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04-09-2006, 11:10 PM | #1 |
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Bumper Stickers
I've been working on a design for bumper stickers that will also go on yard signs, highway signs, business cards, stationary, car magnets, etc.
I decided to use one that reminds me of the John Kerry campaign because he won my district by 88% and people might accidentally vote for me because it reminds them of him. I first designed one without the word "Libertarian" on it, because they'll see that on the ballot. Then I got a bunch of heat from those in the LP saying I should put it on there. I'd like your opinion....and any donations you can send to help me actually buy campaign supplies. Thanks for either your input, or your donation, or both.
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04-09-2006, 11:11 PM | #2 |
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Here's the 2nd one...
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04-10-2006, 12:30 AM | #3 |
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Eh, go with the first one. The voters should be informed enough to know that you are the Libertarian candidate. I don't recall that the Kerry stickers said "Democrate for President." You should be out there generating enough publicity for yourself that the "libertarian" part would be redundent. IMHO.
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04-10-2006, 01:15 AM | #4 |
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you'll get the irish vote, no doubt.
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04-10-2006, 04:06 AM | #5 |
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First one, essential information only when you're trying to get their attention.
The red, white & blue must be good....everyone uses it. Matter of fact, election stickers become a blur, in election years, because they all look alike. When I run for King, I'm gonna use pink or bright green, you know, something unique. That way if my sticker catches their eye, they won't have to be able to read it....they'll know what it is.
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04-10-2006, 08:09 AM | #6 |
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The first one is very good.
The second one has some design problems that we needn't dwell on. And I highly recommend that you remove the URL. From a design point of view only - not because of the website itself. The bumper sticker should convey an elegance of simplicity and a presumption of victory and its very close to doing that.
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04-10-2006, 08:26 AM | #7 |
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Traditional electoneering wisdom is that you identify your party during the primaries, since that's when your own voters will vote for you; and do not identify during the general election, since that's when you are trying to appeal to all voters. Only in districts that are already extremely partisan will you find general election signs indicating party affiliation.
Since you have no chance of winning, your role is to "get the word out" and bumper stickers will not achieve this goal whatsoever so they are a waste of time. It would be a more effective use of money to produce issue-based stickers which would still be useful after November. |
04-10-2006, 09:11 AM | #8 | |
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04-10-2006, 10:05 AM | #9 | |
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04-10-2006, 10:44 AM | #10 |
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yeah, go with the first one......
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04-10-2006, 01:12 PM | #11 |
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I agree that the first one is superior. However, should you decide to introduce a bit of truth through levity into the campaign, may I respectfully submit:
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04-10-2006, 01:21 PM | #12 |
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Go with the first one.
Sounds like your local libertarians have a penis envy issue ... I can't remember the last time that I saw any campaign literature with the party clearly identified ... and it usually takes a good 15 minutes of searching around a campaign website to find it in the small print. The goal these days is to appeal to everybody, not just your own party. For libertarians, this is critical.
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04-10-2006, 03:10 PM | #13 |
go ahead, abbrev. it
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I think the Clinton Campaign folks coined the motto: KISS
Keep It Simple Stupid |
04-10-2006, 03:36 PM | #14 |
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I feel like I've just been fucked by a BIGFAT DICK. Via bumper sticker.
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04-10-2006, 04:57 PM | #15 |
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I think it would be funny to have a bumper sticker with a picture of Dick Cheney that says, "YOU SUCK, DICK."
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