay at home and read their mail were reached through mass mailings. |
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