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* From Tina Sfondeles’ Governors Day story…

Bailey’s campaign flew a plane over the fair trailing the banner, “FIRE.JBPRITZKER.COM” — despite that website not being functional.

We talked about this yesterday as well. The Bailey campaign told me last night that their original order did, indeed, have the correct “FireJBPritzker.org” website address, but the advertising company created a banner that mistakenly contained a “.com” domain address. Oops…

As soon as they saw the photo I took yesterday, they ordered the plane to land. It only circled twice, I think. I wondered at the time why it suddenly disappeared.

Anyway, the plane will return to the skies over the fairgrounds during today’s Republican Day festivities with, hopefully, the proper signage.

…Adding… And here it is…

It's back today (Thursday). pic.twitter.com/ju9UvjoAyF

— Scott Beal (@RealScottBeal) August 18, 2022

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:21 am

Comments

thanks, Obama

Comment by Loyal Virus Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:25 am
It’s so hard to find good help these days.

Comment by The Opinions Bureau Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:25 am
Maybe cut Nathanial some slack, and black out his phone number and email?

Comment by the 647 Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:26 am
Years after this campaign concludes this will be the thing people remember.

Comment by Needs Deleted Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:26 am
Who’s phone number is on the form?

Comment by Langhorne Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:27 am
If at first you don’t succeed…maybe you’re just incompetent?

Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:28 am
They should get a refund and move on. Plane banners are just goofy in my opinion. But I guess on Republican day they can enjoy their own the libs moment.

Comment by Baloneymous Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:29 am
There’s a thing called a “proof.” Sloppy campaign.

Comment by King Louis XVI Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:30 am
If you can’t handle the details of… (checks notes)… a silly phony banner and confirming it’s correct….

Couldn’t have them show you the banner before it goes up?

So limited in staff and crew, couldn’t send anyone over to look at the banner before takeoff?

So very telling.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:32 am
Nothing to add about the politics, but having each line on the banner order form be a tiny banner towed by a tiny plane is adorable.

Comment by Benjamin Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:32 am
I think we’ll look back upon this mistake in November and wonder what could have been.

Comment by Pundent Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:43 am
Not the kind of thing that will assuage Uihlein’s concerns though…

Comment by vern Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:50 am
This reminds me of a few years ago when we played the game of finding mistakes in the Stare Fair publications. There were so many misspellings, grammar errors, etc. Pritzker was spelled three different ways.

Comment by Lurker Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:50 am
This is the thing we’ll look back and say “ this is what lost Bailey the election”

Comment by Bruce( no not him) Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:57 am
Forgot the /s
It was on the original order form

Comment by Bruce( no not him) Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 9:59 am
The Bailey campaign had to spend the time to show everyone it wasn’t them who was incompetent, it was the people they personally hired.

That’s… not much better.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 10:04 am
===had to spend the time===

Meh. We talked about a lot of things.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 10:06 am
Take it easy on Nate…. from the ColdSpark page it says he is a Pirates fan. That’s just brutal to have rooting interests in two lost causes in a single year.

Comment by Vote Quimby Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 10:23 am
Rich sounds like Bailey should put you on the payroll.

Comment by Publius Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 11:07 am
Publius, bite me.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 11:17 am
But will Bailey voters type in the new URL? That sign came into this world with a .com at the end. Cutting that off and adding a .org is tantamount to changing its pronoun.

Comment by Earnest Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 11:39 am
Whether Bailey was responsible for the error or the advertising company isn’t particularly meaningful. What does matter is that of all the different platforms and messages that Bailey could choose from this is where he landed. Kind of like having a CRT and sex ed rally where a few dozen people show up. Bailey continues to show that he’s more interested in low brow stunts instead of being a serious candidate.

Comment by Pundent Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 12:39 pm
Will the erroneous banner get shot at like the budget?

Comment by Big Dipper Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 12:56 pm
So. “The Bailey campaign” didn’t bother to verify the wording/spelling ?

Outstanding; more of the same mediocrity/oversights.

Comment by sal-says Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 4:26 pm
Will they be flying banner over North Ave Beach this weekend ?

Comment by NorthsideNoMore Thursday, Aug 18, 22 @ 6:30 pm

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