Money to Blow in HD 75 Race
Alright one thing you guys should know is that there is going to be a lot of money spent in HD 75. I mean a lot.
The richest elected official in El Paso, Willie Gandara, Jr is a candidate, Art Fierro has the ability to raise money, and Mary Gonzalez at least as some support from Annie's List.
But if early spending is any indicator, it looks like Hector Enriquez has money to burn. He purchased a lot of ad space on bus stop benches in the district. Most of the one's I have seen have been at the edge of the district and in an industrial area. People don't live there, but they work in the area. There are probably one a few people that work in the area that are actually residents of HD 75, but every extra set of eyes that sees the signs is usually a good thing.
So he's had the signs up for a long time now, but recently I noticed a change. At first I thought it was graffiti, but then I noticed it was on all of the signs in the area. Turns out, Enriquez has had his signs decorated for the Christmas season.
I think this is the first time I've ever seen something like this done on campaign signs. It really messes up the signs because it makes them too busy to actually grasp the message of the sign as you are driving by at 50 mph.
The other thing that is interesting is the cost. Either he made some arrangement to change the signs on the front end, or he paid for the original signs, the the holiday version, and presumably back to the original version after the holidays.
Either way, its expensive. And not to mention frivolous. Talk about being out of touch with the district. While he's blowing money on Christmas signs, there are a lot of families in his district that are probably struggling to get their kids Christmas gifts.
I know this for sure, its wasted money. Everything you do in a campaign should be geared toward one result...getting votes.
I'm willing to bet he won't get a single vote because he added a picture of the baby Jesus and a Christmas tree to his signs.
The richest elected official in El Paso, Willie Gandara, Jr is a candidate, Art Fierro has the ability to raise money, and Mary Gonzalez at least as some support from Annie's List.
But if early spending is any indicator, it looks like Hector Enriquez has money to burn. He purchased a lot of ad space on bus stop benches in the district. Most of the one's I have seen have been at the edge of the district and in an industrial area. People don't live there, but they work in the area. There are probably one a few people that work in the area that are actually residents of HD 75, but every extra set of eyes that sees the signs is usually a good thing.
So he's had the signs up for a long time now, but recently I noticed a change. At first I thought it was graffiti, but then I noticed it was on all of the signs in the area. Turns out, Enriquez has had his signs decorated for the Christmas season.
The other thing that is interesting is the cost. Either he made some arrangement to change the signs on the front end, or he paid for the original signs, the the holiday version, and presumably back to the original version after the holidays.
Either way, its expensive. And not to mention frivolous. Talk about being out of touch with the district. While he's blowing money on Christmas signs, there are a lot of families in his district that are probably struggling to get their kids Christmas gifts.
I know this for sure, its wasted money. Everything you do in a campaign should be geared toward one result...getting votes.
I'm willing to bet he won't get a single vote because he added a picture of the baby Jesus and a Christmas tree to his signs.
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