File this under, "How To De-Rail Your Own Campaign" or "How To Screw Yourself Right From The Start."

This week the KY Jelly Award goes to a gentleman who is running for Judge.

While at a community event this weekend, This guy introduces himself as a candidate for Judge and hands me his business card. His card was the fold-over type and it had EVERYTHING!  His web address and phone number to a little quiz and a football schedule.

This card had everything .... but an identification statement. (paid for by (Usually mis-identified as a disclaimer)

Can you say, "Campaign Finance violation?"

I pointed out the missing identification statement to the guy and he replied with an astonished look on his face. 

Ignorant Candidates
Judges are supposed to know the law. Lawyers running for judge are supposed to know the law. This guy obviously doesn't know the law. He can't convince me that he has a command of the issues when he doesn't even have a command for the laws that govern his own campaign.  I visited his website. What a surprise! No Identification statement there either.

I'm not going to vote for this guy for Judge because it's obvious he doesn't know what he's doing and he doesn't have enough sense to seek proper counsel.

Opponent Leverage
What fun this guy's opponent could have. What minor misery could be created for a Judge candidate who has already racked up numerous campaign finance violations?

Easy Risk Reduction
If you are running for office, go to the Secretary of State website and download a copy of the Campaign and Election guide and all the appendices. Then READ IT!

Bottom Line: The information is just a mouse click away. If you don't access it, read it and implement it, you deserve what you get.

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