When I began my campaign I intentionally decided to not put signs up everywhere. It's bad enough that most of them end up all over the roads and in the nearby grass, but the idea itself rubs me the wrong way a little.

The purpose is generally for name recognition. The concept is that the more your name is in people's head's, the more likely they are to vote for you. To me that is simply the wrong way to get votes. I would compare it to brainwashing. I just can't get myself to go there. I would rather not win.

What I am doing though is this... I made a sign out of some powerpoint slides I made, a postal box (prior to bending), some adhesive, staples, laminant and an 8 ft pine 1x2 board. I like the sign. Now, it is 8ft so that I can hold it in my hand. It also has an 8.5x11" picture of my family.

Tonight I stood at Cash Corner for 2 hours holding my sign and waving to those who smiled, waved or beeped their horn at me. This kind of "signage" I am ok with. It is me, I have some "skin" into it and aren't simply sticking it into the ground on the side of the road. I don't know if the teenagers are getting the word out, but there were a few that honked wildly. Kids are fun. (I think one was the young lady, Jesse that I met at the football game with Ryan, I hope she calls to babysit. She would be great fun for my kids).

I also did my own informal poll. I counted the number of people holding a cell phone while driving. I only did it for a sample size of 200. The tally was only 17. I was a bit surprised (7 in the first 100 and 10 in the second).

When I jumped up and down to keep warm, it caused alot of smiles. Maybe that is the key to campaign signage. Hmmmmmm.

When I began my campaign I intentionally decided to not put signs up everywhere. It's bad enough that most of them end up all over the roads and in the nearby grass, but the idea itself rubs me the wrong way a little. The purpose is generally for name recognition. The concept is that the more your name is in people's head's, the more likely they are to vote for you. To me that is simply the wrong way to get votes. I would compare it to brainwashing. I just can't get myself to go there. I would rather not win. What I am doing though is this... I made a sign out of some powerpoint slides I made, a postal box (prior to bending), some adhesive, staples, laminant and an 8 ft pine 1x2 board. I like the sign. Now, it is 8ft so that I can hold it in my hand. It also has an 8.5x11" picture of my family. Tonight I stood at Cash Corner for 2 hours holding my sign and waving to those who smiled, waved or beeped their horn at me. This kind of "signage" I am ok with. It is me, I have some "skin" into it and aren't simply sticking it into the ground on the side of the road. I don't know if the teenagers are getting the word out, but there were a few that honked wildly. Kids are fun. (I think one was the young lady, Jesse that I met at the football game with Ryan, I hope she calls to babysit. She would be great fun for my kids). I also did my own informal poll. I counted the number of people holding a cell phone while driving. I only did it for a sample size of 200. The tally was only 17. I was a bit surprised (7 in the first 100 and 10 in the second). When I jumped up and down to keep warm, it caused alot of smiles. Maybe that is the key to campaign signage. Hmmmmmm.

When i talked to you at the game i noticed the sign, it was pretty sweet. How did that turn out, at the game i mean.

When i talked to you at the game i noticed the sign, it was pretty sweet. How did that turn out, at the game i mean.

It was great. People did not go out of their way to talk to me or anything, but that was ok. I was doing it so they could just see my name and might think of checking out the info. I have intentionally placed the picture of my family on the sign so that they can see I have a vested interest and am not just another politician.

Ryan had a great time at the game and it was fun. I am hoping that people recognize the difference between me and others. I am working hard at getting out there personally. I am looking for votes of people that want to get behind me, not just because they have seen my sign 3,456 times over the last six weeks.

Personally, I will NOT vote for anyone that I have not taken the time to understand a little about them. If all I have done is see thier name on a sign or have seen they are one party or another, I will NOT vote for them.

One thing that is BIG for me in this year's elecections is "party koolaid". If competing candidates have voting records, I am inclined to vote for the one that has voted with their party the LEAST. Or, if there is only one candidate with experience, I will look at their %. If they are higher than 80% drinking the party koolaid, I would hesitate to vote for them. I want someone that will think for themselves. I think the "party system" is outdated and a better indication of good representation is voting record against their own party (obviously with exceptions if I really like what a candidate is "selling" much more than the rest. There is only one race, other than mine, where that is the case for me personally).

It was great. People did not go out of their way to talk to me or anything, but that was ok. I was doing it so they could just see my name and might think of checking out the info. I have intentionally placed the picture of my family on the sign so that they can see I have a vested interest and am not just another politician. Ryan had a great time at the game and it was fun. I am hoping that people recognize the difference between me and others. I am working hard at getting out there personally. I am looking for votes of people that want to get behind me, not just because they have seen my sign 3,456 times over the last six weeks. Personally, I will NOT vote for anyone that I have not taken the time to understand a little about them. If all I have done is see thier name on a sign or have seen they are one party or another, I will NOT vote for them. One thing that is BIG for me in this year's elecections is "party koolaid". If competing candidates have voting records, I am inclined to vote for the one that has voted with their party the LEAST. Or, if there is only one candidate with experience, I will look at their %. If they are higher than 80% drinking the party koolaid, I would hesitate to vote for them. I want someone that will think for themselves. I think the "party system" is outdated and a better indication of good representation is voting record against their own party (obviously with exceptions if I really like what a candidate is "selling" much more than the rest. There is only one race, other than mine, where that is the case for me personally).

Hey Kendall, saw you on Broadway this afternoon with your sign! I have to say that despite how big the sign is, the words were too small to decipher while driving by at 30 MPH, but I did recognize you from the picture on your web site and I totally agree with and support your decision to not litter the landscape with hundreds of signs!

Even though the lawn signs are not much more than a legal form of litter, I think it's sad that some people feel the need to steal or vandalize the signs that belong to their opponents. For instance, there is an area on Western Ave where there is a huge cluster of political signs from several different candidates, and recently ALL of the Democrat signs have disappeared or been destroyed, with only the Republican signs remaining. The same thing happened to another cluster of signs in front of the National Guard complex. Stuff like that really ticks me off.

Kudos to you for trying something different.

Hey Kendall, saw you on Broadway this afternoon with your sign! I have to say that despite how big the sign is, the words were too small to decipher while driving by at 30 MPH, but I did recognize you from the picture on your web site and I totally agree with and support your decision to not litter the landscape with hundreds of signs! Even though the lawn signs are not much more than a legal form of litter, I think it's sad that some people feel the need to steal or vandalize the signs that belong to their opponents. For instance, there is an area on Western Ave where there is a huge cluster of political signs from several different candidates, and recently ALL of the Democrat signs have disappeared or been destroyed, with only the Republican signs remaining. The same thing happened to another cluster of signs in front of the National Guard complex. Stuff like that really ticks me off. Kudos to you for trying something different.

Adrian, thanks for the encouragement! You'd think we could come up with something different. And I am with you... the only thing worse than littering the landscape with political signs is the party system and the fanatics that steal the other party's signs. It's like Washington's version of capture the flag. Hopefully the rifraf that is doing it is recycling or disposing of the signs properly.

Can you tell me what direction you were coming from when you saw me and what direction you were headed to?

Thanks.

Adrian, thanks for the encouragement! You'd think we could come up with something different. And I am with you... the only thing worse than littering the landscape with political signs is the party system and the fanatics that steal the other party's signs. It's like Washington's version of capture the flag. Hopefully the rifraf that is doing it is recycling or disposing of the signs properly. Can you tell me what direction you were coming from when you saw me and what direction you were headed to? Thanks.

I was traveling east on Broadway.

I was traveling east on Broadway.