Ward 2 Runoff On The Campaign Issues Only, Please

[Doug Loudenback]

Just because I've got a little of the devil in me, I put this collage together for my Shadid support article ... note the qualification in the lower right hand part of the center card ...



The center card modified Swinton's original ... http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49...tonflyer3b.jpg

I should have at least a couple of additional mailers up later today.

[soonerguru]

Swinton may be a nice guy, but the way he campaigns leads one to believe he's a total scumbag. And yes, that is the poster I was talking about!

[Doug Loudenback]

Here are 3 Shadid mailers that I received yesterday. They have a common theme, I would say ... character. I don't know whether they've been mailed yet or are about to be. Click on a thumbnail for a larger view.

Common Ground



Accountability




Independence

[OkieDave]

Heard from a Shadid campaign person the above mailers are not being sent out because they think there is voter fatigue and they do not want to add to it. Friends talking with friends who can vote will make the difference. Get motivated this final 8 days.

[OkieDave]

Just got this short form to fill out from the Shadid campaign, they said to email to friends and forums, please share, they need to ID voters and helpers this last week. I can fell the real momentum going for Shadid.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/view...WHJSUjl4VlE6MQ

[Larry OKC]

I got a letter from the Swinton Campaign today thanking me for my vote in the first election. I did not vote for either of these guys. I think that one letter has convinced me to vote against him. What a jerk to assume I voted for him.

Think I got the same letter. But it was a generic "Dear Ward 2 Voter:". They are playing a numbers game, by sending out to registered voters (and possibly just those who voted, but not sure if that info is available to candidates). While Swinton did get more votes than any of the other candidates individually (but not enough to avoid the run off), it would seem on the surface that a voter most likely voted for him than not. If you voted for him then you have been thanked. If you didn't vote for him, the misplaced thanks probably isn't going to change your mind (to make you a supporter). In other words, they haven't lost anything by alienating you (you weren't a supporter anyway). More voters collectively didn't vote for him than did. But the question is, how many of those that voted for the non-run off candidates have thrown their support to Swinton? I haven't heard endorsements either way.

[soonerguru]

Just got this short form to fill out from the Shadid campaign, they said to email to friends and forums, please share, they need to ID voters and helpers this last week. I can fell the real momentum going for Shadid.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/view...WHJSUjl4VlE6MQ

So impressed with this campaign. Best I've seen on the local level in years. His mail pieces have been pitch perfect. Swinton's have been a disaster. If he can somehow get more young people to vote this thing is over.

[Urban Pioneer]

Andrew Rice just endorsed Shadid.

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/pro...p?id=578371726

[king183]

Think I got the same letter. But it was a generic "Dear Ward 2 Voter:". They are playing a numbers game, by sending out to registered voters (and possibly just those who voted, but not sure if that info is available to candidates). While Swinton did get more votes than any of the other candidates individually (but not enough to avoid the run off), it would seem on the surface that a voter most likely voted for him than not. If you voted for him then you have been thanked. If you didn't vote for him, the misplaced thanks probably isn't going to change your mind (to make you a supporter). In other words, they haven't lost anything by alienating you (you weren't a supporter anyway). More voters collectively didn't vote for him than did. But the question is, how many of those that voted for the non-run off candidates have thrown their support to Swinton? I haven't heard endorsements either way.

They are most likely sending to voters who have voted in either 3 of the last 4 municipal elections or 4 of the last 4. That information is available to anyone who wants it from the election board. If they send their mail to anyone else, it's simply a waste. 98% of those who didn't take time to vote in at least 3 of the last 4 races will not vote in this election, especially given it's a runoff.

So, Swinton and Shadid, if they are running competent campaigns, are targeting only those people. At this point, it simply becomes a voter-contact game, followed by GOTV on Monday and Tuesday. No mail piece, unless it is a "nuke," will alter this election from here on.

[Snowman]

Did they deign this with the express intent of being hard to read?

Is this what you mean?

[Doug Loudenback]

As to the diamond, I think that it's very cool.

I've been updating my blog posts with regard to this election and have (among other things) come up with the following summary of contributions/expenditures:



Here is Momentum's spartan 3/25 C-1 filing showing contributions/expenditures between 2/16 and 3/20/2011:

[Urban Pioneer]

Did they deign this with the express intent of being hard to read?

Sometimes, good design is an element that requires interpretation, particularly if it's a stand alone poster that apparently this design is used for.

I personally really like the "WPA" aesthetic.

[soonerguru]

I think the PROGRESS poster was designed to appeal to the young, "hipster" demo that votes when it's hip to do so, which is to say, somewhat sporadically. Shadid is a pretty cool guy, though, and this will definitely appeal to that crowd. His standard mailers have been much more conventional -- but very appealing aesthetically.

Nonetheless, the "diamond" poster has gone viral on Facebook, so it seems to be having the desired effect...

[soonerguru]

Andrew Rice just endorsed Shadid.

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/pro...p?id=578371726

That should have a huge impact in Ward 2, particularly if he does any campaigning for him. It would be nice if Jim Roth and McAffrey would, too. I'm sure they're embarrassed at this point to be associated with that clown.

[Larry OKC]

Shoot, Rice's endorsement may have just changed my mind against Shadid.

[Doug Loudenback]

That should have a huge impact in Ward 2, particularly if he does any campaigning for him. It would be nice if Jim Roth and McAffrey would, too. I'm sure they're embarrassed at this point to be associated with that clown.

Swinton's Form C-1 shows that McAffrey donated $1,000 to Swinton's campaign. That surprised me, given an anti-gay mailer that Momentum did, as well as it's push pull survey. While he may regret his contribution, I doubt that he will say that he's changed his mind.

[Doug Loudenback]

Here are the candidate's ads in the March 29 Gazette ... click on ads for larger views.

[Urban Pioneer]

Where is Charlie's goals? What does he want to do and how is he going to do it?

[Midtowner]

Where is Charlie's goals?

Freedom, jobs, public safety, keeping messicans out, jobs, 9-11.

[urbanity]

Money wins

Candidates raising the most money either won the Oklahoma City Council primary or made the runoff.

http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/ar...oney-wins.html

[Spartan]

Huh????? How does "Charlie's Opponent" want to cripple MAPS?? This Swinton campaign is the most bizarre city council campaign thing I have ever seen. Even better question, how has he made this "clear??"

Does the website work for anyone? Has it ever? Maybe it has people in Europe blocked or something but it has never worked for me.

[Doug Loudenback]

Swinton's website has always worked fine for me: http://swintonforcouncil.com/ but don't expect to see much while visiting. It is, shall we say, Spartan, Spartan.

[Spartan]

It never works for me. Maybe it's a browser thing, but I only have Firefox and Safari, and it works in neither for me..

[Urban Pioneer]

Here are the candidate's ads in the March 29 Gazette ... click on ads for larger views.

At least we know what Shadid is for.

[Midtowner]

Huh????? How does "Charlie's Opponent" want to cripple MAPS?? This Swinton campaign is the most bizarre city council campaign thing I have ever seen. Even better question, how has he made this "clear??"

Does the website work for anyone? Has it ever? Maybe it has people in Europe blocked or something but it has never worked for me.

Lies.

Dirty rotten lies.

If Swinton can lie his way into office when there's such a well-qualified candidate on the other side of the ticket, something will be wrong. Let's hope that the voters are savvy enough to spot shenanigans. There ought to be an extremely low turnout, which to my mind, would favor Shadid.