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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a Democrat for Sully. I don’t think he’s misrepresenting himself. He was involved in many primary debates along with the Democratic candidates and it was explicitly stated (and I thought understood) that he was the leading Republican candidate.

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You don’t think that a poster for a Republican candidate should mention that he’s a Republican candidate —when the word DEMOCRATS is highlighted in campaign materials? My point is that it was not “explicitly stated” on the poster that he was the leading Republican candidate, and, at least on publicly displayed campaign materials, assuming that something is “understood” by anyone who sees it is inappropriate at best and possibly deliberately deceiving.

To be clear, I would be just as concerned if the parties were reversed, or different altogether.

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To add: I personally would have no problem with a “Democrats for Sully” poster — IF the poster prominently described him as the “leading Republican candidate “.  I would view that as very effective marketing: I.e. Sully is so awesome that even Democrats support him.  My concern is that it is not immediately clear in these materials that he’s a Republican— and I think this should be clearly and unmistakably stated in campaign materials. [/quote]

First, I think it’s obvious he is the opposing candidate. We live in a two party system where The candidates are either Democrats or publican. We know the Democratic nominee is Marc Elrich therefore it would seem easy to deduce that Sullivan is the republican candidate.

Are you afraid that by not knowing a candidates political affiliation you’re going to read and agree with somebody’s issues and be upset with yourself because you find that they belong to the opposing party?  FTR I never noticed that his party affiliation wasn’t disclosed upfront, partly because I knew he was the Republican candidate and a quick Google tells you his party affiliation.  I commented above that I think it is a smart strategic move because he may be finding voters who read his material and agree with him who may not have even given him a chance because of that  R. I realize I sound like a broken record and maybe even crazy but I think it is important to do your research on all the candidates and vote for the best person for the job regardless of the party. Most likely you’ll  end up voting with people of the same particular party but there are candidates that are better from the other side of the aisle.  I’m a democrat Latina that is voting for Sullivan (and Moore if you are curious).

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