Sean Tevis is running for state representative in Kansas, and he’s used an incredibly funny homage to webcomic xkcd to get his name out online. And boy, has it worked!
More after the fold.
I mean, a verbal Rick Roll?? Heady.
Oh yeah, he went there. A 300 parody.
So just how well did it go? Well, a mere 37.25 hours after posting that comic on his webpage, they did it.
He’s now got almost 5,300 donors. This has become so popular online, he’s had to post a message asking people overseas NOT to contribute (because they’re not allowed to) unless they’re U.S. citizens living abroad. He’s already had to return $1,800 worth of donations to non-Americans who felt inspired enough by the comic to contribute. 🙂
On Reddit, Tevis stopped by to respond to quite a few comments (even to trolls) about him breaking the 3,000 donor mark. And as the comic shows above, no person running in the history of the Kansas state legislature had ever had more than 644 donors. Until now.
Tevis points out that his opponent receives almost nothing but PAC money. And just who is this opponent he’s trying to kick out? Republican Arlen Siegfreid. This is what’s actually written on his “Meet Arlen” page. Check out the number of spelling errors. Wow.
CNN Money Magazine announced Olathe as #13 in the Top 25 Best Plces (sic) in America to Live — 2006. Kudos to not only the city government and elected officials, but to Olathe’s wonderful citizens that have continued, year after year, to perosnally (sic) commit, build, and establish a city of pride.
Olathe has been my home for the past 35 years. During that time, I have raised five children and appreciated the safety and excellence of our public schools. Although having the distinction of the most rapid (?????) of any city in the state, Olathe continues to maintain an utmost quality of life embraced with traditional family values. I am proud to call Olathe my home, and you, my friend and neighbor.
The greatest privilege of my life is being your elected State Representative for the 15th District. I am committed to forging ahead in helping build an economic development and business environment that will guarantee good, high paying jobs for our citizens. Improvements, or problems, can be remedied temporariliy (sic) or for the long term. I will continue to make decisions based on what is best not only for today, but also for the future. If our children and generates (sic) to come cant’ (sic) trust us, whom can they trust?
It’s our move. We can do it together.
A real winner there.