« on: June 19, 2013, 08:19:50 AM »
I
love the election slogan. Frank, are any of your cats so politically inclined?
Cat stands for election in Mexican city
Campaign shines light on political disenchantment with slogan: 'Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat'
Jo Tuckman in Mexico City
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 19 June 2013 07.30 EDT
The Mexican mayoral candidate Morris the cat. Photograph: Reuters
It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become mayor of the Mexican city of Jalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz, has now turned into a social media phenomenon with a serious message about political disenchantment.
"Morris has become an expression of how fed up people are with all the parties and a political system that does not represent us," said Sergio Chamorro, the owner of the furry black-and-white candidate whose first campaign slogan was: "Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat."
The Facebook page for the Candigato (gato means cat in Spanish) now has more than 130,000 "likes" – far more than those accrued by any of the candidates registered to stand in the Jalapa election, and more too than those of Veracruz's current governor. Mexico will hold local elections in around half of the country on 7 July.
Morris's Facebook page and website are filled with artwork, videos and slogans sent in by supporters from all over Mexico and beyond. Spin-off Twitter accounts have sprouted too, beyond the control of Chamorro and the small group of thirtysomething professionals who have run Morris's campaign since his popularity took off earlier this month.
You have
got to see the campaign shirts--at the link. They're a riot. (A backhanded slap at Obama?)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/19/cat-stands-election-mexican-city
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Chase her.
Chase her even when she's yours.
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