Republican Rep. Al Adinolfi Endorses Obama
by Gabe · August 4th, 2008, 8:08 am · 42 Comments
Not really (although maybe, under the Chris Shays Endorsement Calculation Scheme).
Rep. Adinolfi’s (R-Cheshire, Hamden, Wallingford) first campaign literature hit the doors recently and his logo and slogan have an amazing resemblance to those of Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama…
Here is Adinolfi’s:
Note the slogan as well as the logo (the full piece is here).
And here is Obama’s logo:
Of course, Obama’s change slogan is well known (see Change We Can Believe In and Vote For Change).
The similarity between the two logos is striking, but, given the popularity of Obama in Connecticut, not particularly surprising. A few notes about the card:
While its not a surprise that Rep. Adinolfi would try to capitalize on the popularity of a national politician of the other party to get re-elected, the method here is a little questionable. If you are an older politician running for a fifth term and want to take advantage of the popularity of a younger, fresh faced, new on the scene politician by appropriating his logo, but need to change the logo a little no make it a little different, you may want to do something other than changing a rising sun into twilight. The symbolism for your candidacy is less than helpful.
Word Count – Education (3), Communitiy(ies) (2), Change (2), Republican (0). Nothing like pride in the party whose line you are on.
Are there two politicians on earth who are less similar than Senator Obama and Rep. Adinolfi (they both are male and alive, but I’m having trouble coming up with the third characteristic they share)? Obama’s positions and the Presidential race has been well-covered, but people receiving his literature may not know as much about Rep. Adinolfi. One of the more conservative politicians in the state, Rep. Adinolfi received a 100% rating from the Family Institute of Connecticut and an A+ rating from the NRA, was graded an F by progressive faith-based organization People of Faith, and managed a zero rating from the CT AFL-CIO in 2003-04 (he did better the next session, but still under 50%).
In short, its will be an uphill battle for Rep. Adinolfi to subtly convince voters that he is the change agent, a la Obama, in his district. I don’t think many people who have been paying even the slightest bit of attention will buy the hypothetical ticket of Obama/Adinolfi. But it will be hilarious, to watch Rep. Adinolfi try to create that impression, and run away from the Republican party brand, this fall…
Tags: State Elections
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