Here in Connecticut, our Republicorp Senatorial candidate, Linda McMahon, has made a political issue over whether or not people can wear WWE apparel to vote on this coming Tuesday. (For those who do not know, McMahon was the CEO of the WWE.) A judge recently ruled that doing this is perfectly fine and people can vote wearing the apparel.
I think we can use this to our benefit...
Personally, I think that the judge made the right ruling, but the issue is more complex than just what a person wears. When a WWE fan wears their shirt to go vote for McMahon on Tuesday, they're going to be making a political statement. It won't be "Oh, woops... I just happened to have put this exact shirt on."
So since the WWE logo is A-OK according to legal decision, I plan on wearing a shirt with a WWE logo on it with a big blue circle-cross symbol over it.
These days it's tough to separate a corporate candidate from their corporate past. This is especially true for people who have made themselves visible public symbols of their brand, like Linda McMahon. Separating the corporate brand from the candidate in these cases is almost impossible.
So let's make the best of it. If you're voting in CT, join me and wear anti-WWE apparel to the voting booth on Tuesday.
We're not protesting the candidate... just the brand.
Edit: (As requested by a poster) I'm not saying that any of this will change the election in either way. I'm making a point here about the dangerously gray line that separates corporate branding and political branding. It's meant to be sarcastic, but I do think that if people want to make a statement about this issue, this is one relatively easy way to do it.