Wouldn't it be interesting if the "don't vote" billboards were the kickoff for a tremendously effective get-out-the-vote campaign? I know, I'm probably hopelessly naive and foolish, but I'm not yet cynical enough to think they're sincere. This is still Minnesota and we do still live in St. Paul and the majority of people here still really do believe in the importance of exercising that right and fulfilling that responsibility. The concept reminds me of the target market anti-tobacco/smoking ads done by youth in the last few years (until funding was abruptly and unjustly cut). They were measurably very successful with their target audiences and used a number of fresh and innovative attention-grabbing tactics to do so. So I think about "don't vote" text, soon to be followed by something like, "if you want all those other people deciding YOUR future." Or any of a dozen other tag lines that focus on the historical or prospective consequences of not voting, and that indeed are effective in encouraging people to vote. We'll all see soon enough, but I sure hope I'm right on this one! -- Anne Carroll
------------------------------------------------------------ Anne R. Carroll Carroll, Franck & Associates Public Involvement, Strategic Planning, Communications 1357 Highland Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116 USA <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-690-9162 School Board: 651-690-9156 "A politician worries about the next election. A true states[wo]man worries about the next generation, and children yet unborn." - e.e. cummings "...leadership is about how you bring out the best in people. Leadership is what you give to the community you live in. Leadership is what you give to the world. Leadership is how you live an honest life... You will be more credible and you will be more powerful if you do not separate the lives you live from the words you speak." -- Paul Wellstone _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
