How to REALLY win an election LOL

Biggins

You have to hand it to the Russians - when it comes to buying your vote, they pull out all the stops - even the clowns! :pac:

From todays 'The Times' (England): http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/779/20110823123351.jpg
(http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3142159.ece)

Mrs Matviyenko, the most powerful woman in Russia, won almost 95 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s by-elections in two municipal districts of St Petersburg after the authorities pulled out all the stops to secure a margin of victory reminiscent of Communist Party polls in the Soviet Union.

Clowns gave ice cream to voters while acrobats performed tricks outside polling stations. Inside, voters were offered medical examinations as well as free checkups for their dogs and cats. Tickets to the circus and a pop concert were also handed out.

So what would it take here to buy a vote! :pac:

krudler

"I've said it before and I'll say it again, democracy simply doesn't work"- Kent Brockman

FatherLen

i think we have enough clowns in this country already

mikemac

Pens, can't get enough pens

Used to go to career fairs and come home with a years supply of them

Give me a pen and you have my vote

Dravokivich

Jobs for the boys! :pac:

flutterflye

A good education and health system, more funding towards special needs, and a viable plan to get people working again.

Nichololas

flutterflye wrote: »

A good education and health system, more funding towards special needs, and a viable plan to get people working again.

What if it's a reeeally good circus?

FetchTheGin

flutterflye wrote: »

A good education and health system, more funding towards special needs, and a viable plan to get people working again.

That won't pay for my new beamer and holiday in lanzerote.

/developer

MrStuffins

flutterflye wrote: »

A good education and health system, more funding towards special needs, and a viable plan to get people working again.

.........and cake. You gotta have cake!

Biggins

MrStuffins wrote: »

.........and cake. You gotta have cake!

Crumpet?

flutterflye

MrStuffins wrote: »

.........and cake. You gotta have cake!

Maybe if it's a super chocolaty cake?

Nah, I'm sticking with my first answer.......
.......That is, unless you have chocolate cake?

MrStuffins

Biggins wrote: »

Crumpet?

I'd definitely vote in exchange for a nice bit of crumpet alright!

MrStuffins

flutterflye wrote: »

Maybe if it's a super chocolaty cake?

Nah, I'm sticking with my first answer.......
.......That is, unless you have chocolate cake?

Sorry, your hypothetical "health system" has deemed chocolate cake illegal!

Thanks a lot!

FloatingVoter

amazed nobody has said "Free Drink" yet. Oh, I just have..

Kojak

If they wanted to buy my vote, they'd have to make give me a "dig out".

Sure lead by example...

FetchTheGin

As long as they fix the potholes.

smash

Who'd be brave enough to chance a glory hole in the voting booth...

FatherLen

coke and hookers????

cosmicfart

Poor showing by the ruskies if I was running and in opposition to the 'Ice cream clowns' id have pulled out all the stops............Hot blondes (Russian type oh la la) for all the male voters and for the women voters..........what get back into the kitchen, woman!

Big Nasty

If someone reduces the price of petrol and motor tax they get my vote for sure no matter what the rest of their policies are.

buck65

MCMLXXV wrote: »

If someone reduces the price of petrol and motor tax they get my vote for sure no matter what the rest of their policies are.

Easy there tiger.