Each Saturday night over the past few years, The Observer has gathered with some politicos from local haunts to analyze the news. One of the topics of discussion this week was on what exactly the formula for victory might be in various election contests...and specifically ----- the Evansville Mayoral Primary Election.
One of the principals of these discussions is one who has a deep math background. He was working on the proper formula. He postulated that V= S + I + L +E + P - TS Where V is victory, S is Signs, I is IDEAS and L is LEADERSHIP and E is EXPERIENCE and P is PROMOTION and TS is Sign Theft.
As soon as this equation was out of his mouth, a furious argument erupted. First, the issue of sign theft was discussed and whether this really was being investigated for the serious matter that it can be in local elections.
The second issue that was debated hotly was whether values assigned for "signs" and "ideas" were equal. Some thought that 1 idea was worth several signs. Others thought not. Some even were so bold to say that ideas were only 1/2 of 1 sign value. One participant was so out of line as to suggest that ideas counted as zero in Evansville.
He further suggested that signs have become a substitute for ideas and hence the color of signs is VERY important as well as the typography---in short it is a battle between blue and white in BOLD ROMAN versus red and white in BOLD ROMAN versus one candidate who has mixed BOLD ROMAN and "italic" in a daring move and chosen brown and white as the color scheme.
So there you have it. Now it is up to you. The election is tomorrow. Be sure to vote. And---the comment line is open. What do you think is the proper formula for victory? Ambulance has predicted that a total of 300 ballots will be cast. What is your prediction? Will it be about signs? What color do you think will get the most votes?
You make the call.
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Are we sure we are talking about the Evansville candidates? I don't believe I used any BOLD ROMAN or BROWN on any of those signs. I guess no matter what it is - a sign, a font, a color, an idea or an issue, we all respond in different ways.
ReplyDeleteJeff Vrstal
The one sign does look brown, maybe, maybe it could be a red but def looks more like a brown.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, the electorate is disengaged when it comes to substantive issues regarding the candidates. The result is that--again, in general--voting decisions are made on the basis of name recognition (yard signs play a big role here....) rather than qualifications. In short, if Charles Manson were on a ballot, he'd be a formidable candidate to beat. I'm proud to live in Evansville, though, where these 'generalities' don't seem to be as strong.
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