<p>“Vote for me because I will represent ALL students…Yes, I can!”</p>
<p>Gets the point across.</p>
<p>Find out where her opponent atttends church, get copies of the pastor’s sermons, and run them nonstop on the school PA system-- nah, that never works. Forget it.</p>
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<p>At least at my HS, it wasn’t fully about either. It came down to campaign quality. Who was creative, engaging, and entertaining, but without appearing to totally disregard their desired position (i.e. it did have to have some relevance and credibility)? Personally, I don’t think that “Vote for me because I’m ______!” is either creative or entertaining, so I’d say that if your daughter’s posters and tactics are going over well, she’s still on a good track.</p>
<p>Also, if there are racial tensions at the school, it’s likely that the students of this particular candidate’s race would have voted for her anyway, posters aside (not necessarily because of race alone, but because of friendship, mutual friends, etc.). And if such tensions don’t exist, well, then door still wide open!</p>
<p>Good luck to your D :)</p>
<p>ETA: Add me to the list of people who are floored that a race-based poster would be allowed at all, for anyone. I can imagine it coming up, perhaps playing a small part in a larger campaign platform/strategy, but not being so solitary and foundational as in the poster you describe.</p>