Congressional Campaign

There's a congressional campaign going on in my neighborhood. The election is tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I cannot vote in this election. It's for the Colombian Congress and it includes a position for someone to represent Colombian expatriates living in my neighborhood, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York and around the world. Saturday's New York Times has an article profiling some of the candidates.

Meanwhile, here's a glimpse of what one can see around my neighborhood lately.

This is a campaign flyer being passed around.

The only sign in this store gives one the impression that they are solidly in President Uribe's camp:

While this bakery seems squarely non-partisan:

Finally, this one seems rather reluctant to display anything, but gave in anyway:

Location, location, location, indeed!

Adam Isacson has a good breakdown of the different parties and where they stand here.

Comments

[Rainer Cale]

Interesting ads. On Saturday the Partido U was campaigning in my neighborhood (in Colombia) using a dog. The dog was wearing a Partido U T-shirt. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo.

Later on we saw Mogus (who doesn't seem to campaign in Queens) shaking hands with a bunch drivers stuck in a traffic jam. His supporters sport pointy orange hats.

Around midnight my cell phone began buzzing like crazy, receiving last minute text message propaganda from various campaigns.