Posted on behalf of the Elizabeth Dickinson campaign. See contact information
at the bottom.
Andy
4th Ward/Merriam Park
at the bottom.
Andy
4th Ward/Merriam Park
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August 8, 2005
Campaign Condemns Political "Tagging"
St. Paul, MN Monday, August 8, 2005 Over the past weekend, local small
businesses, public locations, and some private homes were painted with campaign
slogans, most taken from literature of the Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor
Campaign.
The Campaign wishes to state publicly and unequivocally that it has no
association whatsoever with this activity. It condemns political "tagging" and
is issuing a bulletin to its entire e-mail list underscoring this position.
We do not know who is responsible for the tagging, but it seems unlikely to us
that any genuine supporter of Elizabeth Dickinson would engage in an activity
that would so clearly rebound to the disadvantage of her campaign. The
extremely well-organized and extensive nature of the vandalism especially of
small businesses raises the question in our minds whether some misguided
supporter of another candidate is carrying out this activity in hopes that it
will damage our campaign. Whoever may be responsible, again, our position is
unequivocal: this activity has no place in a political campaign. Period.
As of Sunday night, once made aware of the situation, campaign staff scouted
affected areas of the city, and as of Monday morning we have been calling
businesses we know have been tagged and offering to send someone out to remove
the graffiti. Any business or individual who has been affected should call our
campaign manager, Mary Petrie, at (651) 226-3527.
We will send someone to any affected location to assist in removing any slogan
(seemingly) associated with our campaign.
Contact
Mary Petrie, Campaign Manager, (651) 226-3527 (cell)
Christopher Childs, Communications Coordinator, (651) 312-1216
Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor
384 Hall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
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August 8, 2005
Campaign Condemns Political "Tagging"
St. Paul, MN Monday, August 8, 2005 Over the past weekend, local small
businesses, public locations, and some private homes were painted with campaign
slogans, most taken from literature of the Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor
Campaign.
The Campaign wishes to state publicly and unequivocally that it has no
association whatsoever with this activity. It condemns political "tagging" and
is issuing a bulletin to its entire e-mail list underscoring this position.
We do not know who is responsible for the tagging, but it seems unlikely to us
that any genuine supporter of Elizabeth Dickinson would engage in an activity
that would so clearly rebound to the disadvantage of her campaign. The
extremely well-organized and extensive nature of the vandalism especially of
small businesses raises the question in our minds whether some misguided
supporter of another candidate is carrying out this activity in hopes that it
will damage our campaign. Whoever may be responsible, again, our position is
unequivocal: this activity has no place in a political campaign. Period.
As of Sunday night, once made aware of the situation, campaign staff scouted
affected areas of the city, and as of Monday morning we have been calling
businesses we know have been tagged and offering to send someone out to remove
the graffiti. Any business or individual who has been affected should call our
campaign manager, Mary Petrie, at (651) 226-3527.
We will send someone to any affected location to assist in removing any slogan
(seemingly) associated with our campaign.
Contact
Mary Petrie, Campaign Manager, (651) 226-3527 (cell)
Christopher Childs, Communications Coordinator, (651) 312-1216
Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor
384 Hall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
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