So far, a government-paid intern stopped at my door in August.

The palm card contained information about state govenrment, completely non-political from a legal point of view.

However, Sue Ness’ name was prominent on the piece.

At one campaign school i attended, probably the one taught by Ray Humphries at Illinois College in the 1960’s, this Fiedl Dritection for the naitonal Republican Party said tharcs a candidate has to make seven impressions of his or her name before the typical voter remembers it.

So, count the taxpayer-financed palm as Number One.

Numbers two, three and four were mailings.

The first (at least I think it was the first because if I were doinbg the maioings I would have made it first) was one witth the headline

My parents taught me

the two most important ways to work…

Then one had to open the four panel piece to read

Hard and for other people.

Number Three was another four-page mailing.

On the front one sees

SOME POLITIANS ARE ALL TALK.

SUZANNE NESS

is a leader who

listens

Note the effort to differential Ness from “politicians.”

Inside across the lefthand portion one reads

Suzanne Ness is working to make

OUR LIVES BETTER

Inside, on the left, she plays the Trump card;

From D.C. to Springfield, MAGA politicians and donors are creating crisis after crisis, making our lives mor expensive, and leaving many Illinois families and small buinsesses behind.

As a mother. grandmother, andsmall business owner, Suzanne Ness always worked hard to make our community better, andshe has learned through experience what really matterd to the community.

At the bottom there appears

DON’T SETTLE FOR LESS.

VOTE SUZANNE NESS.

Also below are internet connections.

On the right inside appears the following:

As our State Representative,

Suzanne stands on a record of

DELIVERING RESULTS.

She’s won victories that improve our

abililty to thrive:

• Fighting back against the reckless tariffs driving up every day costs.
• Holding corporated interests accountable by cracking down on price-gouging and junk fees.
• Successfully stopping the gas tax hike.
• Wiping ouit medical debt and capping otut-of pocket costs for life saving EptPens and inhalers.

Below in a box appears:

Rep. Ness brought $36 milliino in state investments to ouir district.

She’s fighting to create new economic opportunites, increase vocational education and career training,and strengthen acces to affordable healthcare.

If one were to fact check the claims, the first gets four Pinociohs because state government has absolutely nothing to do with tariffs.

The second seems only half right: Legislation to end some junk fees was enacted. I can’t remembe anything on price gouging.

With regard to stopping the gas tax hike, she is probalby referring to the half year (that is, after the election) holding Illinois’ huge gas tax constant, instead of an inflaitonary increase onJuly 1st.

The final assertion is correct.

Nimber four impression was another mailing directed at a very small portion of the electorate: those who use EpiPens.

It was delivered the day after Number three.

When she knocked on my door seeking the house Democrat, I asked her if the two mailings were intednded to arrive on successive days.

Ness told me that the folks doing the mailings (the return address says, “Democratic Party of Illinois” with a Post Office Box in Chicago) decided what to mail when.

Today a fourth mailing arriced, another big post card.

It’s subject is Vocational Education, an appeal to those who have kids who are not goiing to college.

Number 6, 7, 8…images of her name are on yard signs on people’s lawns.

So, according to the advice of the GOP expert, Ness might not have to do anything to anything else.

I have seen the name of Ness’ Republican opponent, Laurie Parman, once. It was at the corner of Route 14 and Pingree Road next to Jameson’s with County Board cadnidate Don Hickey’s.

Not until today’s post card did I notice all were sent to the Demcoratin the house.