Got this from the Darden Rice campaign for Pinellas County commissioner:
Darden asks Rene, "Where'd ya get that yard sign?"
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Yard signs are among the most visible parts of a campaign – and so are their hiccups. The Darden Rice campaign posted a picture today of her opponent's misspelled yard sign …
“There are just some details you have to get right,” said Darden Rice. “Especially the name of the job you're asking voters to hire you for.”
Here's that photo:
Now, do you think former St. Petersburg City Councilmember Rene Flowers has to pay for those signs?
But the real question I have is this: Is a misspelled yard sign really that big of deal to voters? As a Pinellas County resident — with all the issues facing us like taxes, crunched budgets, crime — would a yard sign really make or break your support for Flowers? Or does it make Rice look petty?
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2008.