Letters to the editor are usually used as a proxy for public opinion. What happens when a newspaper solicits letters to balance out their editorial page?

From the The Post-Crescent of Appleton, Wisconsin:

“We’ve been getting more letters critical of President Bush than those that support him. We’re not sure why, nor do we want to guess. But in today’s increasingly polarized political environment, we would prefer our offering to put forward a better sense of balance…

With the President’s job approval ratings falling with each new poll, maybe The Post-Crescent shouldn’t hold their breath for pro-Bush letters.

1115.org doesn’t pretend to be balanced, but we extend an open invitation to anyone who disagrees with anything we write, and that includes people to the left and the right of where we stand.