With political campaigns being an extreme annoyance the past weeks leading up to election day, the political parties have found a common ground in which neither will interrupt Wisconsinites during Packer games. U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson has been quoted that interrupting a resident during the game that, "It is a dumb move." "If you want to lose votes, call somebody during a Packer game and talk politics."
The suspension of campaigning during games only occurs in Wisconsin. Although the candidates have put their calling centers on hold during the game, it doesn't stop them from attending the games and tailgating with the cheese heads. The tactic of attending games isn't always well perceived. A attendee, Dave Schommer, made this clear when he shouted out in the parking lot, "Keep politics out of football!" Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senate candidate wants to keep the line between politics and football defined. "The second it's over you can get back out on the streets, knock on doors, get back on the phones again." As for the residents, they say that the already have the candidate picked-out that they're going to vote for and the calls will not change their vote.
This golden rule can best be explained by Joe Sepecki, a spokesman for the campaign group Obama's Wisconsin. "That is an always-and-forever, hard-and-fast rule: Thou shalt not knock on people's doors or call them on the phones from kickoff (of a Packers game) until the clock reads zero." "Its been that way in Wisconsin for as long as I can remember."
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| Photo taken of Packers vs. Cardinals game on 4 November 2012 |
