Campaign Etiquette
March 4th, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
When is campaigning in the Indiana Legislature ok? Or, maybe the appropriate question is: what amounts to campaigning in the Indiana Legislature?
Several Democrats, including Rep. Bill Crawford, wore Barack Obama campaign buttons on the floor of the Indiana House this morning.
You may remember that Indiana Democrats recently videotaped state Representative and congressional candidate Jon Elrod doing campaign work in the House and accused him of ignoring his elected duty. No campaign rule applies to elected officials, but Elrod admitted making a mistake.
Maybe its ok to campaign for others but not yourself.
Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Crawford, Jon Elrod
March 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Wearing a Barack Obama campaign button is campaigning? I hardly think that equates to writing campaign letters and using House staff to mail them. Had Bill Crawford held an Obama rall on the floor of the House I could see your point….