Kerry-ka-tures

Artist Dale Axelrod was standing on the corner of Broad and Sansom in Philadelphia this afternoon. His helmet caught my eye. His idea captured my imagination. From his website Kerry-ka-ture:

Kerry-ka-ture Mission: To support Senator John Kerry’s election as President, and begin the process of bringing our troops home from Iraq.

Strategy: To provide a way for Kerry supporters to communicate their support in a fun, positive, non-intimidating way to friends, coworkers, neighbors, and family and to engage them in a dialogue about how important it is for them to register and vote in the upcoming election.

Charlie has spoken about this - preaching to the converted isn't what we need, we must get to those who are undecided or against us. Dale Axelrod has an open source idea. He draws caricatures and says "by showing off your Kerry-ka-ture you can open up a low key dialogue about the election in almost any location." He's encouraging artists to download his artwork template, and draw Kerry-ka-tures for profit (or for donations to the Kerry campaign). He makes very good points. Check him out. Here's the sketch. If you see him, have your face put there. If he's there on Friday, I will.