Reply #19: Bushit! I have 3 words for you...VIsibility, Visibility, Visibility

[PassingFair]

Signs and stickers are always important. In THIS campaign, they are EVERYTHING. With the media almost 100% against us, dems and thinking independents are being tricked into thinking that we are in the minority. Visibility is what we most need. LOOK at pictures of Kerry rallies around the country. We are turning out in droves, but none of it makes it to the mainstream media. Bumperstickers and yard signs are a sure sign that WE ARE NOT ALONE. They force people to use their senses, to begin to see beyond the veil of conservatism spun by these usurpers and their media toadies.

I recently heard a statistic (I can't claim to back it up...) that a prominently displayed bumpersticker was worth as much as a $500.00 donation, towards effectively "getting out the message".

I know from my own observations as a salesdog, that I consciously tally the "bumpersticker war" numbers. It makes me feel GREAT to SEE others are on my side.

Three weeks ago, during the course of my daily travels, I stumbled into a local Bush/Cheney field office. Women were directing traffic, using radio phones, checking clipboards, and getting people provisioned with signs and stickers. The cars were pulling in, packing up, and pulling out.

By contrast, when I went to my local Kerry/Edwards office, getting stickers was like pulling teeth, and I'm a precinct delegate! They wanted me to phone bank. Now, phone banking is important, but they actually said that I shouldn't walk my precinct! That they had a "New Direction".

Placards for yard signs were there, but no one was stapling them together. While I waited to talk to someone in charge, two people were TURNED AWAY because the signs weren't ready to sink. This is a big mistake, and it appears to be campaign driven.

Thank you for this opportunity to vent.