http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/27505/geeks_answer_kansas_candidate_s_call_for_backup Comments for "Geeks Answer Kansas Candidate's Call for Backup" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/27505/geeks_answer_kansas_candidate_s_call_for_backup <p>&quot;It's impossible,&quot; says a naysayer to cartoon version of <strong>Sean Tevis</strong>, a Democratic candidate for state house in Kansas's District 15. &quot;Impossible?,&quot; he responds. &quot;This is the Internet!&quot; Tevis, running to represent the city of Olathe in the northeastern part of the state, is raising much-needed campaign cash by using a web comic styled after <a href="http://xkcd.com/">xkcd</a>, a cartoon series popular with the geekiest of geeks. The strip, called <a href="http://seantevis.com/kansas/3000/running-for-office-xkcd-style/">&quot;Running for Office: It's Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner,&quot;</a> puts out a call for 3,000 contributors to kick in $8.34.</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/27505/geeks_answer_kansas_candidate_s_call_for_backup">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/27505/geeks_answer_kansas_candidate_s_call_for_backup#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:01:55 -0400 Nancy Scola 27505 at http://www.techpresident.com