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  Vote or Dye

  Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 1:15 PM | By Christopher Beam

  Now this is how you rally voters. From today's New York Times piece on Obama organizer Rory Steele:

  On the Fourth of July, [Steele] vowed to have himself tattooed with the initials of whoever turned in the most signed supporter cards. Delane Adams, a campaign organizer from Chicago, won by submitting 33.

  So on Mr. Steele’s right bicep, just below a Marine Corps tattoo, is another work of art: “DA 33 July 4.” (“I thought it would have been weird to tattoo “Obama” on my arm,” he said, “but now I have some dude’s initials on me.”)

  Imagine the fundraising possibilities. Who wouldn't pay for some real estate on Hillary's ankle?

  Filed under: Barack Obama

About Christopher Beam

• Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.

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