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[msmemory_archive]

Wouldn't you think if I emailed the headquarters of the gubernatorial candidate on Friday to request a lawn sign, that I'd either have a sign, or a return email about it, by now? I know my candidate holds a significant lead in the polls, but do they think he doesn't need more visible support?

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[the-nita.livejournal.com]

Or they have a really agressive spam filter.

[herooftheage.livejournal.com]

They might. Remember that candidates get to keep any left-over campaign funds raised after the election is over.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

They have a "store" on the website, where one can purchase a sign, but they claim that you need to allow 21 days for shipping. I'm willing to pay a modest donation for a sign ($5 or so?) but if it didn't arrive for three weeks it would get here after the election.

Oh well, I guess he's better off spending money retaliating at the mudslings of his opponent.

Been there

[metageek.livejournal.com]

During the 2004 campaign, I stopped off at John Kerry's campaign office in Boston to get a sign. I kind of expected they'd have a "help yourself" pile, but instead it took a staffer something like 5 minutes to find me one.

Re: Been there

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

Yes, they were the ones I was so frustrated with. Especially with every other house on the block (save one, that was not signed) advertising Bush. You'd think every vote in a Republican county would be worth something...

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

The Arlington office was advertising that they had some to give away. The office is on Summer Street, in the former Muzzey used car dealership.

(Used cars to politico's - not a huge improvement for the neighborhood property values, eh?)

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

(Used cars to politico's - not a huge improvement for the neighborhood property values, eh?)

Probably better than someone's plan for an old car dealership (new cars, not used) out in Northampton: Large-scale adult video store...

[anastasiav.livejournal.com]

Most campaigns, even big, well funded ones, are woe-fully understaffed, and to combat that problem they staff partly with volunteers. And, as you may have heard, you get what you pay for.

I would try calling them. It may also be possible that they're out of signs - many campaigns have xx number printed at the start and when they're gone they're gone.

Out of signs

[metageek.livejournal.com]

It may also be possible that they're out of signs - many campaigns have xx number printed at the start and when they're gone they're gone.

That actually sounds pretty reasonable. Signs are mostly good for name recognition; once you've reached saturation, you probably don't need any more.

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

Or you have to buy them if you haven't contributed a sufficent amount to the campaign.

Look to see if they have a website you can get them from.

I found the idea of having to do all the work to support my candidate -- like drive to San Fran to get the lawn signs if I didn't buy them from the website, because the office in Sac wasn't allowed to give them out -- almost enough to not do the support.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

"wasn't allowed" -- what were they thinking? (Rhetorical)

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

They were thinking they were on a budget, I guess.

Getting signs

[guendalina.livejournal.com]

Try contacting the Town Committee for the Party. They usually have signs.