Hilarious - College Republicans Use Rock the Vote Widget to Register Their Troops

I just received this email from the College Republican National Committe (via the STORM network - yeah, I'm still on the list).

Hey M. Joseph -

The deadline to register to vote is almost here for most states. If you've changed addresses since the last time you were registered, you need to re-register fast!

You can register now using this link, or by visiting your Secretary of State's web site.

Thanks,
Charlie Smith
National Chairman
College Republicans

P.S. If you've already registered, forward this on to 5 Republican friends.

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The hilarious part is that, in the original email, the bolded text is a link that takes the reader to Rock the Vote's voter registration widget. On the tactical level, that's smart. Rock the Vote is sure to do at least some GOTV work this year, and that's free GOTV for the College Republicans.

From a communications standpoint, it's pure hilarity and sends all sorts of mixed messages. It wasn't more than three weeks ago that the College Republican National Committee was issuing ultimatums to Rock the Vote, and the non-partisan organization is typically a target for Republicans looking to suppress the youth vote.

I guess CRNC was against Rock the Vote before they were for it?