Blue Hog Report posted an amusing critique today of political campaign yard sign designs used in local elections. You might not agree with the argument (Democrats should only be allowed to use blue yard signs, and Republicans red?), but it’s an entertaining read nonetheless. I especially like BHR’s observations about the local library entrance on [...]
Steven in Indiana has a question for Killer Campaigning about opponents stealing political campaign signs out of people’s yards: “I love reading your articles and have gotten lots of tips from them. I work as the social media director for a state rep campaign. We have a problem. Our opponent is stealing our signs right [...]
If you’ve never run as a candidate in a local election before, you might not know that many states have a law that doesn’t let you do any political campaigning whatsoever within a certain distance of polling places on election days. If I remember correctly, that minimum distance is 50 feet here in Ohio. This [...]
Hey Killer Campaigning fans: want to win some free, professionally-printed signs to use in your political campaign? We’re excited to announce the launch of our first online contest today, and you’re going to have the opportunity to win some great political campaign signs, banners or bumper stickers to use in your local election! Our contest [...]
Matt in Utah sends this week’s election question for Killer Campaigning: When candidates in a local elections are designing yard signs, brochures, billboards and etcetera, should they create a unique political campaign logo that everyone will recognize? I am thinking of candidates for higher office, like presidential, senatorial and governors, who have their own campaign [...]
Here’s a quick question for Killer Campaigning from Sarah in Arizona: I’m a local political candidate who is running a campaign for office in a medium-sized town in Arizona. I have a campaign website that I would like people to visit, do you think that I should put my website address on my lawn signs? [...]
I’ll be honest with you: I’m not a huge fan of spending money on billboard space in local political campaigns (or campaigns for higher office, either). While I’ve seen them used effectively in a few campaigns, they are quite often nothing more than a very visible waste of money. Here’s the problem: a lot of [...]