For any aspiring politicians out there, here are two case studies in how not to canvass:
1) Per a Letter to the Editor on November the 10th:
I was sitting in my dining room today when GP13 pulled into my driveway. As I have had some construction work on my property I figured it might have something to do with that. Then I noticed it was my MP Wayne Perinchief. So while I waited to find out what Government business he wanted to talk about, as he was in a Government vehicle, I noticed a girl run from the car and drop something in my mailbox, then jumped back in the car and they drove off. So I went down to investigate and found a PLP/Wayne Perinchief pamphlet in my mailbox.
2) Per an East end reader:
This morning Dame Jennifer Smith was standing at the airport roundabout waving to cars as they passed by.
That's not the way it's done. The way it's done, is the way the candidates in Constituency 25 are doing it.
Posted by Christian S. Dunleavy
"Gina just needs to keep on doing what she's doing and keep on being who she is," Ms Smith said. "Gina is a hard worker and I hope people would vote based on her integrity and that's it. Gina has been out canvassing every week religiously; sometimes I wonder how she can keep up."I also speak well on Dale's behalf, he has been out there and working very hard so, it's going to be close."